WCED Principals Conference

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WCEDPrincipals Conference

• F E T

School Management Teams
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• South Africa has entered a new form of society
  where the social organisation of knowledge and
  learning have dramatically changed
• Human development in FET in South Africa.
• Concepts and Principles
• HSRC

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How do we ensure quality education in the FET?

• Subject packages
• Access to the Higher Education Institutions
• Access to the workplace
• Breadth and depth of the curriculum at schools

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NQF Organising Fields of Learning

• Agriculture and Nature Conservation
• Culture and Arts
• Business, Commerce and Management Studies
• Communication Studies and Language

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NQF Organising Fields of Learning

• Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology
• Human and Social Studies
• Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life
  Sciences
• Services

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Nationally approved subjects

• Agriculture and Nature Conservation
• Agricultural Management Practices
• Agricultural Sciences
• Agricultural Technology

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Nationally approved subjects

• Culture and Arts
• Dance Studies
• Design
• Dramatic Arts
• Music
• Visual Arts

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Nationally approved subjects

• Business, Commerce and Management Studies
• Accounting
• Business Studies
• Economics

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Nationally approved subjects

• Communication Studies and Language
• All official Languages
• Number of non-official Languages

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Nationally approved subjects

• Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology
• Civil Technology
• Electrical Technology
• Mechanical Technology
• Engineering Graphics and Design

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Nationally approved subjects

• Human and Social Studies
• Religion Studies
• Geography
• History
• Life Orientation

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Nationally approved subjects

• Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life
  Sciences
• Computer Applications Technology
• Information Technology
• Life Sciences
• Mathematical Literacy
• Mathematics
• Physical Science

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Nationally approved subjects

• Services
• Consumer Studies
• Hospitality Studies
• Tourism

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RULES OF COMBINATION

• GROUP A
• Two official languages
• Mathematical Literacy or Mathematics
• Life Orientation
• GROUP B
• A minimum of any three (3) subjects

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Requirements for the subjects

• WCED infopack
• Senior Curriculum Planners and Curriculum
  Advisers
• Screening and recommendations for books for
  Languages, Mathematics and Physical Science
• Provision for funding for LTSM in the mentioned
  subjects

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TRAINING FOR SMTS

• FACILITATORS
• Chief Curriculum Advisers
• Senior Circuit Managers
• Heads of SLES
• WHEN
• July August 2005
• 4-hour sessions from 1300
• Organised within each EMDC

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TRAINING FOR SMTS

• PROGRAMME
• The journey of our curriculum
• Scenario planning
• Inclusivity
• Hands-on activities re.
• Equity
• Redress
• Access
• Subject selection
• Time-tabling

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• The needs of the whole school community
• Educators Learners Parents
• Public Private Partnerships

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• Where people understand the implications of
  change, especially change leading to new
  opportunities, they will share in and own the
  transformation vision.

Human development in FET in South Africa.
Concepts and Principles HSRC
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• Enkosi!