North West University OLG

• IS THIS PROGRAMME FOR ME?

  The Advanced Diploma in Teaching is focused on the initial training of teachers for teaching in the Senior and Further Education and Training Phases, thus Grades 7 to 12.

  The ADT serves as a professional capping qualification for candidates who have completed a relevant B-degree or a relevant qualification with at least 360-credit qualification and wish to enter the teaching profession.

  Students, who obtained this qualification with its focused vision on classroom practice, will be able to fulfil all the contextual roles and competencies of an effective educator.

  With this certificate an educator can teach from Grades 7 to 12.

• WHAT CAN STUDENTS EXPECT?

The programme equips and empowers prospective educators in the Senior and FET phases to:

• Develop and demonstrate a deep knowledge and understanding of education theory and practice;
• Integrate education theory and practice as applied competence;
• Demonstrate and implement the subject specific pedagogical competencies of the Senior and FET educator that embrace teaching, learning and assessment in practice,
• Develop and demonstrate knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to become responsible, independent and contributing scholars of the professional educational community in a diverse and changing national and international context; and
• Develop and demonstrate critical, creative and reflective problem solving skills within educational and societal context.

The qualification consists of 140 credits divided into 14 modules. These modules include fundamental modules, generic modules and specialisation methodologies.

• ARTICULATION

This specialised qualification will provide the successful student with both horizontal and vertical articulation possibilities.

• To articulate vertically, a student can seek access to the BEd Honours (NQF 8) or a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (NQF 8), specialising further in a cognate subject, phase or practice contained in this initial qualification. These NQF Level 8 qualifications ensure access to further postgraduate studies (Master’s & Doctoral Degrees) in cognate study areas.
• A horizontal articulation is also possible to the AdvDip (Education) qualification on NQF level 7, for students who want to develop a new role to support teaching and learning, for example school librarianship, education for the deaf, etc.

• PROGRAMME MODULES

The ADT curriculum is compiled of compulsory (fundamental and core) modules as well as two methodologies from the list of available methodologies. Methodologies will be allocated to the student by the NWU, in conjunction with the guidelines and council of the Department of Education, during the application and admission process.

For a detailed module list of the ADT qualification, please download the programme leaflet.

• DURATION

• The minimum duration of study is one year (two examination opportunities)
• The maximum duration of study is three years (six examination opportunities)

• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• The curriculum for the qualification is structured as follows:
  • (A recognised school subject is one included in the Department of Basic Education’s official list of school subjects.) These are recognised school subjects completed in a qualification obtained:
  • a recognised school subject at level 3 +
  • a recognised school subject at level 2 (depending on subject specific requirements).
• In the event of a choice between methodologies for academic subjects already obtained for a prior qualification, a student must select from these the two subjects that were obtained at the highest level. In the case of Languages, the relevant language subject must be at year level 3.
• Examples of recognised school subjects completed in initial qualification obtained:

Languages (Afrikaans, English or Setswana), Geography, History, Mathematics, Sociology and Psychology, Technology, Human Movement Sciences, Life Sciences (Physiology, Botony, Zoology), Physical Sciences (Physics, Chemistry), Business Management, Accounting, Economics, Tourism, Information Technology, Music and Art.

• REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS NEEDED

To speed up final registration, the following documents must be supplied with your Application Form:

• Certified copy of your
• Salary advice not older than two months
• Certified copies of all previous qualifications
• Certified copy of all academic records
• Marriage certificate (if surname on ID differs from that on qualification certificates)
• SAQA evaluation of qualification (if qualification was obtained in a foreign country)
• A valid visa (for foreign students)