The MANCOSA Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Further Education and Training Teaching is an 18-month programme aimed at developing graduates who wish to become school teachers. Teaching choices may be selected from a list of specialisations offered by MANCOSA.
Table of Contents
Programme Structure
- Duration: 1.5 years
Semester 1
| Module Name | Compulsory/Optional |
| Education Studies: Curriculum, Teaching and Learning 101 | Foundational Knowledge (Core) |
| Professional Studies and Professional Ethics 101 | Situational |
| English Communication and Academic Literacy 101 | Fundamental Learning (Core) |
| ** isiZulu conversational 101 | Fundamental Learning (Core |
Semester 2
| Module Name | Compulsory/Optional |
| Teaching Practice 102 | Knowledge (Core) |
| Education Studies: Sociology and Philosophy 102 | Foundational Knowledge (Core) |
| FET Teaching Specialisation 1* | Electives |
| FET Teaching Specialisation 2* | Electives |
Semester 3
| Module Name | Compulsory/Optional |
| Teaching Practice 103 | Workplace Integrated Learning (Core) |
| FET Teaching Specialisation 1** | Electives |
| FET Teaching Specialisation 2** | Electives |
* Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)/ Teaching Practice
This is a compulsory component that requires the student to undertake teaching practice at a secondary school, over four (4) consecutive weeks in Semester 2 and four (4) consecutive weeks in Semester 3.
*List of teaching specialisations
Students are required to choose two FET teaching specialisations from the list below:
- Accounting
- Business Studies
- Economics
- Mathematics
- English
- IsiZulu
- Afrikaans
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
Admission Requirements
The minimum admission requirement is an approved bachelor’s degree or diploma.
The degree or diploma should include sufficient disciplinary knowledge in an area of teaching (Further Education and Training Teaching) specialisation.
Where a student does not have the requisite subject content knowledge, s/he would be required to undertake such modules at the required level before (or concurrently) admission into the Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
Application
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