Overview

The BEd degree is an initial education qualification for candidates who wish to register as qualified professional teachers. The qualification is intended for candidates who wish to obtain a focused Education degree with a well-grounded basis of subject knowledge and knowledge regarding professional practice.

This qualification is directed at training educators from birth to 4 years. This programme will be phased in on distance from 2024. SAQA number: 120966.

As an ECCE student teacher, you’ll develop focused knowledge and relevant skills to support and promote well-rounded care and education of babies, toddlers, and young children from birth to four years of age.

• Comprehensive education: The BEd (ECCE) programme provides a holistic education, equipping you with the disciplinary knowledge, educational theory, and methodology necessary to demonstrate competence and responsibility as an academically and professionally qualified ECCE educator.
• Personal growth: Our programme fosters intellectual independence, research competence in Early Childhood Development (ECD), and in-depth specialisation. You’ll gain practical skills and workplace experience that will enable you to apply your learning as a successful ECCE educator.
• Supportive community: Join a vibrant community of like-minded individuals passionate about early childhood education.

Brochure

Admission

Requirements

Please note that the below admission requirements are subject to change pending selection and possible faculty-specific requirements.

Study information is subject to change and summarises the general fields of study. This information was compiled for introduction and orientation purposes and the North-West University accepts no liability for inaccuracies that may occur in this guide. The official yearbook of the University must in all cases be consulted while compiling a programme for a specific field of study. Download the yearbook here: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/yearbooks

Please note that, owing to specific capacity constraints, the University reserves the right to select candidates for admission to certain fields of study. This means prospective students who comply with the minimum requirements will not automatically be admitted to the courses. Because of the capacity limitations and the high demand from students for admission to particular fields of study, students will be selected based on their Grade 12 results for admission to these fields.

Method of Delivery

Distance learning refers to a delivery mode focusing on enhanced accessibility to education and training, limiting, or eliminating barriers such as time, place and pace of learning. The distance mode of delivery refers to the presentation of the composite modules of a programme to students who do not physically attend classes or tutorials. The interaction with NWU academic or support staff, or NWU appointed facilitators/tutors, and the presentation of the composite modules of a programme are undertaken remotely through the use of teaching technology, learning management systems or various forms of correspondence.

Students who study from the comfort of their homes are still subject to specific admission requirements as determined by the Institutional Admissions Requirements Committee, fixed dates for the commencement of academic programmes, a minimum and maximum duration for the completion of their studies, and specific scheduled assessment opportunities.

Explicit DHET and HEQC approval of the distance mode of delivery is required for a programme to be offered.

Registration

Overview

The BEd. degree is an initial education qualification for candidates who wish to register as qualified professional teachers. The qualification is intended for candidates who wish to obtain a focused Education degree with a well-grounded basis of subject knowledge and knowledge regarding professional practice.

This qualification is directed at training educators from Grade R to Grade 3. SAQA number: 96365

As a BEd. Foundation Phase student teacher, you’ll develop focused knowledge and relevant skills to support and promote holistic education.

Students of the Foundation Phase are expected to:

• Solve problems, particularly those about educational matters, through critical and creative thinking.
• Work effectively (in a team) with other teachers, parents, community members and all other stakeholders regarding education.
• Organize and manage their classrooms and their time regarding schoolwork and extra-mural activities responsibly and effectively.
• Display a frame of mind that is inclined to research, thus, to collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information regarding educational matters.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both outside the classroom and in, by, among others, making use of the best educational technology at their disposal.
• Demonstrate understanding that the world in general and the world of education consist of a set of related systems (education authorities, school management, teachers, learners, parents, and other community members) by taking all the stakeholders concerned into account when solving a problem.
• Develop learners’ entrepreneurial skills by giving them as many opportunities as possible to practice these skills.

Admission

Requirements

Please note that the below admission requirements are subject to change pending selection and possible faculty-specific requirements.

Study information is subject to change and summarises the general fields of study. This information was compiled for introduction and orientation purposes and the North-West University accepts no liability for inaccuracies that may occur in this guide. The official yearbook of the University must in all cases be consulted while compiling a programme for a specific field of study. Download the yearbook here: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/yearbooks

Please note that, owing to specific capacity constraints, the University reserves the right to select candidates for admission to certain fields of study. This means prospective students who comply with the minimum requirements will not automatically be admitted to the courses. Because of the capacity limitations and the high demand from students for admission to particular fields of study, students will be selected based on their Grade 12 results for admission to these fields.

Method of Delivery

Registration

Overview

The BEd. degree is an initial education qualification for candidates who wish to register as qualified professional teachers. The qualification is intended for candidates who wish to obtain a focused Education degree with a well-grounded basis of subject knowledge and knowledge regarding professional practice. This qualification is directed at training educators from Grade 4 up to Grade 6. SAQA number: 98923.

As a BEd. Intermediate Phase student teacher, you’ll develop focused knowledge and relevant skills to support and promote holistic education.

Students of the Intermediate Phase are expected to:

• Solve problems, particularly those about educational matters, through critical and creative thinking.
• Work effectively (in a team) with other teachers, parents, community members and all other stakeholders regarding education.
• Organize and manage their classrooms and their time regarding schoolwork and extra-mural activities responsibly and effectively.
• Display a frame of mind that is inclined to research, thus, to collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information regarding educational matters.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both outside the classroom and in, by, among others, making use of the best educational technology at their disposal.
• Demonstrate understanding that the world in general and the world of education consist of a set of related systems (education authorities, school management, teachers, learners, parents, and other community members) by taking all the stakeholders concerned into account when solving a problem.

Develop learners’ entrepreneurial skills by giving them as many opportunities as possible to practice these skills

Admission

Requirements

Please note that the below admission requirements are subject to change pending selection and possible faculty-specific requirements.

Study information is subject to change and summarises the general fields of study. This information was compiled for introduction and orientation purposes and the North-West University accepts no liability for inaccuracies that may occur in this guide. The official yearbook of the University must in all cases be consulted while compiling a programme for a specific field of study. Download the yearbook here: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/yearbooks

Please note that, owing to specific capacity constraints, the University reserves the right to select candidates for admission to certain fields of study. This means prospective students who comply with the minimum requirements will not automatically be admitted to the courses. Because of the capacity limitations and the high demand from students for admission to particular fields of study, students will be selected based on their Grade 12 results for admission to these fields.

Method of Delivery

Registration

2024 updates in progress.

Overview

The BEd. degree is an initial education qualification for candidates who wish to register as qualified professional teachers. The qualification is intended for candidates who wish to obtain a focused Education degree with a well-grounded basis of subject knowledge and knowledge regarding professional practice. This qualification is directed at training educators from Grade 7 up to Grade 12. SAQA number: 97262.

As a BEd. Senior and FET Phase student teacher, you’ll develop focused knowledge and relevant skills to support and promote holistic education.

Students of the Senior and FET Phase are expected to:

• Solve problems, particularly those about educational matters, through critical and creative thinking.
• Work effectively (in a team) with other teachers, parents, community members and all other stakeholders regarding education.
• Organize and manage their classrooms and their time regarding schoolwork and extra-mural activities responsibly and effectively.
• Display a frame of mind that is inclined to research, thus, to collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information regarding educational matters.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both outside the classroom and in, by, among others, making use of the best educational technology at their disposal.
• Demonstrate understanding that the world in general and the world of education consist of a set of related systems (education authorities, school management, teachers, learners, parents, and other community members) by taking all the stakeholders concerned into account when solving a problem.
• Develop learners’ entrepreneurial skills by giving them as many opportunities as possible to practice these skills.

Admission

Requirements

Please note that the below admission requirements are subject to change pending selection and possible faculty-specific requirements.

Study information is subject to change and summarises the general fields of study. This information was compiled for introduction and orientation purposes and the North-West University accepts no liability for inaccuracies that may occur in this guide. The official yearbook of the University must in all cases be consulted while compiling a programme for a specific field of study. Download the yearbook here: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/yearbooks

Please note that, owing to specific capacity constraints, the University reserves the right to select candidates for admission to certain fields of study. This means prospective students who comply with the minimum requirements will not automatically be admitted to the courses. Because of the capacity limitations and the high demand from students for admission to particular fields of study, students will be selected based on their Grade 12 results for admission to these fields.

Method of Delivery

Registration

2024 updates in progress.