DIPLOMA IN PRE & JUNIOR PRIMARY LEVEL 6 

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 3 YEARS

CREDITS: 400

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN PRE & JUNIOR PRIMARY EDUCATION LEVEL 7

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 3 YEARS

CREDITS: 475

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN PRE & JUNIOR PRIMARY EDUCATION (HONOURS) LEVEL 8 

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 1 YEAR

CREDITS: 120

Programme Description

The Diploma in Pre & Junior Primary is an initial teaching qualification for candidates to be registered as fully qualified professional educators in schooling. The qualification accredits the development of professional competence informed by sound knowledge and understanding of their area/s of specialisation and of educational theory. This qualification is aimed at producing teachers ready to enter the primary education teaching profession in Namibia schools. Educators who have been teaching without qualifications also have the opportunity to complete a formal specialisation in their Primary Education qualification. This enables them to obtain a deeper and broader level knowledge and understanding of the content they teach and the teaching profession. The Diploma in Pre &Junior Primary is a three-year level 6 programme which prepares students to teach from Grades 00 to grade 3. Students are required to take core modules in Education, as well as in two majors, a minor and one additional elective.

Qualification Requirements

This qualification will be awarded to people credited with a minimum of 400 credits and who have met the requirements of all compulsory sections.

            Who should apply?

• • Applicants who have obtained a minimum of 20 points in 6 subjects in Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC/AS) or the equivalent thereof to be admitted to the 3-year diploma programme or may be admitted with a qualification at NQF Level 3 obtained at International Training College-Lingua or the equivalent thereof.

Programme Description

This qualification is aimed at producing teachers ready to enter the primary education teaching profession in Namibia schools. Educators who have been teaching without qualifications also have the opportunity to complete a formal specialization in their Primary Education qualification. This enables them to obtain a deeper and broader level knowledge and understanding of the content they teach and the teaching profession. The Bachelor of Education (Junior Primary) is a three-year level 7 degree programme. It prepares students to teach from Grades one to three. Students are required to take all modules in Education and all school subjects.

Qualification Requirements

This qualification will be awarded to people credited with a minimum of 475 credits and who have met the requirements of all compulsory sections

Who should apply?

• Applicants who have obtained a minimum of 25 points in 6 subjects in the Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC/AS) or the equivalent thereof to be admitted to the 3-year degree programme or may be admitted with a qualification at NQF Level 4 obtained at International Training College-Lingua or the equivalent thereof.
• May be admitted with a qualification at NQF Level 6 obtained at International Training College-Lingua or the equivalent thereof to a Bachelors degree Level 7 (top up).

Programme Description

The Bachelor of Education Honours qualification in Pre & Junior Primary will prepare students for research- based postgraduate studies in a field of education as per chosen specialisation. It serves to reinforce, expand and strengthen the student's expertise of the field in that specialisation, and to develop appropriate research capacity for that field. Moreover, this entry-level postgraduate qualification aims to capacitate the students to continue on the educational planning, research and/or policy development pathway in that field of education. The Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Pre & Junior Primary 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 education

Qualification Requirements

This qualification will be awarded to people credited with a minimum of 120 credits and who have met the requirements of all compulsory sections.

Who should apply?

• Entry requirement to the Bachelor of Education in Pre & Junior Primary Education (Honours) level 8 shall be a Bachelor of Education in Pre & Junior Primary Level 7 or in a related field at Level 7 from any recognized institution.