Degree Programme Overview
Instill Education offers the Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Foundation Phase Teaching (PGCE FP) programme in two modes of delivery to provide for student-teachers with differing needs, time commitments, responsibilities, and geographical area. Our contact PGCE (Foundation Phase Teaching) programme is a one-year full-time qualification offered primarily on campus, and our PGCE (Foundation Phase Teaching) distance programme is a two-year, four-semester, part- time programme, taking place fully online.
The PGCE in Foundation Phase Teaching) is a 130-credit, NQF Level 7 programme designed expressly for the purpose of training graduates in possession of a Bachelor’s degree to become school educators in the Foundation Phase – teaching Grades R to 3.
A PGCE is the only qualification which provides professional registration with the South African Council for Educators (SACE) for graduates with degrees other than the Bachelor of Education (B Ed).
Student-teachers in the PGCE (Foundation Phase Teaching) programme will need to complete the following courses/modules successfully in order to receive the qualification.
- Classroom Management
- Teaching Methods
- Applied Childhood
- Psychology
- English First Additional Language (EFAL)
- Home Language (English, Zulu or Afrikaans)
- Conversational language (Zulu or Afrikaans)
- Mathematics
- Life Skills
- Teaching Environment
- ICT
- Work Integrated Learning
- Action Research
The division of modules and courses will differ depending on the mode of delivery you are registered for. If you are registered for a contact programme, you will be able to complete over the course of a year, and over the course of two years for the distance programme.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Minimum Admission Requirements:
- Completed bachelor’s degree from a registered higher education institution.
- The degree should include subjects/disciplines relevant to teaching Literacy, Numeracy, and Life Skills for young learners.
Additional Disciplinary Knowledge:
- Applicants lacking sufficient disciplinary knowledge may need to complete disciplinary modules for Non-Degree Purposes (NDP) as occasional students.
- NDP completion can be done prior to or during PGCE studies, depending on the student’s capacity.
Multidisciplinary Degrees:
- Holders of multidisciplinary degrees without a main focus on teaching can be considered for PGCE FP.
- The relevant disciplines should support learning requirements for the foundation phase.
- Subjects to be taught should have a minimum NQF level 5 and a minimum credit weighting of 30 over two semesters.
Compulsory Disciplinary Modules for PGCE FP:
- Life Skills: Business Management, Law, Sociology
- Literacy: Academic Literacy, Communication Skills, English Literature Studies
- Numeracy: Accounting, Quantitative Analysis, Statistics Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Critical Thinking, Research Psych
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