Colleges and Universities Offering Postgraduate Certificate in Education in South Africa

Postgraduate Certificate in Education program equips graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to become effective educators. This program is specifically tailored for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree and wish to pursue a career in teaching. The course curriculum covers a wide range of topics including;
-Educational theory
-Teaching methods
-Curriculum development
-Classroom management.


Upon successful completion of the program, graduates can explore various career opportunities in the education sector such as:
1. Classroom Teacher
2. School Administrator
3. Curriculum Developer
4. Education Consultant
5. Education Policy Analyst
6. Educational Technology Specialist
7. Instructional Coordinator
8. Special Education Teacher
9. Education Researcher
10. Education Program Coordinator

Institutions Offering Postgraduate Certificate in Education

•  University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  (Per Field)
  
  Accounting:
  Any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -Accounting; Financial Accounting; Management
  -Accounting and Auditing
  -Any TWO finance related courses at Level II
  
  Business Studies:
  Any ONE of the following at Level III
  -Business Management; General Management;
  -HR Management; Marketing Management
  -Any TWO management related courses at Level II
  
  Economics:
  -Economics III
  
  Dramatic Arts:
  Any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -Speech Training and Dramatic Art (Speech and Drama,
  -Drama and Dramatic Art, Drama);
  -Applied Drama and Theatre.
  
  Visual Arts:
  Any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -Fine Arts; Art Practical; Design; Graphic Art
  
  Music:
  Any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -Harmony; Musical Form; Music in History and Society; Music Practical
  
  English:
  -English III
  -English I AND any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -African Literature; Applied English Language Studies;
  -Linguistics; Literary Theory; Communications and Media Studies.
  
  isiZulu:
  -isiZulu III
  
  Sesotho:
  Sesotho III
  
  SASL:
  -South African Sign Language III
  
  Mathematics:
  -Mathematics II
  -Two equivalent mathematics courses at Level II
  
  Physical Sciences:
  -Physics II AND Chemistry I
  -Chemistry II and Physics I
  
  Life Sciences:
  Any TWO of the following courses, with ONE to Level II:
  -Biochemistry; Biological Sciences; Botany;
  -Ecology/Environmental Sciences; Genetics;
  -Microbiology; Physiology; Zoology
  
  Life Orientation:
  -Psychology III
  -Psychology I AND any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -Religious Studies; Human Movement Studies/ Physical
  -Education; Philosophy; Sociology; Anthropology; Politics;
  -Law/ Human Rights; Social Work
  
  History:
  -History III
  
  Geography:
  -Geography III
  
  Information Technology and computer Application Technology:
  Any ONE of the following at Level III:
  -Computer Science; Information Technology;
  -Information Systems; Informatics
  
  
  Course Duration:
  1 year (Full time)
  2 years (Part time)
•  Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein  
  Duration 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
  
  Minimum Requirement
  -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.
  
  Course Module
  -Education
  -Professional Studies
  -Computer Literacy
  -Introduction to Research
  -School-Based Learning
•  University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch  
  Admission requirements:
  General admission requirements:
  • You must have at least a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, which meets certain conditions.
  
  Specific admission requirements:
  • As a rule, a second-year subject or a third-year subject (comprising a single year module or two semester modules) in your teaching areas, depending on the specific prerequisite pass requirements for each Teaching module.
  • You will not be allowed to attempt to meet the admission requirements of a Teaching subject by doing undergraduate modules simultaneously to the relevant Teaching subject.
  
  
  Duration of programme: 1 academic year
•  MANCOSA Institute, Durban  
  Further Education and Training Teaching
  
  Duration: 1.5 years
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  -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.
  
•  Mukhanyo Theological College, KwaMhlanga  
  Course entry requirements
  -An undergraduate university degree with two recognised school subjects or a recognised qualification with a minimum of 360 credits at NQF level 6 and that includes at least two recognised school subjects. Students must also be able to take two methodology subjects in order to obtain the qualification.
•  University of the Free State, Bloemfontein  
  Admission Requirement:-
  NQF level 7 qualification with a minimum of two school-relevant subjects completed as part of the aforementioned qualification; one at first-year and one at third-year level. All PGCE applications go through a selection process at the Faculty level
•  Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley  
  Course duration: 1 year
  
  Mode of study: Full time
•  Lyceum College, Braamfontein  
  
•  University of Venda, Limpopo  
  

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