{"id":80,"date":"2024-04-11T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:23:42","slug":"can-i-teach-with-a-grade-r-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/can-i-teach-with-a-grade-r-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Teach With a Grade R Certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not as a qualified Grade R teacher in a public school. The policy on teacher qualifications sets the Diploma in Grade R Teaching (NQF 6) or a BEd in Foundation Phase Teaching as the qualifications for Grade R teachers. A short course or certificate on its own does not meet that standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificates compared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Qualification<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><th>Teach Grade R?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Unisa Programme in Grade R Teaching (76522)<\/td><td>A one-year short course with a three-week practical<\/td><td>No. Unisa says it is not a formal teacher qualification<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Higher Certificate in Education (90093)<\/td><td>NQF 5, 120 credits<\/td><td>No, but it can lead into the BEd Foundation Phase<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diploma in Grade R Teaching (90173)<\/td><td>NQF 6, 360 credits<\/td><td>Yes; closed to new students at Unisa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BEd Foundation Phase Teaching (90102)<\/td><td>NQF 7, 480 credits<\/td><td>Yes; teaches Grades R to 3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you work in Grade R without the qualification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Department of Basic Education reports that thousands of Grade R practitioners lack the minimum NQF 6 qualification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Department and Unisa are upgrading practitioners: apply for the BEd Foundation Phase, or start with the Higher Certificate in Education if you do not qualify yet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A short course can still build your skills while you study towards a qualification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/what-qualifications-do-i-need-to-be-a-grade-r-teacher\/\">the qualifications Grade R teachers need<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/higher-certificate-in-education-unisa\/\">the Higher Certificate in Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790800000080\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is the Unisa Programme in Grade R Teaching a teaching qualification?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. Unisa says it is not a formal teacher qualification.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790800000081\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What qualification lets me teach Grade R?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The Diploma in Grade R Teaching or a BEd in Foundation Phase Teaching.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not as a qualified Grade R teacher in a public school. 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