Languages:
Student Life | Enterprises | Media | Support Services | Vision 2030 | Procurement | Tenders | Contact
Diploma in ICT Extendend Programmes. Department of Network and Information Technology
WS60014 - Diploma in Information and Communications Technology in Communication Networks (Extended Programme)
WS60016 - Diploma in Information and Communications Technology in Support Services (Extended Programme)
The purpose of extending the curriculum is to improve the success and graduation rates of students from disadvantaged backgrounds within the Diploma in Information & Communication Technology programmes offered by the Department.
In order to achieve its purpose the programme aims to:
• Provide students “at risk” with a viable platform to successfully undertake computing studies at the tertiary education level.
• Provide students from disadvantaged backgrounds with an adequate level of foundational competence which is based on specific and discipline-related computing knowledge.
• Improve the retention and throughput of disadvantaged students entering mainstream programmes.
• Provide a learning environment where the gap in terms of disadvantaged learner needs and the learner support required are bridged.
The programme will contain, but is not limited to the following enrichment areas:
• Academic Literacy - will provide learners with the ability to attend to their academic needs, manage their academic behaviour, manage their time, and exercise personal choices with respect to their academic studies that are both reflective and independent.
• Life Skills – will provide learners with the skills necessary to deal with topical psychological and social factors as both an individual and a student.
• Maths Literacy – will provide learners with the necessary foundation to seek to improve their numeric skills by making use of daily examples to instil mathematical principles.
• Communication in English – will provide learners with the effective methods for improving interpersonal communication. The importance of this area arises from the fact that the majority of information technology-related business transactions in South Africa are done in English, and this does not diminish the importance of any one mother tongue.
• Information Literacy – will capacitate learners in competencies like locating, sifting, sorting and evaluating various information sources in order to select what is required and present it in a useful way.
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC)
NSC with a diploma or bachelor's endorsement with a minimum Admission Point Score (APS):
• 18 (with Mathematics) or 20 (with Mathematics Literacy) Specific subject requirement:
• English - 4 (50-59%)
• Mathematics - 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy - 5 (60-69%)
Applicants who have an NSC achievement rating one level below the required levels as mentioned above, i.e., in ONE of the two subjects (Mathematics /Mathematics Literacy, or English as a Home Language or First Additional Language) mentioned above will be considered for admission into extended programme.
SENIOR CERTIFICATE (SC)
Endorsement: Full exemption/ School leaving. An E-symbol on the Higher Grade or D-symbol on the Standard Grade for English (1st language) OR D-symbol on the Higher Grade or C-symbol on Standard Grade for English (2nd language). In addition, an E-symbol on the Higher Grade or a D-symbol on the Standard Grade for Mathematics.
Applicants who have an achievement rating one level below the required as mentioned above, i.e. in ONE of the two subjects (Mathematics, or English as a Home Language or First Additional Language) mentioned above will be considered for admission into extended programme
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE VOCATIONAL (NCV4):
Requirements as defined in the Government Gazette 32743 dated 26th November 2009 with specific requirements as set out below:
• 50% in the three fundamental subjects which in the case of this qualification are required to be:
o English
o Life Orientation and
o Mathematics – 50 % OR Mathematics Literacy – 60%.
• In addition, 60% for any of the three following subjects:
o Systems Analysis and Design
o Data Communication and Networking
o Computer Programming
o Physical Science
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Applications from international students are considered in terms of the institutional equivalence reference document and (where required) submission qualification to SAQA for benchmarking in terms of HEQF.
MATURE AGE ENDORSEMENT
(as per General Prospectus G1.6)
