Teaching can be a very rewarding career, as you will have a direct influence on future leaders and innovators.
Teachers in South Africa have the option of choosing between four phases to teach, namely the foundation phase, intermediate phase, senior phase, and further education and training phase.
Many of South Africa's universities have faculties of education that offer teaching qualifications. There are also a few colleges in South Africa where you can get qualified.
Here are the Colleges that you can study at to become a teacher in South Africa:
Varsity College
Varsity College offers qualifications of the same type and level as other Higher Education Institutions like universities. They have a school of education that forms part of The IIE’s Faculty of Social Sciences.
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Mancosa
Mancosa offers a Bachelor of Education in Senior & FET Phase which provides teaching and learning tenets with an emphasis on teaching prospective teachers about methods and techniques which will equip them to teach in primary and secondary schools.
For more information about Mancosa teaching courses
Rosebank College
Rosebank offers a Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching (BEd) that is aimed at students who want to pursue a teaching qualification for grades R to 3. This IIE qualification will produce highly skilled, innovative teachers for schools around the world.
For more information about Rosebank teaching courses
If you want to study to become a teacher but don't have the funds, check out the Funza Lushaka Bursary (Teaching bursaries available to students.)
