SAQA ID: 20474 Operate a Windows System NQF Level 08 Credits 00
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
To accredit candidates who demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of education;
To develop candidates’ professional expertise in an aspect of the practices or study of education;
To provide candidates with a deeper understanding of some aspect of the professional practices, institutions and/or systems of education;
To empower candidates to achieve some critical distance from the fashionable and conventional practices and institutions of education;
To foster progressive thinking in the field of education by developing a cadre of educators with a wider and deeper understanding of the transformation of education.
Rationale for the qualification
The BEd (Hons) will provide professional educators and leaders at a post-graduate level with a clear understanding of theories and theoretical frameworks, which underwrite education systems. This qualification will deepen the expertise of educators; broaden the leadership base in the field of education, training and development.
The BEd (Hons) is a generic post-graduate qualification intended to accredit advanced and specialised academic, professional or occupational study of aspects of education. It includes an introduction to independent research and prepares candidates for further post-graduate studies. In view of the different levels of preparation offered to educators it could, therefore, serve as a critical bridge between pre-service professional education and advanced studies at Master’s level and beyond. Consequently, a primary function of this qualification is to ensure that educators have the competence required for independent research at higher levels.
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