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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Diploma: Higher Education

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
10091	Diploma: Higher Education
ORIGINATOR
University of the North
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Higher Diploma	Field 05 - Education, Training and Development		Higher Education and Training
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	120	Level 7	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 2663/05	2006-07-01	2009-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30		2013-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
79134	Diploma: Higher Education	Level 7	NQF Level 08	120	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Teacher preparation for further Education.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Graduate Degree.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

* Mediate learning
* Interpret and design learning programmes and material
* Lead, administer and manage a learning process
* Teach, research and promote life long learning
* Play a Community, citizenship and pastoral role
* Demonstrate knowledge and skills as a subject specialist (two subjects)

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Exit level outcomes as contemplated in regulation 5(1) (b) and (c)

* Demonstrate teaching skills in a practical teaching situation
* Teaching should be able to design and interpret materials and learning programmes and materials to be used in the classroom
* Should demonstrate the ability in an authentic context, to consider a range of possibilities for action, make considered decisions about which possibility to follow, and to perform the chosen action
* Managing classroom teaching of various kinds (individualised, small groups, etc) in different educational contexts and particularly with large and diverse groups, etc.
* Being numerically, technically and media literate. Reading academic and professional texts critically. Writing the language of learning clearly and accurately. Applying research meaningfully to educational problems.
* Develop life skills, work skills, a critical and committed political attitude and a healthy life style in learners.
* Provide guidance to learners about work & study possibilities.
* Show an appreciation of and respect for people of different values, beliefs, practices and cultures.
* Ability to respond to current social and educational problems, with particular emphasis on violence, drug abuse, poverty, child & women abuse etc.
* Adapting general educational principles to the phase/subject/learning area-the needs of the learner and the context.
* Integrating subjects into broader learning areas and learning areas into learning programmes.
* Teaching concepts in a manner that allow learners to transfer this knowledge and us it in different contexts etc.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

Tests, assignment, exam and practicals.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

HDE articulates with B Ed. degree vertically.
It articulates horizontally with FDE`s and Advanced Diplomas.

MODERATION OPTIONS

External examiners from sister universities.
Moderators from other cognate areas.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Personal qualification - M Ed. & PhD/D Ed. Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience, internal examining, specifically in specific areas.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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