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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Postgraduate Higher Diploma: Education

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
73003	Postgraduate Higher Diploma: Education
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-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
Postgraduate 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	NQF Level 08	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 06120/18	2018-07-01	2018-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31		2022-12-31

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 replaces:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
2911	Postgraduate Higher Diploma: Education	Level 7	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7	120	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

To prepare graduates to teach Humanity, Science and Commerce subjects (e.g. English, Mathematics, General Science, Accounting etc.) at the primary or the secondary school level after completing a formative undergraduate degree (e.g. BA, B.Comm, B.Sc.)

RATIONALE FOR OFFERING THIS QUALIFICATION
To provide teachers for the primary and secondary school phase as a national resource.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

1. Candidates will have completed a formative first degree with at least five approved teaching courses (two third year level, OR two at second year level and one at first year level, OR one at third year level and two at first year level)

2. Suitability as a student for teacher education - determined in an interview

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Students have acquired teaching subject expertise

2. They have developed a sound base of pedagogical expertise

3. Be able to teach subject specialisation up to matric level

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1. demonstration of acquired subjects content competence.
2. demonstration of acquired competence in teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment and management;
3. demonstration of teaching in a classroom situation up to matric level;

Integrated assessment.

Through a system of continuous assessment, based on formative assessment strategies (e.g. portfolio, projects, reflective journals, tests, assignments) end of year examinations as well as demonstration of applied competence in a school during Teaching Practice.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Students take courses common to the other education first degrees (e.g. B.Paed - Primary) within the Faculty.

MODERATION OPTIONS

1. All courses are externally moderated
2. Teaching Practice moderated by school principals.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

1. Demonstration of applied competencies as an educator within a appropriate site

2. Demonstration of acquired subject content competence

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.

NONE

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.

1.	University of KwaZulu-Natal