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Nelson Mandela University

Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching

The Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching in Education is offered by Nelson Mandela University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

This programme has been approved in terms of the new Higher Education Qualification

Sub-Framework (HEQSF).

The primary purpose of this qualification is to educate competent Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college lecturers. This programme is intended for students with a relevant prior qualification such as a bachelor's degree. Applicants must be able to demonstrate vocationally-orientated knowledge. The Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching aims at developing and deepening teaching competencies expected of lecturers and trainers in the TVET sector.

Admission Requirements 

Students must meet several requirements to get into this programme. The requirements include: 

• appropriate 360-credit.
• NQF level 6 undergraduate diploma or bachelor’s degree.
• appropriate academic fields that will allow students to lecture on a subject.
• demonstrate their proficiency in academic literacies, enrolling for additional modules in case these are not met. 

Career Opportunities 

Once students complete this qualification, they will be able to: 

• Identify and analyse complex issues from the educational field in South Africa
• Exhibit and be able to articulate behaviour and attitudes that demonstrate a humanising pedagogical praxis in their professional practice
• Critically contribute to discourses based on different points of view to develop a personal philosophy for teaching and learning 
• Create a personality and identity with reference to professional values, ethical conduct, justifiable decision-making and leadership
• Use their knowledge to employ assessment methods in different ways to promote learning
• Engage in an inquiry-based approach to create new knowledge and problem-solving strategies to benefit both classroom and workplace/industry experience

Curriculum (Full-time)

Curriculum Studies and Assessment Practices

Critical Discourses in TVET

Designing a Vocational Pedagogy

Historical Developments in Vocational Education

Philosophical Perspectives in Education (Major) 

A Professional Identity for a Vocational Lecturer

Pedagogical Perspectives in TVET 

Psychology of Education in a Vocational Context

Vocational Education for Social Change 

Practical Learning-Teaching Practice (Major) 

Practical Learning-Workplace Based Practice