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| Under Graduate Degree |
Year module |
NQF level: 6 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Purpose: The primary purpose this module has is to fulfill the specialist requirements for teaching Life Skills as a subject. The study content deepens pedagogical knowledge of teaching life skills underpinning situational learning. Students' theoretical understanding is deepened and strengthened by interrogating, appreciating, and contextualizing theoretical frameworks and policy documents, observing human rights and taking African philosophies/Indigenous Knowledge Systems into consideration when teaching life skills. This module further equips graduates with basic guidance and counselling skills they need in order to render care and support to learners in need within their ethical scope of practice as Life Skills teachers. Students are exposed to various learning opportunities that will enable them to demonstrate competencies and responsibility as academically and professionally qualified beginner life skills teachers. |