colleges that offer pgce in south africa 2024-2025

colleges that offer pgce in south africa 2024-2025

Have you completed your undergraduate degree in education and are now interested in pursuing a postgraduate certificate in education? Here are a few colleges to think about.

A Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a teaching qualification for graduates interested in working as teachers.

It is a one-year to two-year course, depending on whether you study full-time or part-time.

This degree provides graduates with classroom teaching skills and allows them to specialize in a teaching subject that they studied during their undergraduate studies.

The following are the many PGCE qualifications that students can pursue:

• PGCE Elementary – This qualification allows the student to teach at the primary school level.
  Secondary PGCE – This qualification allows the student to teach at the high school level.
  PGCE Further/Adult Education – This qualification allows the student to teach at the tertiary level or to conduct adult education programs.

Here is a list of colleges and universities where one can study PGCE:

• MANCOSA
• Varsity College
• Two Oceans Graduate Institute
• STADIO
• Cornerstone Institute

This course is not funded by NSFAS; nevertheless, you can find alternate funding for your studies through the Funza Lushaka Bursary, Fundi, and student loans, among other options.

The following colleges and universities provide PGCE programs:

• University of South Africa (UNISA)
• University of Zululand (UNIZULU)
• Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
• University of South Africa (UNISA)
• University of Cape Town (UCT)
• University of Pretoria (UP)
• University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)
• University of Stellenbosch
• University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
• North-West University (NWU)
• University of the Western Cape  (UWC)
• Rhodes University
• University of the Free State (UFS)
• Nelson Mandela University (NMU)
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
• Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
• Central University of Technology (CUT)
• MANCOSA
• Varsity College (VC)
• Sol Plaatje University
• Two Oceans Graduate Institute

Nevertheless, you can look at other funding options for your PGCE, such as the Funza Lushaka Bursary, Fundi, and student loans, to name a few. The NSFAS will not fund this course.

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