Careers And Career Choices Flashcards
Differentiare between FET colleges and universities
FET Colleges (TVET Colleges) focus on practical, career-oriented training in fields like engineering, hospitality, and business. They offer certificates and diplomas and prepare students for specific trades or jobs.
Universities provide degree programs in academic and professional fields like law, medicine, and engineering. They focus more on theory and research.
FET colleges are ideal for hands-on skills, while universities are suited for academic and professional careers.
Define the term designated subject
A designated subject is a school subject that universities consider for admission. Examples include Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Accounting, and History.
Discuss the two National Benchmark Tests
• The AQL is a multiple-choice test that takes three hours and five
minutes to write. It is made up of the:
– Academic Literacy test, which tests your ability to, for example,
understand vocabulary, evaluate evidence, draw conclusions and
pick out main ideas
– Quantitative Literacy test, which tests your ability to apply formulae, read and interpret graphs, charts and tables, calculate, measure geometric
shapes, and reason logically.
• Mathematics (MAT) is a three-hour, multiple-choice test based on the Grade12 curriculum. You will write this test if you have to have Mathematics for a
particular course.”
“Your results for these tests will be combined with your NSC results, and will
determine if you should be placed in regular, bridging or foundation programmes at the institution. If you do well in your NBT, this will give you a better chance of
being accepted into the course you want to study. It will also help bursary awarders
decide whether or not to give you a bursary”
Scholarship
A scholarship is money that a company, business or organisation awards to you because you did well at school in your studies or at sport.
Learerhsip
A learnership is a job that pays you while you are studying. You study the theory at a higher education institution and practise what you have learnt in your job.
Sometimes you won’t get a full salary, but you will be given an allowance, such as R2 500 a month, while you are on the learnership.”
Study loan from a bank
Usually your parent or sponsor applies for the loan for you. He or she should be employed and should be able to afford the monthly rrepayment
Study loan from a company
NSFAS
The scheme gives loans to students who do not have money to study and who show that they will successfully complete their studies. NSFAS encourages students by allowing them not to pay back up to 40% of the loan if they do well.
University of technology
Universities of technology offer certificates, diplomas or degrees in technology, and the courses at these institutions are practical and lead directly to a job or
career.
Comprehensive universities
Comprehensive universities are institutions that offer both university and university of technology qualifications.
What does a higher certificate enable you to do
• enables you to work in a specific industry, for example, tourism
• provides you with basic introductory knowledge and practical techniques
• focuses on how to apply knowledge in the
workplace
• enables you to do a specific job
What does a diploma enable you to do
• enables you work in a specific industry or profession,
for example, management or finance
• focuses on general principles and how to apply them In a particular field
• provides you with comprehensive and specialist knowledge
• usually includes practical experience in the workplace allows you to enter a number of career paths in a particular field
What a does a degree enable you to do
• provides you with a broad education
• focuses on principles, theory and research
• enables you to follow a career as a professional
• enables you to study further for a postgraduate degree such
as honours and masters
NQF levels
GET (Grade 1-9)- 1
FET - 2(Grade 10); 3(Grade 11) ; 4(Grade 12)
Higher certificate - 5
Advanced certificate - 6
Diploma - 6
Advanced Diploma - 7
Bachelor’s degree - 7
Postgraduate Diploma - 8
Bachelor’s Honors - 8
Masters Degree - 9
Doctorate Degree - 10
Requirements to pass the NSC
• one official language at home language level - minimum 40%
• two other subịects - minimum 40%
• three subjects - minimum 30%.
You may fail one subject (less than 30%) if you have completed all schools- based assessments in this subject.
APS point system
8- 90-100%
7 - 80-89%
6 - 70-79%
5 - 60-69%
4 - 50-59%
3 - 40-49%
2 - 30-39%
1 - 0-29%
Minimum requirements for A higher certificate pass
Pass the NSC with:
one official language at home language level – 40% (APS 3) or more
Two other subject: . 40% (APS 3) or more for each subject
three subjects - 30% (APS 2) or more for each subject.
Minimum requirements to obtain a diploma pass
Pass the NSC vith:
• one official language at home language level - 40% (APS 3) or better
• three other subjects - 40% (APS 3) or better (excluding Life Orientation) for each subject
• two subjects -30% (APS 2) or more for each subject.
Minimum requirements to obtain a bachelor’s pass
Pass the NSC with:
• one official language at home language level - 40% (APS 3) or more
• four subjects from the designated list – 50% (APS 4) or more for each subject
two subjects -30% (APS 2) or more for each subject.
Explain how an internship is different from a scholarship
• Scholarships are awarded for academic performance/you need to maintain your good performance whilst internship do not need excellent academic
performance.
• Scholarship provides financial aid for further studies- you might have to work back the money given to you. Internship is workplace-based experience for
specific time and specific company.
Explain how an internship is different to a learnership
• Learnership give you an occupational qualification when completed successful whilst internship is just a specific supervised training.
• Learnership have two parts training and practical and internship just practical.
• Learnership are given to untrained people whilst learnership is given to trained
people.
THREE types of ethical behaviour you should show when
in internship, learnership or scholarship programme.
• Be eager to learn, limit socialising with all you are there to develop yourself.
• Be in time for work/class, it shows you can manage time and are disciplined
individual.
• Keep up your academic/sports performance, the criteria the scholarship was
awarded needs to be adhered to.
The difference between a university qualification and a
qualification at a TVET college.
• TVET colleges typically offer vocational qualifications and apprenticeships.
Meanwhile, universities offer their students graduate degrees, which are
equivalent to a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• TVET colleges generally offer practical, hands-on training meant to be utilized in specific trade or industry,
while universities typically offer a more theoretical
and academic education
What can a student apply for if they don’t get a bursary
• Find organisations online to learn which of them offer scholarships, what you need to qualify, and how to apply.
• Applying for a student loan from a bank or financial institution is another way to pay off the fees while you study.
• Several non-profit organisations help raise funds for education and students who need financial assistance. Proper research must be done to avoid fraudulent
practices.
• Finding a part time job is also a possibility, unless the student is studying online, then they can work full time while studying part time
