Advanced Certificate in Foundation Phase Teaching
Education, Training and Development - Early Childhood Development
Purpose and Rationale
Qualification Information
Purpose:
The purpose of the qualification is to enable teachers to develop their disciplinary and pedagogical skills in teaching of the Foundation Phase. This will be pursued in the curriculum through specialised learning, and the application of specialised knowledge and skills to teaching and learning in the Foundation Phase classroom. Furthermore, the qualification is designed to deepen the learner's subject matter knowledge, general principles, and methodology in Foundation Phase teaching. Upon completion of the qualification learners will be able to:
- Construct a suitable situation or environment for learning in order to facilitate learning within diverse education contexts.
- Work with colleagues and the community to contribute to change in the broader educational context and society.
- Apply principles, concepts, theories, and practices of effective teaching and learning of inclusivity and address barriers to learning in the classroom.
- Identify teaching strategies, assessment approaches, and the application of ICT skills to Foundation Phase Teaching.
- Transform and monitor own subject competence into learning experiences and reflect on professional practice based on an integrated knowledge base and act with integrity by maintaining the highest level of professional work ethics.
Rationale:
The institution has established itself as a reputable provider of teacher qualifications in education and training and has trained thousands of teachers via the former National Professional Diploma in Education (NPDE) and the Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE). The institution has advanced the national strategic priorities by providing specialist training to address the need for enabling teachers to upgrade their qualifications. The Advanced Certificate in Foundation Phase Teaching [AdvCert (Foundation Phase Teaching)] consequently addresses the requirement of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for establishing a teaching and learning pathway for teachers to progress in their careers. Extensive consultation with education departments on a national level was conducted to identify the shortage of adequately qualified teachers for the Foundation Phase (FP) classroom as well as to improve the professional capacity of a large number of teachers who are currently employed to teach Foundation Phase in the Free State Province and elsewhere. The qualification aims not only to enable teachers to upgrade their qualifications but also offer specialist training and knowledge to those teachers who need to strengthen their teaching skills in the Foundation Phase. In addition, the qualification also aims to provide retraining to teachers who wish to change their career path, thus widening the pool of teachers who are able to teach this phase.
Outcomes
- Construct a suitable situation/environment for learning and facilitate learning within diverse education contexts.
- Working with colleagues and the community to contribute to change in the broader education context and society.
- Apply principles, concepts, theories and practices of effective teaching and learning of inclusivity and addressing barriers to learning in the classroom.
- Identify teaching strategies, assessment approaches and the application of ICT skills to Foundation Phase Teaching.
- Transform and monitor own subject competence into learning experiences, reflect on professional practice and act with integrity by maintaining the highest level of work ethics.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Learning programmes and materials: Interpret and design for Foundation Phase teaching.
- Lesson plans: Create new plans based on learners' needs and deliver them.
- Adaptions: Make adjustments considering learning styles and needs of learners.
- Communication: Effectively communicate knowledge of learners and their learning styles.
- Mediation: Mediate learning in Foundation Phase teaching.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Citizenship and pastoral role: Reflect upon and integrate within the community in teaching.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Barriers to learning: Identify and manage in Foundation Phase teaching and learning.
- Inclusive approach: Apply to identification and screening of learning problems.
- Equality plans: Propose and implement in the classroom.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- ICT knowledge and skills: Design, plan, and apply in FP teaching.
- Competence: Demonstrate in the use of hardware and software in ICT.
- Scripted lessons: Teach and apply standardised assessment methods in the classroom.
- Classroom management: Manage effectively and assess learners effectively.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Work ethic: Display positive attitude in the classroom.
- Professionalism: Demonstrate attitudes, skills, and knowledge of the FP classroom.
- Subject knowledge: Demonstrate sound knowledge and teaching methods.
Integrated Assessment:
- Formative assessment: Applied through various methods.
- Summative assessment: Examinations.
- Theory and practice: Integrated in assessment activities aligned to outcomes.
- University's Assessment Policy: Follow for assessment.
- School experience assessment: Comprises teaching practice assessment and portfolio.
- Teaching practice: Meet criteria, assessed by supervisors and external examiner.
- Assessment components: Supervisors' reports, school confidential reports, student report, examiner's reports.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Certificate
- NQF Level
- 06
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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