The University of South Africa (Unisa) focuses on preparing teachers and their development in Science, Mathematice, Environmental Education, Technology, Early Childhood Development Education, Inclusive Education, ABET, Language Education, and other subjects designated as national priorities.
The Education Faculty strives to be the first choice provider of high quality Open and Distance Learning (ODL) education programmes in Africa and a recognized centre of excellence internationally for teaching, research and community engagement.
Unisa's College of Education offers the following teaching courses:
Higher Certificates
- Higher Certificate in Education Foundation Phase and Intermediate Phase
- Higher Certificate in Education Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
Advanced Certificates
- Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Mathematics and English First Additional Language Teaching
Postgraduate Certificates
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
Diplomas
- Diploma in Grade R Teaching
Advanced Diploma
- Advanced Diploma in Computer Integrated Education
- Advanced Diploma in Education in Intermediate Phase Mathematics Teaching
- Advanced Diploma in Intermediate Phase Natural Science and Technology Education
- Advanced Diploma in Senior Phase Natural Science Education
Bachelor Degrees
- Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching
- Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching
- Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
Unisa also offers a bunch of Postgraduate Diplomas, Honours degrees, Master's Degrees and Doctoral Degrees.
Their aim is to reach out to everyone by providing scholarship, service, learning and continuous professional development opportunities to aspirant and serving educators, managers and policy makers, and other practitioners in education at home and abroad.
They strive to provide their students, staff, and communities with a range of learning opportunities and knowledge through a variety of formal and non-formal Open and Distance Learning programmes that incorporate cutting edge learner support systems and approaches, innovative research initiatives and responsive community development interventions especially in the key focus areas identified in the college vision.
Special focus is given to the recruitment and support of foundation phase educators through targeted marketing and communication initiatives.
Currently Unisa is responsible for the initial professional education and training of close to 50% of all teachers in South Africa.
