| Qualification stream: | Engineering Technology |
| Qualification code: | 90148 - ETC |
| NQF level: | 7 |
| Total credits: | 132 |
| SAQA ID: | 115549 |
| APS/AS: | 42 |
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Rules: Teachers who are already professionally qualified to teach, may not offer this qualification. It is the responsibility of the student to consult with the relevant Education Department districts or Provincial Education Departments on how to upgrade to additional REQV levels. Outstanding admission requirements may NOT be offered for non-degree purposes (NDP). Students who do not meet all the admission requirements for this qualification should rather consider applying for a BEd degree (if not already professionally qualified). General: UNISA reserves the right to cancel PGCE modules registered in excess of this number. Students completing the PGCE over more than one year, MUST register the Teaching Methodology in the same year as the Teaching Practice. The MAXIMUM number of years in which the PGCE qualification may be completed is THREE years. Some of the pre-requisites and/ or co-requisites outlined in this qualification may not apply, as they do not form part of the curriculum. This qualification consists of 11 modules and 132 credits. Note that SPE1507 has been replaced by NSO1507. Students who have passed SPE1507 must NOT register for NSO1507. |
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| Purpose statement: The qualification is a professional 'capping' qualification for educators in schools. Teachers are members of a profession whose definitive aim is to enable systematic learning. In order to prepare prospective teachers for this comprehensive role, the qualification seeks to: Develop and consolidate in an integrated way appropriate disciplinary, pedagogical, practical and situational knowledge. Cultivate a practical understanding of teaching and learning in a diverse range of South African schools, about educational theory, phase and subject specialisation, practice and policy. Foster self-reflexivity and self-understanding among prospective teachers. Nurture commitment to the ideals of the teaching profession and an understanding of teaching as a profession. Develop the professional dispositions and self-identity of learners as teachers. Develop learners as active citizens and enable them to develop the dispositions of citizenship in their learners. Promote and develop the dispositions and competencies to organise learning among a diverse range of learners in diverse contexts. |
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| This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes. | |
Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.
Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.
Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.
You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.
The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.
You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately
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While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.
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All modules in Group A are compulsory. Select ONE module from Group B and ONE language module should
be selected from Group C. The language selected from Group C should be different from the languages
taken in matric.