(i) Purpose of the qualification

This Postgraduate Diploma in Inclusive Education will serve to strengthen and deepen educators, leaders and managers’ knowledge. The primary purpose of this Postgraduate Diploma is to enable working professional educators, leaders and managers to involve themselves in advanced reflection and development by means of a systematic survey of current thinking, practice and research methodology. The Postgraduate Diploma demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence.

(ii) Minimum Admission Requirements

The minimum admission requirements for the PGDip Inclusive Education are:
• a four-year professional teaching degree OR
• an appropriate bachelor’s degree and a recognised professional teaching
qualification OR
• a bachelor’s degree or diploma plus Postgraduate Certificate in Education OR
• College Higher Education Diploma (CHED)

(f) International Students
Applications from international students are considered in terms of:
HESA/Institutional guideline document, “Exemption Requirements: Foreign School Qualifications” institutional equivalence reference document
(where required) submission of international qualification to SAQA for benchmarking in terms of HEQF

(g) Exit Level Outcomes / Graduate Attributes

The following graduate attributes attest to the modules entailed in this handbook:

Attribute 1: Deepen discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth.
Attribute 2: Development of research orientations in students for professional and scholarly purposes.
Attribute 3: Creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Attribute 4: Teamwork and communication skills.
Attribute 5: Professionalism and leadership readiness. Attribute 6: Intercultural and ethical competency.
Attribute 7: Technological competency.