Language Competencies & Endorsements
Student's competence in the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) (English) plus ICT and a second language (excluding Afrikaans) are required components of fundamental learning for this programme. For this, applicants will have to provide evidence that they have these competencies which will be endorsed on their certificates (LoLT and LoCC) or they will be required to achieve these competencies. Students will not be able to graduate without them.
LoLT:
1. Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) endorsement:
1.1 After completing the PGCE in English
You will have your certificate endorsed as “Proficient in the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) – English.
LoCC: Second Language (excluding Afrikaans):
2. Language of Conversational Competence (LoCC) endorsement:
2.1. If you have an African language (excluding Afrikaans) or SA Sign Language as part of your NSC OR
2.2. If you have completed a module in an African language at first year level at an accredited higher education institution
OR
2.3. If you are claiming proficiency in an African language, excluding Afrikaans, and you do not have certified competence (such as through a degree or your NSC) you are required to pass a competency test for certification purposes. Competency tests are offered in 3 official languages only, namely, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Sepedi.
You will have your certificate endorsed e.g. LoCC: isiZulu.
The African language or Sign language so selected does not have to be one of the languages offered at The Independent Institute of Education.
If you do not have any of the above (2.1 or 2.2 or 2.3) you will need to:
2.4. Register for such a Conversational Competence Short Learning Programme (SLP) at The IIE concurrent with your PGCE and pass this SLP in order to get the endorsement for LoCC.
Please note that only a limited number of languages are available as conversational competence modules on our campuses.
ICT:
3. ICT competence
3.1. If you have done Introduction to Personal Computing or equivalent (NQF L5) , in a prior qualification and not longer than 3 years before year admission to the PGCE, you need to provide evidence of this; OR
3.2. You need to write the Introduction to Personal Computing (INPC) competency test. If you pass, your Academic Transcript will reflect the ICT competence. If you fail, you need to register for the INPC Short Learning Programme.