The Diploma in Grade R Teaching is the minimum qualification for Grade R teachers. The purpose of the Diploma in Grade R Teaching is to develop teachers who can demonstrate general principles, as well as focused knowledge and skills appropriate for Grade R teaching. The qualification requires a depth of Elective of knowledge, together with practical skills and experience in a Grade R classroom teaching context. As part of the qualification, students are expected to gain experience in applying such knowledge and skills in the context of working with Grade R learners in a school.
The primary purpose of this qualification is to empower teachers with the appropriate skills and knowledge to the curricula, and to optimise any teaching-learning situation.
Duration
The programme duration is 3 years minimum.
Career fields
Learners could pursue a career as an:
- Educator/teacher in primary education, i.e., Grade R
Certification
Certification Upon successful completion of your programme, you will receive a certificate depicting: – Diploma in Grade R Teaching and an academic transcript. These documents will be issued at the annual graduation ceremony, couriered to the nearest branch or posted to you, provided that your account is in order.
It is the learner’s responsibility to ensure they meet all the programme requirements before a qualification can be issued.
Admission Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for the Diploma in Grade R Teaching are:
- A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with Diploma endorsement and a minimum of 30% in the Language of learning and teaching (First Language), 40% for Mathematics and 60% for Mathematical Literacy, or
- A National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at NQF Level 4 with Diploma endorsement, or
- Amended Senior Certificate (ASC), with Diploma endorsement, or
- A Senior Certificate (SC), with University Exemption or Diploma endorsement, or
- Foreign School leaving Certificate that complies with minimum admission requirements for Diploma study as gazetted by the Matriculation Board (The Matriculation Board will do equivalency evaluation)
Alternative admission requirements:
- A Diploma in Early Childhood Development (NFQ 6)
- A Certificate in Early Childhood Development (NQF5)
- Senate discretionary admission
- Mature Age (23 - 45 years of age)
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- Candidates over the age of 23 at registration or during their first year of attendance who have attained a Senior Certificate with at least 40% in at least four Higher Grade or Standard Grade subjects, at least three of which were passed simultaneously, one of which is a Higher-Grade subject, and one is English. Conditions apply.
Additional Requirements:
- Foreign applicants whose first language is not English, may be required to provide proof of proficiency in English prior to admission to the programme
Age exemption certificates must be attained from the Matriculation Board before admission can be granted.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) processes and Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) are articulation mechanisms. The institution reserves the right to conduct a formal assessment for purposes of CAT. An evaluation will be conducted to recognise prior learning. This evaluation may or may not be based on a form of formal assessment and can include a portfolio of evidence submission. These mechanisms are in line with the HEQSF as envisaged in the NQF Act 67 of 2008 and the CHE “Policies on the Recognition of Prior Learning, Credit Accumulation and Transfer, and Assessment in Higher Education” published by the CHE in August 2016. The final approval for applications in respect of CAT and RPL is subject to academic vetting in terms of applicable legislation and institutional policies.
Enquire at your nearest Lyceum Branch Office for more information regarding the awarding of subject credits (Credit Accumulation and Transfer - CAT) towards Lyceum Qualifications.
Study materials are supplied in digital format only.