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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Education

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
14982	Bachelor of Education
ORIGINATOR
University of Natal
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 First Degree(Min 480)	Field 05 - Education, Training and Development		Higher Education and Training
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	512	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		2015-06-30

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 does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

This is an initial academic and professional qualification for Educators for schooling. The programme of study leading to the qualification will provide learners with graduate level knowledge in the field of education, a broad knowledge base in the learning areas or disciplines appropriate to the specific specialist of the qualification, as well as develop in learners a strong practical and foundational competence to make educational competence to make educational judgments in a wide context. The qualification is intended for candidates seeking a focused teaching degree with strong subject and educational theory components.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Adequate language and communication and numeracy skills. These will normally be demonstrated by possession of a university entrance qualification accreditation with a level 5 National Certificate in Education (NCE) with at least 2 years experience in an educational context.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Use a wide range of specialised scholastic of technical skills and basic research across a major discipline and within the field of education, through a wide choice of standard and non-standard procedures, often in non-standard combinations, within highly variable routine and non-routine educational context;

Employ specialised knowledge of a major discipline with depth in more than one area and use this to analyse, restructure and evaluate a wide range educational issues to formulate appropriate responses to resolve both concrete and abstract problems in education;

Manage processes and activities within broad parameters with complete accountability for achieving personal and/or group output.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The ability to employ specialised knowledge with depth in more than one area;

The ability to analyse, reformat and evaluate a wide range of information in education;

The ability to formulate appropriate responses to resolve both concrete and abstract educational problems and issues;

The ability to manage processes within broad parameters for defined activities with complete accountability for determining and achieving personal and/or group outcomes;

The ability to determine appropriate methods and procedures to solve a range of educational issues with some theoretical elements and to implement them in practice.

Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

Candidates will demonstrate their ability and proficiency in each of the learning outcomes. These are assessed in an integrated manner by assignments, tutorials, oral presentations and examinations.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Modules offered for this qualification can be taken by students towards other qualifications in this and other higher education institutions provided that all the prerequisite requirements are met.

MODERATION OPTIONS

All assessments are second-examined by suitably qualified external examiners.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staff are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to qualifications are externally examined.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

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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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