Information sharing session: Career Development Services and

Open LearningCET Programmes

GETC, Senior Certificate and National Senior Certificate for Adults

29 October 2015

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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1. Problem Statement2. The Target Group3. CET Programmes GETC: ABET Senior Certificate

2011 Census Data: Level of Education for 20+

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South Africa 2007 2011

Male Female Total Male Female Total

No schooling 1002535 1670011 2672546 1051871 1614003 2 665 874

Some Primary

2168229 2429095 4597324 1778086 2012048 3 790 134

Completed Primary

752928 880010 1632737 660846 753049 1 413 895

Some Secondary

5199092 5838582 11037674 5066815 5414 762 10 481 577

Gr 12/Std 10 2523589 2593476 5117065 4335895 4583713 8 919 608

Higher 1223777 1277243 2501020 1708194 1936423 3 644 617

Total 12870149 14688417 27558566 14601707 16313998 30 915 705

86%

TARGET GROUP FOR CET PROGRAMMES

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a) People over the age of 18 who left school without

attempting the final year(s)/exams (‘out-of-

school’ youth/NEET)

b) School-leavers who wish to improve their

chances for entry into higher education

c) Adults who have no schooling at all

d) Working adults who wish to get a matric

Qualifications

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NQF Level Qualification types Certificates for learning

4 National Certificate (NC)Qualification

variantsNSC

NC(V) Level 4

Senior Cert/ NSC Colleges

Senior Certificate

NSC for Adults - NASCA √

3 Intermediate Certificate (IC)Qualification

variants(Gr 11) NC(V) Level 3 √

2 Elementary Certificate (EC)Qualification

variants(Gr 10) NC(V) Level 2 √

1 General Certificate (GC)Qualification

variantsGeneral Certificate of Ed (Gr 9)

GETC: ABET GETC for Adults (GETCA)

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE GETC

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a) NQF level 1-Equivalent to Grade 9

b) Attendance of classes necessary

c) Offer minimum 5/6 subjects (120 credits)

d) Pass at 40%

e) Internal assessment (SBA) requirements

f) Fundamentals- Language, maths/ML

g) pathways-Senior Certificate/ TVET(N(V)C)

h) Assessment in June and November

THE SENIOR CERTIFICATE

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(a) The Senior Certificate Qualification was initially extended to

cater for candidates that did not complete the SC as at

November 2007, extension was granted until 2014.

(b) Intended initially to accommodate only SC candidates with

partial credits.

(b) The admission requirements were extended to include adults

who are:

• 21 years and older, with no SC credits, provided they have

an ABET Level IV or Grade 9..

DEVELOPMENTS IN 2014

Ministers of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training

have approved:

(a) the continuation of the SC, post 2014 (Gazetted August

2014)

(b) in a re-structured format, review of subjects-adaptation to

caps

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE SENIOR CERTIFICATE

Entrance requirements• Adult learners who are 21 years and older who have

completed GETC or equivalent qualification;• Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete

SC qualification; and• NSC repeaters and part-time candidates who were not

successful in obtaining a NSC post the expiry date of the shelf life of SBA.

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SUITABILITY OF THE SENIOR CERTIFICATE FOR ADULTS

Suitability of the SC as an alternative qualification for adults• Registered on the NQF as a Level 4 Qualification;• A minimum of one year

Limitations of the NSC• 3-year qualification;• SBA requirement of 25%; and• SBA must be done under controlled conditions.• NSC is reserved as a qualification for full-time school learners

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SUITABILITY OF THE SENIOR CERTIFICATE FOR ADULTS

• SC credits obtained prior to June 2014 will be recognised

• The list of approved subjects in Report 550 will be closed

for selection post June 2014;

• A limited number of revised SC subjects based on the NSC

approved subjects will be developed.

• There is no compulsory SBA component.

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SENIOR CERTIFICATE

Programme Requirements• A learner must offer at least 6 subjects, comprising two

official languages, 1 First Language (SC) or HL (NSC), and 1 language on at least Second Language level (SC) or FAL (NSC);

• A further 4 optional subjects comprising a combination of SC, previously obtained N-subjects in combination with SC subjects, and new SC subjects.

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SUITABILITY OF THE SENIOR CERTIFICATE FOR ADULTS

Promotion Requirements• Pass at least five of the six subjects;• Obtain a sub-minimum of 20% in the sixth subject;• Obtain an aggregate of 720 marks;

Assessment• Learners will be assessed in a final examination in June; • There will be no SBA component, only a 100% examination;• The DBE will conduct, administer and manage the final

examination, until DHET has developed the required capacity.

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