1. CAREER AND CAREER CHOICES
TERM 1 WORK

2. WHAT DOES THE DEPARTMENT EXPECT:
• Requirements for admission to additional and higher education courses: National Senior Certificate (NSC) requirements
for certificate, diploma and degree studies
- Evaluating additional and higher education options: Admission Score Points for institutions of higher learning and
admission requirements for specific programmes/courses
• Options for financial assistance: bursaries, study loans, scholarships, learnerships and SETAs
- Obligations in terms of financial arrangements

3. UNIT 1 : REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO ADDITIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES
TYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS
HIGHER EDUCATION TAKES PLACE IN HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
UNIVERSITIES – STUDY MOSTLY FOR DEGREES FOR PROFESSIONS LIKE MEDICINE ECT
UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNOLOGY – STUDY MOSTLY FOR CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS OR TECHNOLOGY DEGREES – THESE QUALIFICATIONS ARE PRACTICAL AND LEAD STRAIGHT TO JOB OR CAREER
COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITIES – OFFER BOTH UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY QUALIFICATIONS

4. THE COURSE AND THE INSTITUTION THAT YOU STUDY AT DEPENDS ON VARIOUS FACTORS.
ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT ARE MY INTERESTS?
WHAT QUALIFICATION DO I WANT TO STUDY FOR?
WHAT WAS MY MATRIC RESULTS?
WHAT COURSES DO I QUALIFY FOR?
WHAT CAN I AFFORD TO STUDY?
DO I WANT TO WORK AND STUDY AT THE SAME TIME?

5. DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS
A HIGHER CERTIFICATE
ENABLED TO WORK IN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY
PROVIDES INTRODUCTARY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES
FOCUS ON HOW TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORKPLACE
INCLUDES WORK EXPERIENCE
ENABLES YOU TO DO A SPECIFIC JOB
ENABLES YOU TO STUDY FURTHER TO GAIN AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATE
ALLOWS YOU TO GET CREDITS IF YOU WANT TO STUDY FOR DIPLOMA OR DEGREE
CREDITS- POINTS YOU GET FOR COURSES/ CLASSES COMPLETED

6. 2. A DIPLOMA
ENABLES YOU TO WORK IN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY
FOCUS ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND HOW TO APPLY THEM IN A PARTICULAR FIELD
PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
USUALLY INCLUDES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER SEVERAL CAREER PATHS IN A PARTICULAR FIELD
ENABLES YOU TO STUDY FURTHER FOR AN ADVANCED DIPLOMA OR BACHELOR’S DEGREE

7. 3. A BACHELOR’S DEGREE
PROVIDES BROAD EDUCATION
FOCUS ON PRINCIPLES, THEORY AND RESEARCH
ENABLES YOU TO FOLLOW A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL
ENALBLES YOU TO STUDY FURTHER FOR A POSTGRADUATE DEGREE LIKE HONOURS OR MASTERS
ENABLES YOU TO SPECIALISE AND STUDY FOR AN ADVANCED DIPLOMA – EG BSC QUALIFICATION + ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION = SCIENCE TEACHER
REMEMBER: HIGHER CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS AND BACHELORS DEGREES ARE KNOWN AS ENTRY LEVEL QUALIFICATION – IF YOU WANT TO STUDY FURTHER.
NQF = NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK – SEE PG 45 TABLE 1

8. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO ADDITIONAL COURSES: FET COLLEGES
FET COLLEGES OFFER VOCATIONAL COURSES – GETS YOU READY FOR PARTICULAR JOB OR EMPLOYMENT
MANY FET COLLEGE STUDENTS FIND WORK FASTER THAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
FET COLLEGES FOCUS ON SCARE SKILLS AND CAREERS – HAVE LINKS WITH INSTITUTIONS AND CORPRATE WORLD.
COURSES ARE PRACTICAL WITH SOME THEORY – HOW TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND REAL LIFE APPLICATION – REAL WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE
SOME FET COLLEGES ARE ACCEPTED AT UNI SO YOU CAN STUDY FURTHER
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS VARY, DEPENDING ON THE COURSE

9. PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS FOR NSC
NSC – NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (MATRIC CERTIFICATE)
YOU NEED THE FOLLOWING TO PASS
ONE HOME LANGUAGE – 40%
TWO OTHER SUBJECTS – 40%
THREE SUBJECTS – 30%
YOU MAY ONLY FAIL ONE SUBJECT ( LESS THAN 30%) IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENTS IN THIS SUBJECT – ALL THE SCHOOL PROJECTS/ TESTS/ ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS SUBJECT.

10. ADMISSION POINT SCORE (APS )
SEE TABLE 2 ON PAGE 47
ADMISSION TO HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS DEPEND ON APS
NOTE: FOR THE HIGHEST MARKS , THE APS HAS TWO SCORES WHILE THE NSC HAS ONLY ONE
NSC SUBJECTS
SEE TABLE 4 PAGE 47
THERE ARE TWO GROUPS OF SUBJECT
COMPULSARY SUBJECTS – TABLE 3 PG 47
DESIGNATED SUBJECTS – TABLE 5 (EXAMPLES) PG 48

11. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO STUDY FOR HIGHER CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, OR DEGREE
SEE TABLE 6 PG 48 – THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS BY LAW
SOME COURSES/ INSTITUTIONS REQUIRE SPECIFIC COMBINATIONS OF SUBJECTS OR HIGHER APS SCORES
NO INSTITUTION WILL ACCEPT YOU IF YOU ONLY ACHIEVE THE MIN FOR ALL YOUR SUBJECTS
YOU MUST ACHIEVE ATLEAST 30% FOR THE LANUAGE THAT THE INSTITUTION USES FOR TEACHING, TRAINING AND LEARNING

12. NATIONAL BENCHMARK TESTS (NBT)
YOU MAY BE ASKED TO WRITE THE NBT. THERE ARE 2 TESTS – YOU CAN BE ASKED TO WRITE ONE OR BOTH
THE AQL TEST – MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST – 3HRS AND 5 MINUTES
CONSISTS OF:
ACADEMIC LITERACY TEST – TESTS LANGUAGE SKILLS, VOCABULARY, EVALUATE EVIDENCE, DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND PICK OUT MAIN IDEAS
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY TEST – TEST ABILITY TO APPLY FORMULAE, READ AND INTERPRET GRAPHS, CHARTS TABLES , MEASUREMENT AND LOGICAL REASONING

13. 2. MATHEMATICS (MAT) – 3HRS – MULTIPLE CHOICE BASED ON GR12 CURRICULUM.
YOU WIL WRITE THIS TEST IF YOUR COURSE INCLUDES ANY MATHEMATICS SUBJECT.
YOU CAN WRITE THESE TESTS BEFORE THE MATRIC FINAL EXAM SO YOU CAN APPLY FOR BURSARIES AND COURSES AT INSTITUTIONS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
YOUR RESULTS WILL THEN BE COMBINED WITH YOUR NSC RESULTS AND WILL DETERMINE WHERE YOU SHOULD BE PLACED: REGULAR, BRIDGING OR FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES
IT WILL ALSO HELP BURSARY PROVIDERS TO DECIDE WETHER OR NOT TO HELP YOU.

14. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPESIFIC COURSES OR PROGRAMMES
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN SOME INSTITUTIONS HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIONS.
THEY:
GIVE EXTRA POINTS FOR PASSING DESIGNATED SUBJECTS
GIVE EXTRA POINTS FOR ENG HOME LANGUAGE OR ENGLISH FAL AND MATHEMATICS
REQUIRE YOU TO WRITE THE NBT

15. OPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
TYPES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
BURSARIES
BURSARIES ARE GIVEN FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
BURSARIES ARE GIVEN BY STUDY INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES OR BUSINESSES, SOME MUNICIPALITIES
COMPANIES GIVE BURSARIES FOR COURSES RELATED TO WHAT THEY DO
LOOK FOR THE BURSARY REGISTER THAT GIVES YOU A FULL LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE BURSARIES.
SEE RESOURCES ON PAGE 51

16. HOW TO FINANCE YOUR FET COLLEGE STUDIES
THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFERS FET COLLEGE BURSARIES
THE REQUIREMENTS ARE:
SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENSHIP
ENROLLED OR INTENDING TO REGISTER FOR A NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (VOCATIONAL / NCV)
IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISSTANCE
SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, EG. PASSING MARKS IN GR11 AND GR12

17. 2. STUDY LOANS
MONEY LENT BY BANK TO FINANCE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES
YOU NEED TO BE REGISTERED AT A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE TO GET A STUDY LOAN
APPLY AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:
BANKS: USUALLY A PARENT OR SPONSOR APPLIES FOR YOU – THIS PERSON MUST BE FINANCIALLY STABLE
EDULOAN: THESE LOANS COVER COURSE FEES, REGISTRATION, TEXTBOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.
NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL SCHEME (NSFAS) : FOR STUDENTS WHO SHOW THAT THEY WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR STUDIES. IF YOU DO WELL YOU CAN GET 40% OF WHAT YOU BORROWED.

18. 3. SCHOLARSHIPS MONEY THAT A COMPANY, BUSINESS, ORGANISATION AWARDS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU DID WELL IN ACADEMICS OR SPORT. 4. LEARNERSHIPS AND SETA’S LEARNERSHIP: JOB THAT PAYS WHILE YOU STUDY. OFTEN DON’T GET A FULL SALARY BUT A SMALLER ALLOWANCE SETA: SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY AFRICA HAS 21 SETA’S FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES THE LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED BY SETA A CONTRACT IS SIGNED BETWEEN YOU AND INSTITUTION – CONTRACT ENDS WHEN QUALIFICATION IS OBTAINED.

19. OBLIGATIONS IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
BURSARIES
USUALLY DON’T HAVE TO PAY BACK UNLESS YOU FAIL. YOU MAY HAVE TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY AFTER YOU FINISH – CONTRACT BURSARY.
2. SCHOLARSHIPS
YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY BACK MUST YOU MUST DO WELL IN YOUR STUDIES
3. LEARNERSHIPS
YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR A LEARNERSHIP

20. 4. STUDY LOANS
FROM BANK – PAY MONEY BACK + INTEREST
FROM COMPANY – THEY MAY WANT YOU TO WORK FOR THEM WHEN STUDIES ARE FINISHED.
FROM NSFAS – YOU START TO REPAY WHEN YOU EARN R OR MORE A YEAR. THEN YOU PAY 3% OF YOUR ANNUAL SALARY, THE MORE YOU EARN, THE MORE YOU PAY. -