Make a difference...Become a teacher
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The Department of Basic Education is committed to providing quality education to all learners. South Africans across the country want a better future for all. By choosing to become a teacher, you would be making this vision a reality.
Teaching as a career
Ten good reasons why you should consider teaching as a career of choice:
- Turn your love of learning into a love of teaching.
- Make the same difference to a child’s life as your favourite teacher made to yours.
- Experience the joy of seeing children learn to read, write and count;and set them on a path to success.
- Mould and shape ordinary children into extraordinary citizens.
- Share your knowledge and make the world a better place.
- Help children understand the values that make South Africans strong and proud.
- Ignite the spark of curiosity in children.
- Pass on your love of learning and help students discover their potential.
- See the world through the eyes of a child and learn something in return.
- Serve children, your community and your country.
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Approved initial teacher education programmes/qualifications to be completed at a university
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Undergraduate studies
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Undergraduate studies
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Graduate studies
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A four-year Bachelor of
Education degree
(B.Ed.), specialising in the
Foundation Phase
(Grades R – 3); Intermediate
Phase (Grades 4 – 6);
Senior Phase (Grades 7 –
9); and the Further Education
and Training (FET)
Phase (Grades 10 –12).
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A three or four-year Bachelors
degree, e.g. Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Engineering,
Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Computer
Science, Bachelor of Technology,
in fields suitable for admission
to the one-year
programme: Postgraduate
Certificate in Education
(PGCE). |
One-year Postgraduate
Certificate in Education
(PGCE) for graduates
whose degrees include
majors that allow admission
to the PGCE.
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Funding your studies
You can choose from a range of sources when it comes to funding your studies. These include self-funding; bursaries from government departments – both national and provincial; bursaries from corporate organisations, trusts and the like; as well as taking out a loan.
The Funza Lushaka bursary scheme
The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a multi-year programme that promotes teaching in public schools. Full-cost bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a full teaching qualification in an area of national priority. Recipients of these bursaries will be required to teach at a public school for the same number of years that they receive the bursary. For more information go to the Funza Lushaka website.
Sourced from National Department of Basic Education.
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