| Postgraduate Certificate : Postgraduate Certificate In Education (PGCE) |
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Campus |
Duration of Programme |
Enrolment Option(s) |
SAQA Credits |
NQF Level |
| Bloemfontein Campus, Welkom Campus |
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time |
Semester 1 |
144 |
7 |
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Additional Admission Requirements
The applicant must hold at least a bachelor’s degree or three-year diploma evaluated at NQF level 6 (old structure) or NQF level 7 (new structure) (360 credits). The degree or diploma must include at least two school-related subjects. One school-related subject must be at either second-year or third-year level (for FET Methodology), and one must be at first-year level (for SP Methodology), The 360-credit diploma teaching subjects must be within the list of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) fields. Selection will be subject to academic performance in the major subjects of the degree/diploma and the capacity with regards to methodologies. A university diploma in one of the following must have been obtained to apply for the PGCE programme.
This programme is in high demand and therefore, applicants who do not qualify should not apply. No exceptions will be made. More InformationThe PGCE (Senior Phase and FET) trains student teachers to teach one subject in the Senior Phase (Grade 7-9) and one in the FET Phase (Grade 10-12). The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) informed universities that 3-year, 360 credit university diplomas not on the approved list in the 2015 MRTEQ document will no longer be considered for admission into PGCE. Only diplomas as mentioned explicitly in this MRTEQ (Gov Gaz no: 38487), can be considered. These diplomas are in the fields of:
The following CUT diplomas cannot be used as entry into PGCE from 2022:
Any other similar 3-year university diplomas not on the MRTEQ list cannot be considered for PGCE. Students are requested not to apply if they do not qualify. CUT does not offer methodologies for certain subjects. If a student majored in any of these fields, CUT would not be able to admit such a student into PGCE: Senior Phase
FET Phase
The following PGCE methodologies are only offered on the Bloemfontein Campus:
To qualify for a FET methodology, the student must have completed the corresponding subject module up to 3rd-year level (i.e., Methodology Economics needs Economics 3). If a student has not completed a 3rd year level of such a module, the student can complete it simultaneously with PGCE as a Non-degree purposes (NDP) module. To qualify for a Senior Phase methodology, the student must have passed a similar module at 2nd-year level, or if a combination of modules is needed for a methodology (i.e., Economics, Business Studies and Accounting are needed for Methodology Economic Management Sciences) at least two of these subjects should be at 2nd-year level. A student can register for an NDP module simultaneously with PGCE to reach the next year’s level. Qualifying for PGCE does not necessarily mean a student will be admitted to PGCE. The university receives numerous applications for PGCE (both campuses). The academic performance of students in the relevant subjects of the 1st university qualification is taken into consideration when admission into PGCE is made. In addition, certain methodologies can only be offered if enough applications for such a methodology have been received. Also, if the university is able to provide such students with resources to successfully complete that module (human and physical). Students from outside universities should ensure that they submit all the necessary documents with their online application. If academic records (statement of results) of the previous university qualification are not received, no admission can be considered. Correct e-mail addresses and phone numbers should also be provided. Once the student has applied, the outcome of the application should be checked regularly. The status of the application will first indicate that the application has been received and is being attended to. However, the status must change to No Decision Taken, otherwise the application has not yet been captured by the enrollment section and such an application is not visible to the faculty. If, after a period (one month), the status has not yet changed, the Enrolment section at the applied for campus should be contacted. Keep in mind that hundreds of applications are received, and the Enrollment Unit will do its utmost to capture applications as soon as possible. |
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Career Opportunities
Teacher or lecturer at a secondary school or FET college. Purpose The PGCE (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching) is a professional education qualification, and focuses on developing competencies that the student can apply as a subject teacher in the Senior Phase and the Further Education and Training Phase. The qualification requires a specific depth and specialisation of knowledge, together with practical skills and school-based learning, to enable successful students to apply their learning as beginner teachers in schools in varying contexts. The qualification aims at the development of professional competence, reflexively grounded in educational theory. The PGCE (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching) is an entry-level, initial professional teaching programme that ‘caps’ an undergraduate degree or an approved diploma. |
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| 1ST YEAR | INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS | SAQA CREDITS | HEMIS CREDITS |
| EDU407C | Education | 24 | 0.16 |
| PRS407C | Professional Studies | 24 | 0.16 |
| CPL415C | Computer Literacy | 6 | 0.04 |
| IRE407C | Introduction to Research | 12 | 0.08 |
| SBL407W | School-based Learning | 24 | 0,16 |
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| CLA425E | Conversational Language: Afrikaans or | 6 | 0.04 |
| CLS425E | Conversational Language: Sesotho or | 6 | 0.04 |
| CSG425E | Conversational Language: SA Sign Language or | 6 | 0.04 |
| CLX425E | Conversational Language: isiXhosa or | 6 | 0.04 |
| Methodology (Senior Phase): (Qualify for one) | |||
| MAC407E | Methodology: Arts and Culture (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MEM407E | Methodology: Economic and Management Sciences | 24 | 0.16 |
| MNS407E | Methodology: Natural Sciences | 24 | 0.16 |
| MTH407E | Methodology: Mathematics | 24 | 0.16 |
| MTE407E | Methodology: Technology | 24 | 0.16 |
| Methodology (FET Phase): (Qualify for one) | |||
| MEA407E | Methodology: Accounting | 24 | 0.16 |
| MAG407E | Methodology: Agricultural Sciences (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MBS407E | Methodology: Business Studies | 24 | 0.16 |
| MCT407E | Methodology: Civil Technology (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MAT407E | Methodology: Computer Applications Technology | 24 | 0.16 |
| MCN407E | Methodology: Consumer Studies (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MEC407E | Methodology: Economics | 24 | 0.16 |
| MEL407E | Methodology: Electrical Technology (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MEG407E | Methodology: Engineering Graphics and Design (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MHS40TE | Methodology: Hospitality Studies (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MIT407E | Methodology: Information Technology (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MLS407E | Methodology: Life Sciences | 24 | 0.16 |
| MML407E | Methodology: Mathematical Literacy | 24 | 0.16 |
| MMAS407E | Methodology: Mathematics (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MMT407E | Methodology: Mechanical Technology (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MPH407E | Methodology: Physical Sciences | 24 | 0.16 |
| MTO407E | Methodology: Tourism (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| MVA407E | Methodology: Visual Art (Only offered at Bloemfontein Campus) | 24 | 0.16 |
| Total: | 144 | 1.000 | |
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