Advanced Certificate In Education
Registration Status: Registered
Originating Provider: University of Western Cape
NQF Level: 6
Qualification Purpose:
The primary purpose of the ACE is to provide for training in a new area
of study, such as: a new phase or subject specialisation, textbook
writing, computers in education, assessment and quality assurance in
education, whole school development, educational management, educational
journalism, environmental education, special needs education,
curriculum development, educational broadcasting, health education, and
so on.
Secondly, it provides the space for programmes which enable educators to update, enrich and/or supplement their existing knowledge and competence in an area of study which, although previously studied at a more basic level, does not yet qualify educators to continue that specialism in a qualification at NQF Level 7. In such cases the purpose of the ACE will be to update the knowledge of educators, perhaps in terms of new developments in the area of special study, and/or to enrich, deepen and extend the knowledge of educators in this area. Examples of this kind can be drawn from any phase or learning area such as: Foundation, Intermediate or Senior Phase, Further Education (in schooling), arts and culture, history education, mathematics education, language education, science education, technology education, and so on.
Thirdly, in certain circumstances, for example, in scarce subjects, or in career change situations, the ACE can be used for upgrading from NQF level 5 to NQF level 6. If the ACE is used for upgrading purposes, the purpose, 'upgrading' should be appended to the title, and credits should be allocated appropriately across the various components of the qualification.
In all these cases, the ACE is conceived of as a form of continuing professional education which has the purpose of enabling educators to develop their competences and/or to change their career path and adopt new educator roles.
Secondly, it provides the space for programmes which enable educators to update, enrich and/or supplement their existing knowledge and competence in an area of study which, although previously studied at a more basic level, does not yet qualify educators to continue that specialism in a qualification at NQF Level 7. In such cases the purpose of the ACE will be to update the knowledge of educators, perhaps in terms of new developments in the area of special study, and/or to enrich, deepen and extend the knowledge of educators in this area. Examples of this kind can be drawn from any phase or learning area such as: Foundation, Intermediate or Senior Phase, Further Education (in schooling), arts and culture, history education, mathematics education, language education, science education, technology education, and so on.
Thirdly, in certain circumstances, for example, in scarce subjects, or in career change situations, the ACE can be used for upgrading from NQF level 5 to NQF level 6. If the ACE is used for upgrading purposes, the purpose, 'upgrading' should be appended to the title, and credits should be allocated appropriately across the various components of the qualification.
In all these cases, the ACE is conceived of as a form of continuing professional education which has the purpose of enabling educators to develop their competences and/or to change their career path and adopt new educator roles.
NB: As per the SAQA decision to re-register all provider-based
qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework that meet the
criteria for re-registration, this qualification has again been
re-registered from 1 July 2009.
As per the SAQA decision to re-register all
provider-based qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework
that meet the criteria for re-registration, this qualification has been
re-registered from 1 July 2006.