If you are keen on enrolling for a short learning programme at the University of South Africa (Unisa) for the 2023 academic year, then you will be pleased to know that applications have been open since Monday 14 November and will close on Monday 28 November 2022.
The university has also advised interested applicants to visit the Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning to register for 2023 academic year. Candidates have also been advised to register as soon as they can to avoid disappointment.
The Short Learning Programmes (SLPs) at Unisa are non-degree, introductory, practical programmes designed to quickly and effectively build knowledge and abilities in a particular subject area.
They aim to update or expand students' knowledge and skills in a particular field by going through the most important foundational ideas. The "just enough" learning strategy used by SLPs means that they are created to satisfy a prospective student's particular learning needs or a certain employment requirement.
Anyone interested in beginning a new short learning programme can apply for admission, including the following:
- First-time Unisa applicants.
- Unisa students changing to a new Short Learning Programme.
- Applicants who previously applied for admission and were not offered a space.
How to apply?
- Apply online for all Short Learning Programmes.
- Click here for guidelines on how to apply.
- Upload supporting documents
Every applicant beginning a new qualification must upload the necessary supporting files, which often include the following:
- Copy of your school qualifications (eg National Senior Certificate)
- Copy of your official tertiary academic record(s) (if applicable) (internet copies will not be accepted)
- Copy of your ID document (RSA students) or ID/passport (international students)
- Copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable) or divorce decree (if applicable)
- Sworn translations of documents if they are not in English or Afrikaans
- Any additional documents as may be required for a specific Short Learning Programme
The due date for uploading the required documents is the closing date for applications. No documents submitted after the closing date for applications will be accepted.
There is no application fee when applying for Short Learning Programmes and as mentioned above, SLPs are provided and managed by the Centre for Lifelong Learning, which is housed inside the several academic divisions of Unisa's colleges.
On the Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning website, at www.unisa.ac.za/ucl, you can find information on the program's content and eligibility requirements.
