Advanced Certificate in FET Accounting Teaching

Purpose

The purpose of the qualification is to improve the knowledge and competencies of teachers in accounting as a teaching area of specialisation and establish a teaching and learning pathway for teachers to enable them to advance their careers. This qualification also serves a CPD purpose. A qualified learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate practical understanding and applied competence in FET Accounting Teaching.
• Understand education systems and context, including application of technology.
• Demonstrate conceptual understanding of principles of FET Accounting Teaching.

Rationale

The Advanced Certificate in FET Accounting Teaching is designed to improve the knowledge and competencies of teachers in accounting as a teaching area of specialisation. The aim of this qualification is to address the need to upgrade teacher qualifications including unqualified and under-qualified teachers and also to provide an opportunity of retraining teachers who wish to teach another subject, thus widening the pool of teachers who are able to teach this subject. This qualification also aims at enabling the establishment for a teaching and learning pathway for teachers in order to enable them to advance their careers.

Extensive consultation with education departments on a national level, as well as a national needs analysis has been carried out. From this, it was revealed that there is a shortage of adequately qualified teachers for the FET Accounting classroom, a lack in professional capacity among a large number of teachers who are currently employed to teach FET Accounting in the Free State province and elsewhere.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

The structure of this qualification makes RPL possible. The qualification may therefore be achieved in part or completely through the RPL, which includes formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience.

Each learner will be considered according to the institution's RPL policy and guidelines. The learner will be thoroughly briefed on the mechanism to be used and the appropriate support/guidance will be provided. The process will provide the learner with an opportunity to demonstrate competence in the relevant learning areas/outcomes and will not prevent him/her from taking up the RPL option towards attempting to gain a qualification.

If the learner is able to demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes implicit in this qualification the appropriate credits will be assigned to him/her. RPL will be achieved by means of an appropriate integrated assessment method as mentioned above.

This RPL may allow a successful learner

• Accelerated access to further learning at this or higher levels on the NQF.
• Obtaining of this qualification in part or in whole.

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is

• An approved and recognised professional teaching qualification evaluated as REQV 13.
• Practising teachers in possession of a recognised professional teaching qualification at minimum NQF Exit Level 5 or equivalent.
• A Teacher's Diploma, National Professional Diploma in Education or equivalent NQF Level 5 qualification, or equivalent.

This qualification consists of compulsory modules at NQF Level 6 totalling 120 Credits.

Compulsory Modules, NQF Level 6, 120 Credits

• Teaching FET Accounting I (Concepts, principles, ethics and internal control), 16 Credits.
• Education Studies I: The individual in education context, 8 Credits.
• Teaching FET Accounting II (Journals and ledgers), 8 Credits.
• Classroom Management, Accounting, 8 Credits.
• Professional Practice in the Classroom, 8 Credits.
• Teaching FET Accounting III (Final accounts and financial statements), 16 Credits.
• Teaching FET Accounting IV (Accounting concepts, cost accounting, inventory and budgets), 8 Credits.
• Teaching FET Accounting V (Reconciliation and Fixed assets), 16 Credits.
• Education Studies II, Managing diversity in the learning context, 8 Credits.
• Teaching and Learning in Education Context, 8 Credits.
• Teaching FET Accounting VI (Companies), 16 Credits.

1. Demonstrate practical understanding and applied competence in FET Accounting Teaching.
2. Understand education systems and context, including application of technology.
3. Demonstrate conceptual understanding of principles of FET Accounting Teaching.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1

• Areas where learning is required are identified.
• The most suitable situation/environment for learning is constructed.
• Learning within diverse education contexts is facilitated.
• Working with colleagues and the broader community in an independent way is encouraged.
• Change in the broader education context and society is acted on and contributed to.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2

• Concepts, principles and procedures relevant to FET Accounting Teaching are applied.
• Theories of learning are applied.
• Inclusivity and barriers to learning are dealt with.
• Principles and practices of effective teaching and learning are applied.
• Teaching strategies and assessment approaches are applied.
• ICT skills to FET Accounting Teaching are applied.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3

• Subject competences are transformed into conceptual learning experiences.
• Professional practice based on an integrated knowledge base is reflected on.
• Highest level professional work ethics is maintained with acts of integrity.