Transcript CAREER AND CAREER CHOICES

CAREER AND CAREER
CHOICES
TERM 1 WORK
WHAT DOES THE DEPARTMENT EXPECT:
• • Requirements for admission to additional and higher education
courses: National Senior Certificate (NSC) requirements
• for certificate, diploma and degree studies
• - Evaluating additional and higher education options: Admission
Score Points for institutions of higher learning and
• admission requirements for specific programmes/courses
• • Options for financial assistance: bursaries, study loans,
scholarships, learnerships and SETAs
• - Obligations in terms of financial arrangements
UNIT 1 : REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO
ADDITIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION
COURSES
TYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS
• HIGHER EDUCATION TAKES PLACE IN HIGHER LEARNING
INSTITUTIONS
1. UNIVERSITIES – STUDY MOSTLY FOR DEGREES FOR
PROFESSIONS LIKE MEDICINE ECT
2. UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNOLOGY – STUDY MOSTLY FOR
CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS OR TECHNOLOGY DEGREES – THESE
QUALIFICATIONS ARE PRACTICAL AND LEAD STRAIGHT TO JOB
OR CAREER
3. COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITIES – OFFER BOTH UNIVERSITY AND
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY QUALIFICATIONS
• THE COURSE AND THE INSTITUTION THAT YOU STUDY AT DEPENDS
ON VARIOUS FACTORS.
• ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING:
1. WHAT ARE MY INTERESTS?
2. WHAT QUALIFICATION DO I WANT TO STUDY FOR?
3. WHAT WAS MY MATRIC RESULTS?
4. WHAT COURSES DO I QUALIFY FOR?
5. WHAT CAN I AFFORD TO STUDY?
6. DO I WANT TO WORK AND STUDY AT THE SAME TIME?
DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS
1. A HIGHER CERTIFICATE
• ENABLED TO WORK IN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY
• PROVIDES INTRODUCTARY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL
TECHNIQUES
• FOCUS ON HOW TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORKPLACE
• INCLUDES WORK EXPERIENCE
• ENABLES YOU TO DO A SPECIFIC JOB
• ENABLES YOU TO STUDY FURTHER TO GAIN AN ADVANCED
CERTIFICATE
• ALLOWS YOU TO GET CREDITS IF YOU WANT TO STUDY FOR
DIPLOMA OR DEGREE
• CREDITS- POINTS YOU GET FOR COURSES/ CLASSES COMPLETED
2. A DIPLOMA
• ENABLES YOU TO WORK IN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY
• FOCUS ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND HOW TO APPLY THEM IN A
PARTICULAR FIELD
• PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
• USUALLY INCLUDES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
• ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER SEVERAL CAREER PATHS IN A
PARTICULAR FIELD
• ENABLES YOU TO STUDY FURTHER FOR AN ADVANCED DIPLOMA
OR BACHELOR’S DEGREE
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3. A BACHELOR’S DEGREE
PROVIDES BROAD EDUCATION
FOCUS ON PRINCIPLES, THEORY AND RESEARCH
ENABLES YOU TO FOLLOW A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL
ENALBLES YOU TO STUDY FURTHER FOR A POSTGRADUATE DEGREE LIKE
HONOURS OR MASTERS
• ENABLES YOU TO SPECIALISE AND STUDY FOR AN ADVANCED DIPLOMA –
EG BSC QUALIFICATION + ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION = SCIENCE
TEACHER
• REMEMBER: HIGHER CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS AND BACHELORS
DEGREES ARE KNOWN AS ENTRY LEVEL QUALIFICATION – IF YOU WANT
TO STUDY FURTHER.
• NQF = NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK – SEE PG 45 TABLE 1
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO
ADDITIONAL COURSES: FET COLLEGES
• FET COLLEGES OFFER VOCATIONAL COURSES – GETS YOU READY
FOR PARTICULAR JOB OR EMPLOYMENT
• MANY FET COLLEGE STUDENTS FIND WORK FASTER THAN
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
• FET COLLEGES FOCUS ON SCARE SKILLS AND CAREERS – HAVE
LINKS WITH INSTITUTIONS AND CORPRATE WORLD.
• COURSES ARE PRACTICAL WITH SOME THEORY – HOW TO BRIDGE
THE GAP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND REAL LIFE APPLICATION –
REAL WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE
• SOME FET COLLEGES ARE ACCEPTED AT UNI SO YOU CAN STUDY
FURTHER
• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS VARY, DEPENDING ON THE COURSE
PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS FOR NSC
• NSC – NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (MATRIC CERTIFICATE)
YOU NEED THE FOLLOWING TO PASS
• ONE HOME LANGUAGE – 40%
• TWO OTHER SUBJECTS – 40%
• THREE SUBJECTS – 30%
YOU MAY ONLY FAIL ONE SUBJECT ( LESS THAN 30%) IF YOU HAVE
COMPLETED ALL THE SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENTS IN THIS
SUBJECT – ALL THE SCHOOL PROJECTS/ TESTS/ ASSIGNMENTS FOR
THIS SUBJECT.
ADMISSION POINT SCORE (APS )
• SEE TABLE 2 ON PAGE 47
• ADMISSION TO HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS DEPEND ON APS
• NOTE: FOR THE HIGHEST MARKS , THE APS HAS TWO SCORES
WHILE THE NSC HAS ONLY ONE
NSC SUBJECTS
• SEE TABLE 4 PAGE 47
• THERE ARE TWO GROUPS OF SUBJECT
1. COMPULSARY SUBJECTS – TABLE 3 PG 47
2. DESIGNATED SUBJECTS – TABLE 5 (EXAMPLES) PG 48
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
ADMISSION TO STUDY FOR HIGHER
CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, OR DEGREE
• SEE TABLE 6 PG 48 – THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS BY LAW
• SOME COURSES/ INSTITUTIONS REQUIRE SPECIFIC COMBINATIONS
OF SUBJECTS OR HIGHER APS SCORES
• NO INSTITUTION WILL ACCEPT YOU IF YOU ONLY ACHIEVE THE
MIN FOR ALL YOUR SUBJECTS
• YOU MUST ACHIEVE ATLEAST 30% FOR THE LANUAGE THAT THE
INSTITUTION USES FOR TEACHING, TRAINING AND LEARNING
NATIONAL BENCHMARK TESTS (NBT)
• YOU MAY BE ASKED TO WRITE THE NBT. THERE ARE 2 TESTS – YOU
CAN BE ASKED TO WRITE ONE OR BOTH
1. THE AQL TEST – MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST – 3HRS AND 5 MINUTES
CONSISTS OF:
• ACADEMIC LITERACY TEST – TESTS LANGUAGE SKILLS,
VOCABULARY, EVALUATE EVIDENCE, DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND
PICK OUT MAIN IDEAS
• QUANTITATIVE LITERACY TEST – TEST ABILITY TO APPLY
FORMULAE, READ AND INTERPRET GRAPHS, CHARTS TABLES ,
MEASUREMENT AND LOGICAL REASONING
2. MATHEMATICS (MAT) – 3HRS – MULTIPLE CHOICE BASED ON GR12
CURRICULUM.
• YOU WIL WRITE THIS TEST IF YOUR COURSE INCLUDES ANY
MATHEMATICS SUBJECT.
• YOU CAN WRITE THESE TESTS BEFORE THE MATRIC FINAL EXAM
SO YOU CAN APPLY FOR BURSARIES AND COURSES AT
INSTITUTIONS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
• YOUR RESULTS WILL THEN BE COMBINED WITH YOUR NSC
RESULTS AND WILL DETERMINE WHERE YOU SHOULD BE
PLACED: REGULAR, BRIDGING OR FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES
• IT WILL ALSO HELP BURSARY PROVIDERS TO DECIDE WETHER OR
NOT TO HELP YOU.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPESIFIC
COURSES OR PROGRAMMES
• DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN SOME INSTITUTIONS HAVE
DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIONS.
THEY:
• GIVE EXTRA POINTS FOR PASSING DESIGNATED SUBJECTS
• GIVE EXTRA POINTS FOR ENG HOME LANGUAGE OR ENGLISH FAL
AND MATHEMATICS
• REQUIRE YOU TO WRITE THE NBT
OPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
TYPES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
1. BURSARIES
• BURSARIES ARE GIVEN FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
• BURSARIES ARE GIVEN BY STUDY INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES OR
BUSINESSES, SOME MUNICIPALITIES
• COMPANIES GIVE BURSARIES FOR COURSES RELATED TO WHAT
THEY DO
• LOOK FOR THE BURSARY REGISTER THAT GIVES YOU A FULL LIST
OF ALL AVAILABLE BURSARIES.
• SEE RESOURCES ON PAGE 51
HOW TO FINANCE YOUR FET COLLEGE STUDIES
THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFERS
FET COLLEGE BURSARIES
THE REQUIREMENTS ARE:
• SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENSHIP
• ENROLLED OR INTENDING TO REGISTER FOR A NATIONAL
CERTIFICATE (VOCATIONAL / NCV)
• IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISSTANCE
• SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, EG. PASSING
MARKS IN GR11 AND GR12
2. STUDY LOANS
MONEY LENT BY BANK TO FINANCE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES
YOU NEED TO BE REGISTERED AT A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE
TO GET A STUDY LOAN
APPLY AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:
• BANKS: USUALLY A PARENT OR SPONSOR APPLIES FOR YOU –
THIS PERSON MUST BE FINANCIALLY STABLE
• EDULOAN: THESE LOANS COVER COURSE FEES, REGISTRATION,
TEXTBOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.
• NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL SCHEME (NSFAS) : FOR
STUDENTS WHO SHOW THAT THEY WILL SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETE THEIR STUDIES. IF YOU DO WELL YOU CAN GET 40%
OF WHAT YOU BORROWED.
3. SCHOLARSHIPS
MONEY THAT A COMPANY, BUSINESS, ORGANISATION AWARDS TO
YOU BECAUSE YOU DID WELL IN ACADEMICS OR SPORT.
4. LEARNERSHIPS AND SETA’S
LEARNERSHIP: JOB THAT PAYS WHILE YOU STUDY. OFTEN DON’T
GET A FULL SALARY BUT A SMALLER ALLOWANCE
SETA: SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY
AFRICA HAS 21 SETA’S FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES
THE LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED BY SETA
A CONTRACT IS SIGNED BETWEEN YOU AND INSTITUTION –
CONTRACT ENDS WHEN QUALIFICATION IS OBTAINED.
OBLIGATIONS IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL
ARRANGEMENTS
1. BURSARIES
• USUALLY DON’T HAVE TO PAY BACK UNLESS YOU FAIL. YOU MAY
HAVE TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY AFTER YOU FINISH –
CONTRACT BURSARY.
2. SCHOLARSHIPS
• YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY BACK MUST YOU MUST DO WELL IN
YOUR STUDIES
3. LEARNERSHIPS
• YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR A LEARNERSHIP
4. STUDY LOANS
• FROM BANK – PAY MONEY BACK + INTEREST
• FROM COMPANY – THEY MAY WANT YOU TO WORK FOR THEM
WHEN STUDIES ARE FINISHED.
• FROM NSFAS – YOU START TO REPAY WHEN YOU EARN R30 000
OR MORE A YEAR. THEN YOU PAY 3% OF YOUR ANNUAL SALARY,
THE MORE YOU EARN, THE MORE YOU PAY.
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