POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (PGCE)
| Campus | Duration of Programme | Enrolment Option(s) | SAQA Credits | NQF Level |
| Bloemfontein Campus, Welkom Campus | and Welkom 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time | Semester 1 | 144 | 7 |
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.
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.
| 1ST YEAR | INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS |
| ODW40AB | Education |
| RFS40AB | Professional Studies |
| CPL21AB | Computer Literacy |
| INR10AB | Introduction to Research |
| SBL40AB | School-Based Learning |
| Choose one (Not your home language): | |
| (CLA10AB)(CLE10AB)(CLS10AB)(SSL10AB)(CLX10AB)(CLZ10AB) | Conversational language: AfrikaansConversational language: English Conversational language: SeSotho Conversational language: SA Sign Language Conversational language: IsiXhosa Conversational language: isiZulu |
| Methodology (Senior Phase) : (Qualify for one): | |
| (MAR40AB) | Methodology: Arts and Culture |
| (MEM40AB) | Methodology: Economic and Management Sciences |
| (MAK40AB) | Methodology: Afrikaans SP |
| (MEN40AB) | Methodology: English SP |
| (MSO40AB) | Methodology: Sesotho SP |
| (MXS40AB) | Methodology: Xhosa SP |
| (MLN40AB) | Methodology: Life Orientation |
| (MNS40AB) | Methodology: Natural Sciences |
| (MMA40AB) | Methodology: Mathematics |
| (MSS40AB) | Methodology: Social Sciences |
| (MTN40AB) | Methodology: Technology |
| Methodology (FET phase): (Qualify for one) | |
| MRE40AB | Methodology: Accounting |
| MAW40AB | Methodology: Agricultural Sciences |
| MBS40AB | Methodology: Business Studies |
| MCT40AB | Methodology: Civil Technology |
| MCA40AB | Methodology: Computer Applications Technology |
| MCN40AB | Methodology: Consumer Studies |
| MEK40AB | Methodology: Economics |
| MEY40AB | Methodology: Electrical Technology |
| MGD40AB | Methodology: Engineering Graphics and Design |
| MGY40AB | Methodology: Geography |
| MHI40AB | Methodology: History |
| MGS40AB | Methodology: Hospitality Studies |
| MIT40AB | Methodology: Information Technology |
| MAF40AB | Methodology: Afrikaans |
| MEH40AB | Methodology: English |
| MSE40AB | Methodology: Sesotho |
| MLO40AB | Methodology: Life Orientation |
| MLS40AB | Methodology: Life Sciences |
| MML40AB | Methodology: Mathematical Literacy |
| MWI40AB | Methodology: Mathematics |
| MTE40AB | Methodology: Mechanical Technology |
| MPH40AB | Methodology: Physical Science |
| MTO40AB | Methodology: Tourism |