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CAREER PRESENTATION Session 1

CAREER PRESENTATION Session 1. THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK (NQF). THE GET (General Education & Training Certificate). PATHWAYS FROM GRADE 9. SECTOR EDUCATION & TRAINING AUTHORITY -SETAs. Ensures quality education and training

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CAREER PRESENTATION Session 1

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  1. CAREER PRESENTATION Session 1

  2. THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK (NQF)

  3. THE GET (General Education & Training Certificate)

  4. PATHWAYS FROM GRADE 9

  5. SECTOR EDUCATION & TRAINING AUTHORITY -SETAs • Ensures quality education and training • E.G. Bankseta manages all qualifications in the banking sector • Facilitate learnerships with employers in industry • Learnership is a registered contract which provides academic and practical education

  6. REGISTERED CONTRACT LEADING TO QUALIFICATION ON NQF

  7. FETI - FURTHER EDUCATION & TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

  8. ROLE OF FETIs – NC (V) • Levels 2, 3 and 4 (grades 10-12) • Vocational Matric • 1 language, Maths/Maths Lit & LO • Vocational direction: 14 programmes e.g. management • 3 compulsory subjects • 1 highly specialized subject

  9. PROGRAMMES OFFERED • Management Primary Agriculture • Marketing Hospitality • IT and Computer Science Tourism • Human Resources & Acc Safety in Society • Office Administration Mechnatronics • Electrical/Construction Education & Development • Civil Engineering & Building Graphic Art • Engineering & Related Design

  10. FET PHASE

  11. ALTERNATIVES TO SCHOOL FOR FET • Private college who offer other FET courses – • Business Administration Service • Human Resource Management • Bookkeeping • Technical Financial AccountingProject Management • Contract Call Centre Management • Marketing

  12. N4 OPTIONS AT COLLEGES • Fashion Design and Retail Buying • Interior Design PC Support • Journalism IT Systems Dev • Media Design and Technology • End User Computing • Motion Picture Production Game Ranging • Digital Photography Golf Directorship • Sound Engineering Event Management • TV and Radio Presenting Cabin Crew • Contemporary Music

  13. LONDON CITY AND GUILDS • UK qualification which enjoys worldwide recognition • Only accredited institutions can offer their courses • Entry levels vary from NGF 1-3 • Examples are: • Certificate and Diploma in Hospitality Management • Food Preparation and the Culinary Arts • Food and Beverage Services • International Tourism

  14. COMPONENTS OF NSC

  15. QUESTION OF EXTRA SUBJECTS • For academically gifted\for cultural reasons • Extra curricula – after school • For grade 10-12 • Parents’ cost • Matric exam written at centre

  16. THE MATHS DILEMMA • Opens many doors • Requires sequential knowledge • Requires ability Grade10 Grade 9 Grade 8

  17. MATHS vs MATHS LITERACY • Misnomer in title of subject • Maths Lit. is NOT watered down Maths • Maths Lit. is about using maths in real life – interpreting stats, interest rates etc. • Requires reading skill

  18. USE MATHS AVERAGE AS BASIS FOR DECISION: EXAM AVERAGE • > 50% - Maths • < 50% - Maths literacy

  19. MATHS PAPER 3 • Optional • Applicants will not be disadvantaged • Learning area 4 (geometry) is of concern to some faculties • Advantage if they have • Recommended for maths achievers

  20. ADVANCED PROGRAMME MATHEMATICS • Separate assessment and certificate • Not part of APS i.e. will not replace existing NSC subject • HE institutions to incorporate aspects into their syllabi • Recommended for very able student who will do maths based degrees

  21. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) & COMPUTERS APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (CAT) • Cannot do both • IT requires higher order thinking skills, difficult, largely programming • CAT is largely Microsoft office suite i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint • CAT is non-designated subject

  22. SCIENCE AND ACCOUNTING • We can predict Science achievement by looking at the grade 9 maths mark • Science is not recommended unless maths is 60% • Accounting knowledge is also sequential and a Maths mark of 50% is recommended

  23. FINAL PROMOTION MARK • SUBJECTS WITHOUT A PRACTICAL/ ORAL COMPONENT • FINAL EXAM: 75% • CASS (Standardised • Tests, exams, prelim, • classwork): 25%

  24. FINAL PROMOTION MARK • SUBJECTS WITH A PRACTICAL/ ORAL COMPONENT • FINAL EXAM: 50% • PRACTICAL/ORALS: 25% • CASS (Standardised Tests, exams, prelim, classwork): 25%

  25. PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS • English 40% • 2 Subjects 40% • 3 Subjects 30% • 1 Subject Fail

  26. DESIGNATED SUBJECTS • Accounting • Business Studies • Economics • Engineering Graphics & Design • Geography • History • Consumer Studies • Information Technology • Languages • Life Sciences • Maths or Maths Literacy • Music • Physical Science • Visual Arts • Music

  27. SUBJECTS NOT ON DESIGNATED LIST • Travel & Tourism • Computer Application Technology (CAT) • Civil Technology • Life Orientation

  28. TYPES OF MATRIC

  29. MATRIC REGISTRATION • Until end of January • ID books • Subject changes

  30. THE NEW FACE OF HET

  31. TERTIARY STUDY OPPORTUNITIES (HET)

  32. QUALIFICATION AND MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  33. UNIVERSITY PASS • 4 X 50% in recognised subjects • A University Entrance Matric (Bachelors’ Pass) does NOT guarantee acceptance into chosen field of study • A 60% average provides access to most general degree courses

  34. DIPLOMA PASS • 4 X 40% in recognised subjects • A Diploma Pass does NOT guarantee acceptance into chosen field of study • A 50% average provides access to most general diploma courses

  35. EXAMPLE • English 55% D √ • Afrikaans 42% E • Maths 35% F • Geography 65% C √ • Visual Art 70% B √ • CAT 72% B • LO 64% C • BUT if… • Maths 50% D √ or • Afrikaans 50% D √ or • Business Studies (not CAT) 65% C √

  36. EXAMPLE • English 55% D  • Afrikaans 42% E • Maths 35% F • Geography 65% C  • Art & Design 70% B  • CAT 72% B • LO 64% C BUT if 50% a 

  37. SUBJECT LINKS • Maths for Maths based courses: e.g. Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Commerce , Science • Maths Literacy for non-maths based courses: e.g. Humanities; Law • Physical Sciences for Engineering & Physical science degrees as well as medical courses • Life Sciences for Medical , biological & earth sciences • Accounting?

  38. FETCLadder of Achievement (Performance Levels)

  39. PERFORMANCE LEVELS - 7 Levels

  40. APS AMONGST HEIs • 21 HEIs will use APS • 1 HEI will use actual percentages • Computation of APS • 6 No detail • 11 8 point scale • 4 7 point scale

  41. APS AMONGST HEIs - LO Variations in how LO is scored in APS • Minimum symbol, not included in APS • Included in APS • Included in APS, but value of points changed • No points given

  42. HET ENTRY & SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS • Level set by each • University • Faculty • Course Director SC/FETC MINIMUM

  43. THE ENROLMENT SYSTEM H E S A N I S H E

  44. NISHENational Information Service for Higher Education  www.hesa.org.za  info.nishe@hesa.org.za  (012) 481-2842  (012) 481-2843

  45. Thank you for attending • Questions? • Next week : Process of career choice

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