Education

Faculty Overview

The FEd comprises of two campuses, in Cape Town and Wellington. In The language of learning and teaching (lolt) is English in Cape Town and Afrikaans in Wellington. These two lolt are in response to South Africa’s need for smart and competent teachers in both languages. The FEd offers Bachelor of Education degrees in Foundation Phase Teaching, Intermediate Phase Teaching, and Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching. Overall, our programme offerings range from a Diploma in Grade R to a Doctor of Education degree. The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), on the other hand, allows graduates possessing approved school subjects to acquire a teaching qualification."
--Prof Andile Mji, Dean of the Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education is located on the Mowbray and Wellington campuses of CPUT. Our core business is teacher education, with most of our students in initial or pre-service teacher education through the four-year Bachelor of Education programmes. The rest of our academic offerings address educator development needs at pre-service and in-service levels, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, through the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (for those who want to join the teaching profession after acquiring a recognised qualification in another field of study). Prospective students with qualifications and experience in the Education field, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, the Advanced Certificate in Education, and Honours, Master's and doctoral degrees which are also found in our programme mix and ladder of learning.

Our Faculty is the biggest teacher education provider in the Western Cape, with students from all over the country. Instruction is offered in English at the Mowbray campus, while the undergraduate programmes are offered in Afrikaans at the Wellington campus.

As educators, we pride ourselves on belonging to what is known as a noble profession - a service-oriented profession. The Faculty thrives on paying it forward to learning communities. We acknowledge our responsibility to influence the future through the young people we train and develop and the even younger learners they will train and develop. We are also aware of the challenges facing our country's education sector, from inadequate teaching spaces, limited access to education, under-qualified educators and education managers, absence of commitment and professionalism in some sectors of our profession, and a generally underperforming education system.

We look at these challenges as our challenges, and believe that with our dedicated staff, relevant academic offerings, and the necessary support we get from our university, the Western Cape Education Department and the national Department of Higher Education and Training, our contribution in this regard is making a difference, not just to this Province but to the nation. We thus invite those who share in this vision, and want to be part of this contribution, to apply and register with us for one of the many options in educator development.

Vision

We envision being a world-class Faculty of Education that creates smart futures.

Mission

Preparing progressive 21st century educators and researchers who excel in local and global contexts.