Colleges and Universities Offering National Diploma in Educare in South Africa

Course Name: National Diploma in Educare(Educare)
Major Subject: Educare
Course Category: Diploma Courses

Institutions Offering National Diploma in Educare

Mbowa College, Johannesburg
1. N4
Duration: 6 months

Minimum entry requirement:
-Grade 12 or a NQF level 4 equivalent qualification

Course Overview:
-Educare Didactics (Suitable Practical workplace experience will take place)
-Child Health
-Education
-Day Care Personnel Development

2. N5
Duration: 6 months

Minimum entry requirement:
-N4 or equivalent qualification

Course Overview:
-Educare Didactics (Suitable Practical workplace experience will take place)
-Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
-Educational Psychology
-Daycare Communication

3. N6
Duration: 6 months

Minimum entry requirement:
-N5 or equivalent qualification

Course Overview:
-Educare Didactics (Suitable Practical workplace experience will take place)
-Daycare Management
-Educational Psychology
-Daycare Communication
Howard FET College, Durban
Duration: 18 Months Theory & 18 Practicals

Tuition fees: R 8,544.00 per semester

Minimum entry requirements:
-Grade 12/NSC or N3 Certificate, a minimum E symbol for English Second Language
-HG or a minimum D symbol for English Second Language SG is required.

Course Outline:
1. N4
-Day Care Personal Development N4
-Education N4
-Educare Didactics N4
-Child Health N4
2. N5
-Day Care Communication N5
-Education Psychology N5
-Educare Didactics N5
-Entrepreneurship & Business Management N5
3. N6
-Day Care Communication N6
-Education Psychology N6
-Educare Didactics N6
-Day Care Management N6
Berea Technical College, Durban
Duration: Two years and 18 months’ work integrated learning (WIL)

Minimum entry requirement:
-National Senior Certificate/Grade 12/N3 Certificate/NCV Level 4 Certificate/ABET Level 4 Certificate.

Course Overview:
1. N4
-Daycare Personnel Development
-Education
-Child Health
-Intro Marketing
2. N5
-Entrepreneurship and Business Management
-Intro Comp. Practice
-Educare Didactics – Theory and Practical
-Daycare Communication
3. N6
-Entrepreneurship and Business Management
-Educare Didactics – Theory and Practical
-Daycare Management
-Educational Psychology
Hillcross Business College, Johannesburg
Duration: 3 years

Minimum entry requirements:
-Grade 12 – Matric,
-A senior certificate or
-National Certificate (N3) or a relevant Nated equivalent qualification

Program Modules:
1. N4
-Education N4
-Child Health N4
-Educare Didactics: Theory & Practical N4
-Day Care Personnel Development N4
2. N5
-Educational Psychology N5
-Daycare Communication N5
-Educare didactics: Theory & Practical N5
-Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4
3. N6
-Educare didactics N6
-Daycare Management N6
-Educational Psychology N6
-Daycare Communication N6

ICESA College, Durban
Duration: 2 Years + 18 months in-service Training.

Minimum entry requirements:
• Senior Certificate or NSC or relevant Nated Qualification.

Course Outline:
-Education N4
-Day Care Personnel Development N4
-Child Health N4
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical N4
-Day Care Communication N5
-Entrepreneurship and Business Management N4
-Educational Psychology N5
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical N5
-Day Care Communication N6
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical N6
-Educational Psychology N6
-Day Care Management N6
Successors Training Institute, Durban
National Diploma in Educare (N4-N6)

Course entry requirements
-A senior certificate with the National Introductory Certificate (N4 Educare), or a National Certificate: N3 Educare, or a National Senior Certificate: Educare, or a National Senior Certificate, or an equivalent qualification.

Course content
-Education
-Educare Didactics (Theory and Practical)
-Child Health
-Day Care Personnel Development
-Day Care Communication
-Educational Psychology
-Entrepreneurship and Business Management
-Day Care Management

Course duration: 6 months per N level
Taal-Net Varsity, Gauteng
Entry requirements:

-You need to have matric with an admission to diploma or an NQF level 3 which is equivalent to grade 12.
-If you do not meet the requirements to study for a diploma course you will start by doing the introduction to business studies course.
-When you have completed your N-6 course you will need to do in- service training for 18 months, and only then will you have competed the requirements to a national diploma in your chosen course.

Career opportunities:

-Education Practitioner
-Play Group Practitioner
-Au pair
-Teacher in Grade R Class
South West Gauteng College, Johannesburg
Duration: 3 years

Minimum entry requirement:
-National Senior Certificate (NSC)/ N3 or a Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent

Course Content:
1. N4
-Day Care Personnel Development
-Education
-Educare Diatatics: Theory and Practice
-Child Health
2. N5
-Day Care Communication
-Education Psychology
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practice
-Entrepreneurship and Business Management
3. N6
-Day Care Management
-Day Care Communication
-Education Psychology
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practice

Qualitas Career Academy, Bloemfontein
Duration: 18 months

Minimum entry requirement:
- Grade 12 or
- N3 qualification

Modules Overview:
- Day Care Personnel Development
- Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical
- Education
- Child Health
- Entrepreneurship and Business Management
- Day Care Communication
- Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical
- Educational Psychology
- Day Care Management
- Day Care Communication
- Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical
- Educational Psychology
Northlink College, Cape Town
Course content

(i) Educare Didactics Theory and Practical

(ii) Entrepreneurship and Business Management

(iii) Daycare Management

(iv) Daycare Communication

(v) Educational Psychology

(vi) Educare Didactics Theory and Practical

(vii) Daycare Personnel Development

(viii) Education

(ix) Child Health

(x) Daycare Communication

(xi) Educational Psychology

Entry requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent
PAX College, Durban
Minimum Entry requirement: Matric/Grade 12, NQF Level 4 Certificate or NC(V) Level 4 Certificate.

Course duration: 3 years

Course content:
-Teacher in grade R class
-Educare Practitioner
-Manager of an ECD Site
-Start and manage your own ECD Centre
-Au Pair
-Based on your performance and the school/centre you work at, you might be promoted to teach further levels as you work within your field of study increasing your work experience in the Education Sector.
Umgungundlovu TVET College, Pietermaritzburg
Duration: 3 years

Minimum entry requirement:
-Grade 12

Course Overview:
1. N4
• Educare Didactics N4
• Day Care Personnel Development N4
• Education N4
• Child Health N4
2. N5
• Educare Didactics N5
• Day Care Communication N5
• Educational Psychology N5
• Entrepreneurship N4
3. N6
• Educare Didactics N6
• Day Care Communication N6
• Educational Psychology N6
• Day Care N6
Western College TVET, Randfontein
Subjects:
1. N4
-Day Care Personnel Development N4
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical N4
-Education N4
-Child Health N4
2. N5
-Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4
-Day Care Communication N5
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical N5
-Educational Psychology N5
3. N6
-Day Care Management N6
-Day Care Communication N6
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical N6
-Educational Psychology N6
Rand Training College, Johannesburg
Course Structure:
1. N4
-Day Care Personnel Development
-Education
-Educare Didactics Theory & Practical
-Child Health

2. N5
-Entrepreneurship & Business Management
-Day Care Communication
-Educare Didactics Theory & Practical
-Educational Psychology

3. N6
-Day Care Management
-Day Care Communication
-Educare Didactics Theory & Practical
-Educational Psychology
iCALC Training Academy, Free State
Course entry requirements:
(i) N4: Grade 12 (with related subjects and 50% pass)

(ii) N5: N4 Certificate or equivalent qualification

(iii) N6: N5 Certificate or equivalent qualification

Course duration:
-18 months full-time and 18 months practical work experience in industry.
-As a corresponding student it will take 2 years to complete the theoretical component and 18 months for the workplace experience component.
Damelin Correspondence College, Johannesburg
Duration: 24 months

Minimum entry requirement:
Grade 10 (Std. 8) or equivalent, or relevant work experience (3 years).

Modules Overview:
-Starting a Day Care Centre
-Physical Environment
-Child Development
-Administration
-Health, Safety and Nutrition
-How to Start a Small Business
Gauteng City College, Johannesburg
Duration: 18 months

Course Overview:
1. N4:
-Education,
-Daycare Personnel Development,
-Child Health,
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical.
2. N5/N6:
-Daycare Communication,
-Educational Psychology,
-Daycare Management,
-Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical.
Thekwini City (FET) College Durban Campus, Durban
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
Thekwini City (FET) College Pietermaritzburg Campus, Pietermaritzburg
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
Thekwini City (FET) College Mthatha Campus, Mthatha
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
Thekwini City (FET) College Stanger Campus, Kwadukuza
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
Thekwini City (FET) College Thohoyandou Campus, Thohoyandou
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
Thekwini City (FET) College Mokopane Campus, Mokopane
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
Thekwini City (FET) College Jozini Campus, Jozini
Course entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or an equivalent qualification(Level 4 National Certificate or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate)

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-Time and Correspondence
UMfolozi TVET College, KwaZulu - Natal
Minimum entry requirements:
1. N4
-Grade 12/NSC

Subjects:
1. N4
-Daycare Personnel Development
-Educare Didactics Theory and Practical
-Education
-Child Health
Central Technical College, Cape Town
Duration: 2 years

Minimum entry requirement:
-Senior Certificate or National Senior Certificate or relevant NATED N3 qualification.

Tuition fees: R 1,222.00 p/m
Jengrac Technical College, Welkom
Course entry requirements
-Grade 12

-Or Level 4 National Certificate (NQF) or an NC(V) Level 4 certificate

Course duration: 18 months

Mode of study: Full time
Bolton College, Free State

-This course covers from N4-N6

Requirements:
-Grade 12 or any equivalent qualification

Mode of study: Full time or Part Time
True Harvest Trading (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria
Course entry requirements
-Matric Certificate or equivalent qualification.

Course duration: 2 years
Boland College, Stellenbosch
Job Opportunities:

-Assistant Educarer
-Educarer
-Day Mother/Father
Saint Ignatious College, Johannesburg
Minimum entry requirements:
-Matric Certificate or N equivalent
Taal-Net Varsity, Kempton Park
National Diploma in Educare (N4 - N6)
Adequate Technical College, Lephalale
Diploma in Educare
Rostec FET College, Johannesburg
Brooklyn City College, Pretoria
NCM Computer and Business Academy, East London
Greenview College, Johannesburg
Maluti TVET College, Phuthaditjhaba

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