SUBMISSIONS AND INQUIRIES:

POST MR INNOCENT MAKOTI P.O. BOX 30632 KATHU 8446

EMAIL innocentm@sioc-cdt.co.za

HAND DELIVERY SIOC-CDT OFFICE PARK CORNER HENDRICK VAN ECK AND IAN FLEMMING ROAD KATHU 8446 OR GODISANG THABAZIMBI CDT OFFICE PARK 11 JOURDAN STREET THABAZIMBI 0380

REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER SUPPORT

SIOC-CDT EDUCATION INFORMATION BOOKLET

ABOUT SIOC -CDT MATRIC BURSARY SCHEME The SIOC Community Development Trust (“SIOC-cdt) is a development organisation registered at the Master of High Court to be the custodian of development initiatives on behalf of its beneficiary communities. These communities include Thabazimbi Local Municipality (Limpopo province), Tsantsabane Local Municipality (ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape) and the John Taolo Gaetsewe District (Northern Cape province).

• Who is eligible to apply? Any Citizen who is a resident of the beneficiary communities listed above • <35 years old • average pass

mark of 65% • in financial need to fund under/postgraduate study • people living with disabilities will get first preference

Defining ourselves through our actions, not our words

Learner support

• Matric Bursary Scheme

• SciMathUS (Second Chance – matric)

• First opportunity (Grade 10-12)

Teacher support

• BEd English, Maths and Foundation Phase

• ADE in Maths and Science

• ECD Practitioners Training

ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (ADE)

PROGRAMMES

• These ADE programmes replace the old Advanced Certificate in

Education (ACE) programmes

• Designed for teachers that have an existing specialisation in one

of the following seven fields:

• Intermediate Phase (IP) Mathematics Teaching

• Senior Phase (SP) Mathematics Teaching

• Senior Phase (SP) Natural Sciences Teaching

• Further Education and Training (FET) Life Sciences

Teaching

• Further Education and Training (FET) Mathematics

Qualifications covered Agriculture: •Veterinarian • Livestock product analyst • Environmental officer • Agricultural economist • Agricultural engineer food technologists • Food technicians

Health: • MBChB • Pharmacy • Dentistry • Advanced EMS • Nursing

Education: • Bed FET Mathematics • Bed FET Physical Science • Bed Natural Sciences • Economic and Management Sciences • BEd Foundation Phase • Language • Special Needs

Law: • LLB

Tourism: •Hospitality Management • Arts and Culture Heritage • Eco-Tourism Management

Commerce: • Accounting • Economics • Auditing and Tax

Engineering and Sciences : • Quantity Surveying • Civil Engineering • Architecture • Geology • Electrical Engineering

Information Technology: • Computer Sciences • Software Development

What to submit

A completed SIOC-cdt Bursary Application form

A certified copy of latest matric results including mid-year Grade 12 results, or latest university/college academic results where application for funding is for 2nd year onwards

Proof of acceptance at a recognised, public Higher Education Institution (University or TVET/FET College)

One-page cover letter to motivate your case for financial need

A certified copy of your South African ID

How to apply

Download a copy of application form from the SIOC-cdt website (www.sioc-cdt.co.za); or

Collect form at SIOC-cdt offices in Kathu or GT-cdt office in Thabazimbi; or

Collect form at the nearest circuit office of the Department of Education; and

Complete the form and attach all supporting documents and submit to the Bursary Office through various channels discussed below

SciMathUS (Second Chance – matric) Leaners from our benefi-

ciary communities with Di-ploma or Higher Certificate matric pass are given the

opportunity to rewrite Maths and Physical

Science subjects in order to ob-

tain a Bachelors pass. Recruit-

ment is done by DoE.

First Opportunity Programme (Grade 10-12)

Intensive classes and assistance with enrolment to tertiary institu-

tions after matric for Grade 10, 11, and 12 learners who attained 65% for both Mathematics and Physical Science, as well as an average per-

centage of at least 65%. Recruitment is done by the DoE.

LEARNER SUPPORT

GRADE R ECD DIPLOMA

(PRACTITIONERS)

• Must be South African

• From beneficiary communities

• Grade 12

• University entry points or ECD NQF Level 4

certificate

• Offered at : North West University, Cape

Peninsula University of Technology &

University of Pretoria

ECD PRACTITIONERS

• From beneficial communities

• Level 4 entry:

• At least grade 9 with English

• Based at a registered ECD centre

B.ED RHODES UNIVERSITY

• Must be South African

• From beneficiary communities

• Must have a teaching diploma

• Shortlisted candidates write a test (mathematical content and

must obtain 90%)

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