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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.