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VISUAL ARTS/DESIGN Programme Closing Min. Entry Course AccessProgramme name code date points Minimum entry requirements term duration route NotesBTech Interior Design (p/t) UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNOLOGYBTech Jewellery Design & PROGRAMMES FOR PEOPLE WITH AN N DIPManufacture DU-C-IDZ 30 Sep 1 2 yrsBTech Jewellery Design &Manufacture (p/t) DU-C-JEX 30 Sep 1 1 yrBTech Photography (p/t)BTech VideoTechnology DU-C-JEY 30 Sep 3 yr N Dip or equivalent in the same or similar field. 1 2 yrs Consult institutionN N Dip Art & Design N4N5, N6 DU-D-PHZ 30 Sep PUBLIC TVET COLLEGES 1 2 yrs This programme consists 18 DU-C-VT4 30 Sep 1 1 yr mnths tuition (6 mnths forN N Dip Art & Design N4 NATED DIPLOMA STUDY each N4-N6) and 18 mnthsN5, N6 FT-D-NAD 31 Oct 1 3 yrs ‘on-the-job’ in-service training. NSC with Portfolio Applicants will be requiredNational N Diploma: Art and FT-D-NAD 31 May 3 3 yrs to attend an interview.ThisDesign (N4, N5 & N6) Senior Cert with Portfolio programme consists 18National N Diploma: Art and FY-G-NDD 30 Nov 1 3 yrs mnths tuition (6 mnths forDesign (N4, N5 & N6) FY-G-NDD 31 May N3 3 3 yrs each N4-N6) and 18 mnths ‘on-the-job’ in-service training.Cert BeautyTechnology IC-D-PBE NC(V) 4 1 2 yrs Applicants will be required toCert Hairdressing IC-D-PHD 1 1 yr attend an interviewFET Cert Beauty and Nail IC-D-PFN NSC 1 1 yrTechnology Senior CertFET Cert Design Foundation N3NQF 4 NC(V) 4 PRIVATE COLLEGES CERTIFICATE STUDY Grade 11 CT-D-PGA NSC 1 1 yr Senior CertDU – DUT: B-BRICKFIELD / C-CITY / D-ML SULTAN/STEVE BIKO / P-RIVERSIDE • CT – CTUTRAINING SOLUTIONS • FY – ESAYIDITVET COLLEGE: G- GAMALAKHE • IC – ICESA CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 149

IT’S FREEREWRITE YOUR MATRICWHEN YOU ENROL HELP DESK 031 828 6500Berea Technical College A SUPERIOR QUALIFICATION IS THE KEY TO YOUR SUCCESSTe1l5:003C1AO3H0A4ND5B2O0O7K EENmTRaYi2l:[email protected] Website: www.btc.edu.za 539 ANTON LEMBEDE STREET, DURBAN

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5. Alternative Access RoutesThe institutions offer alternative access/extended programmes to help directly to degree or diploma studies, and the initial modules are spreadapplicants who may not meet the entry requirements for specific degrees over a longer period than normal.and diplomas. Most of these programmes only consider applicants from adisadvantaged educational background. Some of the programmes, when Programmes with access routes are indicated in the Programme Choicesuccessfully completed, allow you to be considered for admission to a List. The letter in the access route column in the Programme Choice Listsparticular programme of study. In other programmes, you are admitted indicates which access programme applies.Institution Programme Access Programme Duration Requirements Contact Route Code 031 8199299DURBAN Access Course Reference 6 NSC Dip with Engl HL 3/FAL 4 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR or [email protected] OF Engineering DU-I-ACR months Senior Cert with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 'E' SG OR ac.zaTECHNOLOGY 1 N4 with a 50% pass in four relevant subjects including Maths and Physics and Grade 12 Engl Access Course A MN-M-ANA 6 NSC Dip and Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR Analytical months Senior Cert with Engl and Maths 'E' SG and Phys Sci 'E' HG OR ChemistryMANGOSUTHU N3 with Maths and Phy Sci and Grade 12 Engl and another langUNIVERSITY OF Access CourseTECHNOLOGY Building B MN-M-BUB 1 year NSC Dip with Home Lang 4 and FAL 3 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR 031 8199299 Senior Cert with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 'F' HG/'E' SG OR or info@mut. N3 with Maths and Phys Sci or Engineering Science and Grade 12 Engl SG ac.za OR NC(V) with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 4 and Construction Materials and Construction Technology 6 This course may not be repeated152 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

5. Alternative Access Routes continuedInstitution Programme Access Programme Duration Requirements Contact Access Course Route Code 6 NSC Dip with Home Lang 4 and FAL 3 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR 031 8199299 Chemical Reference Senior Cert with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 'F' HG/'E' SG OR or info@mut. Engineering MN-M-CEB months N3 with Maths and Phys Sci and Grade 12 Engl SG ac.za C This course may not be repeated Access D MN-M-CVB 6 NSC Dip with Home Lang 4 and FAL 3 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR 031 8199299 Course Civil months Senior Cert with Engl 'E' and Phys Sci or Maths 'F' HG/'E' SG OR or info@mut. Engineering N3 with Maths and Phys Sci and Grade 12 Engl SG ac.za This course may not be repeated Access Course E MN-M-EEB 6 NSC Dip with Home Lang 4 and FAL 3 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR 031 8199299 Electrical months Senior Cert with Engl 'E' and Phys Sci or Maths 'F' HG/'E' SG OR or [email protected] Engineering N3 with Maths and Phys Sci and Grade 12 Engl SG ac.zaUNIVERSITY OF This course may not be repeated 031 8199299TECHNOLOGY or info@mut. ac.za Access Course F MN-M-MEB 6 NSC Dip with Home Lang 4 and FAL 3 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR Mechanical months Senior Cert with Engl 'E' and Maths and Phys Sci 'E' HG/'D' SG OR Engineering N3 with Maths and Phys Sci and Grade 12 Engl SG This course may not be repeated Access Course G MN-M-SVB 6 NSC Dip with Home Lang 4 and FAL 3 and Maths and Phys Sci 3 OR 031 8199299 Surveying months Senior Cert with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 'F' HG/'E' SG OR or info@mut. N3 with Maths and Phys Sci or Engineering Science and Grade 12 Engl SG OR ac.za NC(V) with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci 4 and Construction Materials and Construction Technology 6 This course may not be repeated CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 153

5. Alternative Access Routes continuedInstitution Programme Access Programme Duration Requirements Contact Route Code 4 years NSC Deg with 30 points and Engl and LO and Maths 4 B Com Extended Reference Applicants must be from schools with Quintiles 1-3.Students who have Curriculum KN-P-BCO/ attended the University or any other tertiary institution, whether in a degree or (Accounting) N KN-W-BCO access programme of any kind for a complete semester, will not be admitted to the Bachelor of Commerce Extended Curriculum (Accounting) B Com Extended O KN-P-BCG/ 4 years NSC Deg with 28 points and Engl and LO 4 and Maths 3 Curriculum (General) KN-W-BCG Applicants must be from schools with Quintiles 1-3.Students who have attended the University or any other tertiary institution, whether in a degree or access programme of any kind for a complete semester, will not be admitted to the Bachelor of Commerce Extended Curriculum (General)UNIVERSITYOF KWAZULUNATAL B Sc4 Augmented P KN-P-BS4/ 4 years NSC Deg with 26 points and Engl and LO 4 and Maths 3 and Agric Sci or Life KN-W-BS4 Sci or Phys Sci 3 Applicants must be from schools with quintles 1-2. Students who have attended the university or any other tertiary institution,whether in a degree or access programme of any kind for a complete semester, will not be admitted to this programme B Soc Sc Extended R KN-H-SO4/ 4 years NSC Deg with 20 points and Engl and LO 4 OR Curriculum (4 yrs) KN-P-SO4 Matric Exemption with 24 points Applicants must be from schools with quintiles 1-3. Students who have attended the university or any other tertiary institution whether in a degree or access programme of any kind for a complete semester, will not be admitted to this programme.154 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

5. Alternative Access Routes continuedInstitution Programme Access Programme Duration Requirements Contact Route Code 3 years NSC Dip with Engl and LO 4 and Three subjects 3 AND audition OR 031 260 2380/ Dip Jazz & Popular Reference Senior Cert AND audition 3133 Music KN-H-DMJ S Dip Music T KN-H-DMP 3 years NSC Dip with Engl and LO 4 and Three subjects 3 AND audition OR 031 260 2380/ Performance: Classical Senior Cert AND audition 3133 or African Music & Dance or Opera or Choral StudiesUNIVERSITY B Sc Engineering U KN-H-UNT 1 year NSC Deg with Engl and Maths and Phys Sci and LO 4OF Extended Programme Applicants must be from schools with quintiles 1-2. Students who haveKWAZULU- (UNITE) attended UKZN or any other tertiary institution for a complete semester willNATAL B Sc Augmented: Life not be admitted Science V ZU-M-ALS 4 years NSC Deg with 28 points and Engl HL 4/FAL 3 AND Maths AND Phys Sci 3 AND Life Sci OR Agric Sci 3 OR Matric Exemption with 28 points and Maths ‘E’ HG/‘C’ SG and Engl ‘E’ HG and Biol or Phys Sci ‘E’ HG/‘C’ SG B Sc Augmented: W ZU-M-APS 4 years NSC Deg with 28 points and Engl HL 4/FAL 3 AND Maths AND Phys Sci 3 OR Physical Science Matric Exemption with 28 points and Maths ‘E’ HG/‘C’ SG and Engl ‘E’ HG and Biol or Phys Sci ‘E’ HG/‘C’ SG CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 155

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1. Ways of ApplyingSECTION THREE – HOW TO APPLYHow to apply to our higher education members/partners in KZN1. Online (Preferred) 2. Downloading 3. Hard Copy Applications can be completed online on our An application form can also be downloaded from our Hard copy application forms can be website www.cao.ac.za website www.cao.ac.za. You will need to complete the obtained directly from our offices or (see steps on page 160). basic information section of the application online in order to download an application form. Once you select the from one of the following places:This is the preferred method of applying as it ‘download application form’ option, you will need to printis the quickest way of having your application it out to complete it. Once the application form has been 3.1. Our partnering institutions information available to the institutions once completed, it can be scanned and emailed, faxed, posted (contact details on pages 206 - 221)you have paid the application fee. The required or hand delivered to us. If possible, send the completed 3.2. Department of Basic Education (DBE) supporting documents can be scanned and application form together with the relevant documents. If district offices in KZNemailed, faxed, posted, hand delivered or sent you do not have the documents, you may send them later. 3.3. Most public libraries You can pay the application fee online on our website or at 3.4. Most schools to us at a later date. 3.5. Most DBE career exhibitions in KZN any EasyPay outlet. (See our contact details on page 3) (See our contact details on page 3)Alternatively, you can contact us to request that a form be posted required supporting documents, can be scanned and emailed, faxed,directly to you. Once the application form has been completed and the posted or hand delivered to us. (See our contact details on page 3).application fee has been paid, the application form, together with the158 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

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1. Ways of Applying continuedApply early. Waiting until you have your Grade 12 If you choose to continue with the online application, follow theseresults may be too late to get into your programme/s four steps to complete your application:of choice. The CAO accepts applications from 1 March Step 1: Complete all fields of the application as they are mandatory.for entry in the following year. Step 2: Enter or select the programme choice/s you wish to apply for.Online application and/or downloadable Programme codes can be obtained from the CAO Handbook orapplication form under the ‘Programmes’ tab on the CAO website home page.You can apply online or print a form from our website www.cao.ac.za Step 3: Check that all details are correct before you click on 'Processby selecting ‘Apply’. After completing your basic information, you My Application'.will be given the option of continuing with the online application ORdownloading an application form. Ensure that you agree to the Terms Step 4: Pay your application fee (see page 172 for ways of makingand Conditions, Declaration and Informed Consent! payment).REMEMBER: Financial aid• Offers of places may be withdrawn if the conditions are not met or if Tick the box on the form if you think you qualify and wish to be institutions discover that you have provided false information in your considered for financial aid. application for admission. • If you are a first-time applicant to study at university in 2019,• If you are currently registered at DUT or UKZN and intend on applying (current Grade12 or other) and you require NSFAS funding, you to the same institution, please contact them first. In most cases, must apply online at www.nsfas.org.za or call the NSFAS Call Centre they will want you to apply directly to them because your student on 0860 067 327 for more information on how to apply. number is valid for life. • Please note that completing a form does not guarantee financial aid. For further assistance, consult the Financial Aid and Scholarships• If you do not have an asylum seeker, refugee or SA permanent Department at the institution to which you are applying (see contact residence status and intend applying to UKZN, please contact UKZN details on pages 206 to 221). directly to apply www.ukzn.ac.za.160 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

2. How You Can ApplyHow to complete the CAO Application Form A. APPLICANT INFORMATION A1. PERSONAL INFORMATION (As per your ID)A1 – Applicant's personal informationIndicate your personal information, including your First name(s)ID/ Passport number, which is essential. SurnameA2 – Applicant contact detailsProvide us with your contact information. Please note Title (Miss/Mrs/Mr/Dr/Prof) Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)that most of our correspondence to you will be via the ID numberemail address and cell number that you provide. Or Passport number (South African citizensA3 & A4 – Address must provide ID number) (non South African)Give us an address where you can receive letters viapost. Letters will be sent to this address if you do A2. CONTACT DETAILS (Important for receiving communication faster - please check you emails regularly)not provide us with an email address. Email address for lettersA5 – Alternative contact detailsGive us an alternative email address and cell number in (NOT MXIT, Twitter or other cellphonecase your emails return undelivered and we are unable email addresses)to reach you on your cellphone via SMS. Fax number Fax numberB – Next of kin informationProvide us with the details of your parents or legal (Local) (International)guardian. The institution will use this information tocontact this person in the case of an emergency when Cellphone number Cellphone numberyou are a student. for messages (Local) for messages (International) Landline A3. APPLICANT’S ADDRESS FOR POSTAL DELIVERIES (Please make sure that post is received at the address you provide) Address type PO Box Private Bag House Flat Other (Plot, Erf, etc.) Postal address details Suburb A4. ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS PO Box Private Bag House Postcode Address type Flat Other (Plot, Erf, etc.) Postal address details Suburb Postcode A5. ALTERNATIVE CONTACT DETAILS Email address for letters Cellphone B. NEXT OF KIN INFORMATION Landline Cellphone Title First name(s) Surname Relationship to applicant CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 161

C. APPLICANT PREVIOUS SURNAME C – About yourself (if applicable) Indicate your previous surname, if you have one.D. CITIZENSHIP Are you a South African? YES NO D – Citizenship International applicants must complete these fields.IF YOUR ANSWER IS NO, PLEASE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOWCountry of citizenship F – Financial aid If you require financial aid, you must tick the box in thisWhat sort of South African permit/visa do you have? section and apply directly to NSFAS for financial aid. The NSFAS website is: www.nsfas.org.zaNone/Not yet issued Work Study Asylum seeker Refugee status Permanent resident All fields are compulsory and mustE. DECLARATION AND INFORMED CONSENT be completed.The declaration, together with the informed consent forms on pages 5 and 6 of this application form, must be signed and submittedwith your completed application form to CAO. Your application may not be processed if the signed declarations and informed consentforms are not received.F. FINANCIAL AID Tick this box if you are applying to NSFAS for financial assistance. This is not an application form for Financial Aid. Applications for Financial Aid must be directed to NSFAS www.nsfas.org.zaHow should NSFAS contact you? Email SMS Do you receive a SASSA grant? Yes No(Tick one box only)G. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWINGGENDER: Male Female POPULATION GROUP: African Coloured Indian White Other Married seSotho siSwatiMARITAL STATUS: SingleWHAT IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK AT HOME? (please tick one box only)Afrikaans English isiNdebele sePedi xiTsonga seTswana tshiVenda isiXhosa isiZulu OtherWHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR MOST RECENT ACTIVITY?Currently in Grade 12 Degree student Upgraded SC OtherGrade 8 learner at high school Private College student Upgraded NSCGrade 9 learner at high school College of Nursing student Degree completedGrade 10 learner at high school TVET College student Diploma completedGrade 11 learner at high school Foreign tertiary student Certificate completedCertificate student Upgrading NSC WorkingDiploma student Upgrading SC Unemployed162 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

H – Applicants with disabilities H. APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIESIf you have any disabilities, indicate them here. Higher education institutions are sensitive to your needs. Please indicate if you have any conditions requiring assistance.Institutions need to know this so that they cancater for your needs. Ailments requiring support Blind Crutches/callipers Cerebral palsy No disabilitiesI – Parent/guardian information Deaf Epilepsy Paraplegia Partially deafIndicate your parent/guardian information here. Partially sighted Psychological or learning difficulty OtherJ – High schoolInstitutions require your school history. I. PARENT/GUARDIAN First name Cellphone Father (Title) First name ID number Surname First name Cellphone Mother (Title) ID number Surname Cellphone Guardian (Title) ID number (if applicable) Surname J. HIGH SCHOOL (Where Grade 12 was completed or is being completed) 1. School name Province (SA) / Country (If not SA) Suburb Postcode From year to 2. If you are not in Grade 12 or don’t intend going to Grade 12, provide details of the school where your highest grade was passed (complete this only if you are applying to study at a TVET College): School name Province (SA)/ Postcode Highest grade Year Country (If not SA) passed Suburb CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 163

K. SCHOOL SUBJECTS (If you are still at school OR upgrading/re-writing one or more subjects) Please list the subjects you are currently studying and send us the certified copies of your Final Grade 11, June Grade 12 and Trial Grade 12 results as they become available. DO NOT wait for your results before submitting your application. We DO NOT require March/Term 1 Grade 12 results. Final Exams Grade 11 June OR Trials/Mock Grade 12 TVET Applicants Year of exam June Trials Year of exam Highest grade passed Mark Mark out ofSubject Level % Level Mark Mark out of % Level Mark Mark out of %EG: GEOGRAPHY 6 70 100 70 70 6 70 100 70 6 70 100If you have written/are writing any supplementary subjects since you completed high school, list the subjects and results below and send us a copy of the results K – School subjects In addition to providing us with copies of your results,Year of Exam Exam Type Subject Exam Number Level Mark Mark out of % please also write your subjects and results in this section, clearly indicating which is your home and firstL. YOUR PROGRAMME CHOICES (List your programmes in order of preference) additional languages. You will need the latest CAO Handbook to complete this section or use the CAO website. Complete your programme choices and your preferred L – Your programme choices institution/s and campuses. DO NOT apply for programmes for which you do not have the correct subject combinations. If you have not specified your Indicate the programmes you want to apply for here. Use the Programme Choice Lists in this Handbook entry year and/or intake, we will process your application for the next available entry intake. or our website. Ensure that you complete the programme name and code as this tells us where you N.B. If you are in Grade 12 and apply for a B Tech programme, we will process the diploma equivalent as the B Tech programme is not an undergraduate want to study and the specific programme you want to apply for (see the Understanding the Programme qualification. DO NOT complete a second application if later you decide to change any information. To make changes to your programmes, you must Choice List section in this Handbook that explains what the codes stand for on pages 16 to 22). complete a Change of Mind Form. Consult the latest Handbook for details regarding the Change of Mind Process.No Programme Code Programme Name Entry Year Intake/Start TVET Trimester Residence Required 2018 OR 2019 Jan OR JunEG: MN M AG5 N DIP AGRICULTURE (4 YR) 2019 JAN 2 NO1st 20 123 YES NO2nd 20 123 YES NO3rd 20 123 YES NO4th 20 123 YES NO5th 20 123 YES NO6th 20 123 YES NO164 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

M. YOUR STUDIES AFTER COMPLETING GRADE 12 (or other post school qualification completed) If you have previously studied at another, or the same institution to which you are now applying and you withhold that information, the institution may immediately terminate your studies when this is discovered. Please provide academic transcripts of current/previous academic activity. 1. Date From Institution Qualification Name YES/NO / / Still StudyingM – Your studies after completing Grade 12 Date To Campus Student Number Awaiting ResultsIf you have previously studied at a tertiary institution,indicate the details here and provide us with copies of // Qualification Completeyour academic record. 2. Date From Institution Qualification Name YES/NON – Application fee Campus Student NumberThis table gives you a breakdown of the application / / Still Studyingfees applicable at various points in the cycle. / Date To Awaiting ResultsO – ChecklistUse this checklist to indicate what you are sending / Qualification Completeus. Remember to go through all the items on the listand send us all the relevant documentation. Have you ever been excluded from an institution? YES NO If yes, year of exclusion: Institution name: Reason for exclusion: Academic Disciplinary Financial N. APPLICATION FEE To Start Studies in January 2019 To Start Studies in July 2018 To Start Studies in July 2019 If form and fee reach us on or before Date SA International Date SA International Date SA International If form and fee reach us on or after Citizens Applicants Citizens Applicants Citizens Applicants 31 Oct 2018 R220.00 R275.00 31 May 2018 R200.00 R250.00 31 May 2019 R220.00 R275.00 1 Nov 2018 R440.00 R550.00 1 June 2018 R400.00 R500.00 1 June 2019 R440.00 R550.00 APPLICANTS WITH TVET PROGRAMME CHOICES ONLY DO NOT INCUR A LATE APPLICATION FEE. Any request to add, change or renumber programme choices will incur a ‘Change of Mind’ Fee of R110.00. If you are using this form to apply for entry in 2020 or later, please contact us to confirm the fee. O. CHECKLIST – HAVE YOU INCLUDED: Proof of Payment Certified copy of your identity document (South African citizens) OR passport (international applicants ONLY) Certified copy of final grade 11 examination results. Submit your grade 12 mid-year and trial results when they become available to you if you are currently a grade 12 learner in high school Certified copy of final Grade 12 statement of results or certificate (if already issued) Certified copy of upgrade/re-write results (if already issued) Certified copy of school examination results – highest grade passed (for applicants who are not in Grade 12 and applying for TVET College study only) Certified copy of academic transcript and certificate of good conduct (if you have studied at or are currently studying at a tertiary institution) Copy of NSC Admission Letter/Timetable as soon as you receive it (this document contains your ID number, examination number and personal details) Certified copy of Study or Residence Permit (if you are a non-South African applicant) Have you completed ALL SECTIONS in this application form? Please DO NOT send us your original documents. We cannot be held responsible for your documents’ safekeeping. If a portfolio is required, send it directly to the institution and NOT to the CAO. CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 165

DECLARATION AND INFORMED CONSENT BY APPLICANTI, (name and surname), the undersignedwith ID Number , being over 18/assisted by my parent or legal guardian as I am under 18, declare that all theinformation supplied on my application form and supporting documents is true to the best of my knowledge and that none of the information requested has beenwithheld.I have read and I understand the terms and conditions in the current CAO Handbook and/or on the CAO website. I understand that this application may notbe processed until CAO has received (a) this signed Declaration and Informed Consent, (b) fully completed Application Form as indicated in the current CAOHandbook or on the CAO website, (c) the relevant application fee indicated in the current CAO Handbook or on the CAO website. I agree that the CAO shouldproceed with processing my application even if it is after the closing date for some or all of the programmes I have selected. I understand and accept that theapplication fee is not refundable. I have checked whether I meet the minimum requirements of the programmes for which I am applying.I undertake to notify the CAO if there is any change to my circumstances, which would mean that the information previously supplied is no longeraccurate or complete. I undertake to inform the CAO of any incorrect or incomplete information brought to my attention through the AcknowledgementLetter that will be sent to me as soon as my application is processed. Failure to inform the CAO of any such incorrect or incomplete information within14 days after the Acknowledgement Letter has been sent to you will result in all the information provided being assumed as correct. I accept that each institutionapplies its own selection criteria and procedures and that the selection decisions, once made, may change, dependent on their internal policies. I agree that if Iknowingly or carelessly provided untrue or incomplete information with this application, the institution/s to which I have applied may in their sole discretion dealwith this application in terms of their institutional policies. They may also withdraw any offer of admission, whether accepted or not or require me to withdrawfrom the institution.I undertake to submit to the CAO any documentation not included with this Declaration & Informed Consent form, including but not limited to, certified copies of anyoutstanding examination results as soon as they are available or when requested to do so.Informed Consent Attach your documents inside the form.By filling in this application, I hereby agree to provide the Central Applications Office (CAO) with my personal information, based on the following: Don't forget to attach the required documentsType of Information: Name, surname, address, email address, telephone number, next-of-kin details, citizenship, gender, population group, marital status, home (see list of documents and explanations onlanguage, present occupation, disabilities, high school where Grade 12 was completed or is being completed, programme choices for post school study, highest pages 167-168).qualification, declaration by applicant/parent/guardian, financial aid required, and residence required. Remember to tick the checklist to show us what you are enclosing.Storage, Sharing and Retention of Information: All personal information that you provide to the CAO will be held and/or stored securely and held for the purposeso indicated. The information will be stored electronically on our database and on the databases of the post school institutions to which we have made it available. Tear off slipHard copies that you may provide will be stored in our documents archive and will only be available to the post school institution where you have been accepted This is the slip that you must tear off from theand registered. Records of personal information may be retained subject to S14 of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI). application form and keep for your records as it contains your unique CAO and EasyPay numbersPurpose: The information will be used to process your application for admission to one or more of our partnering institutions and/or to keep you informed of theprogress of your application or of any programmes that may be of value to you.Source: Information will be collected from you, and your final Grade 12 NSC results will be directly downloaded from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) or fromthe Independent Examination Board (IEB), whichever is relevant. Your ID will be verified with the Department of Home Affairs.Voluntary or Mandatory: Provision of the information is voluntary.Consequences of not Providing: If you do not provide all the information requested on the application form, your application will be incomplete and may not beprocessed and/or may not be considered by the institution(s).Recipients of Information: Central Applications Office, Gate 11 UKZN, Mary Thiphe Road, Glenwood, Durban, 4001 OR Private Bag X06, Dalbridge, Durban, 4014and relevant post school institutions.Direct Marketing, Advertising and Promotional Activities: The CAO will not use your personal information for purposes other than for which it is collected.Access and Right to Amend: While the information is on the CAO’s system, access to and right to amend the information will not be unreasonably withheld.Right to Object: In terms of S 11(3) of POPI, you have the right to object in the prescribed manner to the CAO. On receipt of your objection the CAO will place ahold on any further processing until the cause of the objection has been resolved.Complaints: You have the right to lodge a complaint to the CEO of the Central Applications Office and/or to the Information Regulator, once appointed.✂ TEAR OFF SLIP CENTRAL CAO Number APPLICATIONS OFFICE For further information or general enquiries Visit our website: www.cao.ac.za Fax: +27 31 268 4422 Call: 086 086 0 CAO/226 International: +27 31 268 4444166 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

REMEMBER: 2. How You Can Apply continued• Offers of places may be withdrawn if the conditions are not met or if Your CAO number institutions discover that you have provided false information in your application for admission. Your CAO number is your unique personal reference number and is important. Make sure to keep a record of it – you will need it to make• If you are currently registered at DUT or UKZN and intend on applying payment and when contacting the CAO or any of the institutions listed to the same institution, please contact them first. In most cases, in this Handbook. Your CAO number is printed on the application form. they will want you to apply directly to them because your student number is valid for life. Each form has a different number – do NOT use a form photocopied from someone else. If you apply through the Internet or download an• If you do not have an asylum seeker, refugee or SA permanent application form, your CAO number will appear on the screen. Make sure residence status and intend applying to UKZN, please contact UKZN that you enclose all the documents you have available at the time of your directly to apply www.ukzn.ac.za. application (please write your CAO number on the top right hand corner of all your documents). Send certified copies and NOT the originals. WeFinancial aid cannot be held responsible for your documents’ safekeeping. Tick the checklist on the form to show us what you are enclosing.Tick the box on the form if you think you qualify and wish to beconsidered for financial aid. • A certified copy of your identity document or passport:• If you are a first-time applicant to study at university in 2019, If you do not already have an ID book, apply for one now – you will need it when you start studying. (current Grade12 or other) and you require NSFAS funding, you must apply online at www.nsfas.org.za or call the NSFAS Call Centre • A certified copy of your final Grade 12 examination on 0860 067 327 for more information on how to apply. (if already issued):• Please note that completing a form does not guarantee financial aid. For further assistance, consult the Financial Aid and Scholarships If you have the results but not the certificate, send us a copy of the Department at the institution to which you are applying (see contact Statement of Results/Symbols. If you are writing your final grade 12 in details on pages 206 to 221) 2018, DO NOT send us your final results unless we ask you for them. We receive them directly from the Department of Basic Education.Keep your receipt • A certified copy of your school examination results:The tear-off slip at the bottom of the back page of your application form If you are still at school, we need a copy of your Final Grade 11,is your receipt. June Grade 12 and Trials results (or any of these that are available). CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 167

2. How You Can Apply continued Institutions use these results to make early selection decisions. Things to watch out for when filling in the application form Please ensure that your name, surname and ID number appear on the same page as your results. PLEASE TAKE NOTE • Do NOT use a photocopy of the application form. Each form contains• A certified copy of your school-leaving examination results: If you have written foreign or international school-leaving examinations, a unique CAO number. please send us copies of your results. • If you wish to make changes later in the year (e.g. changes to contact• A copy of your academic record and certificate of good conduct: information, programme choices, etc) complete the necessary Change If you have already studied at a post-school institution. of Mind Request or Change of Contact – email, fax or post ONLY the changes to us – DO NOT complete a new application form.• Residence or study permit: If you are not a South African citizen and do not have a South African • DO NOT send us more than one application form or complete more ID, we need a copy of any Residence or Study Permit you have been than one online application for the same entry year. If you submit more issued. When documents (e.g. examination results) become available than one application, the first application received with payment and after you have submitted your application, please send them to us, programme choices will be processed as your valid application. Any clearly marked with your CAO number. If you do not have any of other applications received will not be processed. these documents, you must still submit your application and pay the application fee. You may send the documents later.168 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

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3. Application FeesApplication fees are non-refundable. Your application will not be If we do not receive your payment and/or your cheque or credit card isforwarded to your institution(s) of choice until you submit full paymentto the CAO. Fees for discontinued programme choices are not refunded, not honoured by the bank, YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE MADEbut you are allowed to change that choice at no cost to you. AVAILABLE TO THE INSTITUTIONS. Costs of returned cheques will be passed on to the applicant. All fees are listed in South African Rands To start studies in January 2019 To start studies in July 2018 To start studies in July 2019APPLICATION FEE SA International SA International SA International Citizens Applicants Citizens Applicants Citizens Applicants Date Date DateIf form and fee reach us on or before 31 Oct 2018 R220.00 R275.00 31 May 2018 R200.00 R250.00 31 May 2019 R220.00 R275.00If form and fee reach us on or after 1 Nov 2018 R440.00 R550.00 1 June 2018 R400.00 R500.00 1 June 2019 R440.00 R550.00 Applicants with TVET Programme Choices ONLY do not incur a late application fee. Any request to add, change or renumber Programme Choices will incur a ‘Change of Mind’ fee of R110.00.Make sure your application fee is paid in full on or before the published these programmes will be late. N.B. If you apply for Health Scienceclosing dates of the programme/s you apply for. If payment is received programmes at UKZN and pay after the closing date, the status of theseafter the date on which we receive your application, the payment date programmes will be 'Applications Closed' and will not be considered.will be treated as the received date of your application. Institutions If payment is received after 31 May (for July intake) or 31 October (forhave different closing dates for their programmes. If programmes January intake), your will be liable to pay the late application fee, ashave closed by the time we receive your payment, your application for indicated in the table above. CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 171

3. Application Fees continuedTo contact us about payment queries or to send proof of payment • Postal order. Request the post office to make it payable to the Centralwhen requested, fax 086 622 8817 or email [email protected]. Applications Office and NOT to an institution. Please complete yourInternational applicants should ensure that the amount paid covers bank details, including your CAO number, on the back of the postal order.charges. International cheques are acceptable only if drawn on a South Please post your original postal order and keep your receipt as proofAfrican clearing bank. International postal orders are not accepted. of payment.Applicants with refugee or asylum seeker status recognised by the • Bank card. If you come into the CAO office in person, you can makeDepartment of Home Affairs pay the fee for South African citizens. Non- payment by debit or credit card.SA citizens must pay the international fee. Any queries about payments can be faxed to 086 622 8817 or emailed toWays of paying the application fee [email protected] must pay using any one of the following methods listed and N.B. CASH PAYMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT OUR OFFICENOT directly to the institution to which you have applied. Ways of submitting your form• EasyPay. You can pay your application fee at Checkers, Pick 'n Pay or any outlet with the EasyPay sign. This number is printed on the tear- Send the completed form, payment or proof of payment and off slip at the back of your application form or you can contact our Call documentation to: Centre for the number. This is the barcoded 18 digit number on the CAO, Private Bag X06, Dalbridge, 4014 tear-off slip on your application form. Email to [email protected] OR fax to 086 622 8818• C redit card payment by Visa or Mastercard. You can make a credit card payment online at www.cao.ac.za by clicking on ‘My Application’ OR deliver in person to: and follow the prompts. CAO, Gate 11, Mary Thiphe Street (previously Cato Manor Road), Durban Office hours: 08h00-16h30, Monday-Friday.• C rossed cheque or bank draft made payable to the CAO and NOT to an institution. Please write your CAO number on the back of the cheque. Please do not send or deposit post-dated cheques. Bank charges for returned cheques and a CAO handling charge will be added to your account.172 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

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SECTION FOUR – HELPING YOU TO DECIDE ON YOUR CAREER1. Find Out what You're Good atHow do I decide what to study? Okay, let's get started with gathering more information to help you to make a good study choice.You may be feeling quite stressed out about making this BIG decisionand unsure how to choose a career that will be right for you... Well – Knowing yourselfrelax, follow these Self-Help Steps, including the quiz on your workingpersonality, and you'll be a whole lot more equipped to make a good To learn more about yourself, you're going to need a pen, no really, you'rechoice when you're done! going to need to go and get a pen; you've got some self exploring to do!Knowing which careers or jobs suit you is a process of discovery. The Look at the descriptions below.'Helping you decide on your career' section is about finding out what For each number, choose either the grey description or the red. Circleyou are good at, what kind of person you are, what careers are out thereand then matching this information together. It's also about listening the one that sounds most like you.to your gut feeling because you are the expert on yourself! Very oftenyou actually know what career directions seem interesting to you, but 'People's person' 'Your own person'you may need some confirmation of this in order to feel more confidentabout your choice. Confident with large groups of people Someone who enjoys smaller groups of peopleThe CAO has included this section to give you more information to help Inspired and energised by being with Someone who enjoys their own companymake your choices. Choosing what to study and knowing what career people a large portion of the daydirection this will lead you to is a really important choice that will affectyou for a long time. So, put in the effort to gather the right information Friendly and outgoing Reserved and often a 'deep thinker'about yourself and your career choices. A person who has a wide social Comfortable spending time 'one on one' with aSelf-help steps network good friend or a few close friendsOn a scale of 1 to 10, rate how ready you feel to make a career choice?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Spending the whole weekend going Having some time with friends and family as out with friends and family sounds well as having some space sounds relaxing1 means that you feel very unprepared and 10 means you feel you have like funall the information you need to make a good choice. If you've chosen anumber less than 10, you need more preparation, so keep going! Using a different colour pen, ask someone who knows you well to circle the descriptions they think sound like you. On what side do you have174 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 more circled descriptions? GREY – Many GREY answers suggest that you enjoy spending time with many different people for a large part of your day, and meeting new people. Your future career probably needs to focus a lot on people.

1. Find Out what You're Good at continuedRED – Many RED answers suggest that you enjoy your own space and Rate three of the following interests that sound like you!work well on your own. Be careful of jobs in which you will have a lot ofcontact with people! A Scientifically minded B A teacher, trainer, leader who enjoys serving or caring for peopleFor each description, circle either the grey or red side. C Creative and imaginative – perhaps artistic or musical D Accurate, good with numbers and calculations 'Study focused' 'Practically minded' E Someone who loves language and writing F Business minded and persuasiveSomeone who enjoys studying and Someone who enjoys doing G Orderly, organised and time orientatedtheory H Technically mindedSomeone who enjoys memorising Someone who enjoys working withwork their hands Here are some ideas of the careers these interests could lead you to.Well read Realistic and handyAcademically talented A practical thinker A Marine Biology, Biological Sciences, Geography, Agriculture, Nature Conservation,Someone who loves book learning Interested in knowing how things Animal Science, Computer Science/InformationTechnology, FoodTechnology, etc. work or how to do tasks B Teaching, Management, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Dentistry,Which side have you got more circled descriptions in? Optometry, Radiography, OccupationalTherapy, Policing, etc.GREY – If you have circled more GREY descriptions, then perhaps you C Performing Arts, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Videowill like the courses on offer at university. Technology, etc.RED – If you chose more of the RED options, then you may prefer D Accounting and Bookkeeping, Financial Information Systems, Financialcourses on offer at universities of technology or Technical Vocational Management,Taxation, Auditing, etc.and Education Training (TVET) colleges. But be careful – this is notalways the case. Find out how much study and memorising versus E Journalism, Media,Translation, Interpretation, etc.practical work and in-situation training is involved in the study direction F Management, Marketing, Public Relations, etc.you choose. G Administration, Office Management, Secretarial, Computer Studies, etc. H Engineering, Operations Management, Surveying, Building, etc. CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 175

1. Find Out what You're Good at continuedCertain types of people match certain types of careers. Sometimes right for you. Continue to fill in the following quiz, which describes fourparents, friends or your community may try to push you towards a different working personality types. Which one are you?career that you know you're not right for. Sometimes your friends are allstudying something – so you feel you should too. Other times you hear This next section of Self-Help Steps is about jobs that are out there. Thisthat you might get a bursary for a certain course and this makes you want is very important because if you don't know about different careers, youto choose it. Be careful, as you will spend a large amount of your life can’t make a well informed choice!working… and working in the wrong job can be stressful and unfulfilling. Knowing about careersKnowing what careers you really wouldn't like to do is VERY importanttoo... Write down five careers you wouldn't like to do. Knowing what On a scale of 1 to 10, rate how much you know about what jobs are outyou don't want to do is just as important as knowing what you want there in the world of work. 1 means you feel you have little knowledgeto do. Perhaps you don't really like the idea of working with and caring of what jobs exist and 10 means you feel you know quite a bit about thefor people, so a job in teaching, nursing or social work puts you off. variety of careers there are to choose from.Maybe you don't enjoy working with numbers, so careers in engineering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10or accounting seem unexciting. If you rated your knowledge as less than a 10, read on to build up yourWrite down two careers you feel someone else would like you to do that knowledge of careers and improve your score.you don't think are really right for you... First things first: to get into a career, you usually need to study. DoThink of the three school subjects you did well in or enjoyed. Write these you know the difference between NC(V), certificate, diploma and degreedown. These are strong areas for you and could be used in your future study? Do you know about distance learning, and part-time and full-timecareer. Was there a subject you wished you could have taken that was study options? If not, have a look at pages 186-187.not offered by your school? Okay, let's think about what jobs are out there. Have a look at theWhich subjects were your least favourite? 'programme choice list' in this Handbook and read through the career directions. Are there any career directions there that you don't knowWhen choosing your career, make sure your career does not need you about? Write these down. Then have a look through the relevant pagesto be good at the things you are not good at! After these seven steps, in the booklet itself, for example Computer Applications on page 95. Youyou’ve probably put in quite a lot of thought about the kind of person you will see that you can study towards different degrees or diplomas in thisare. It's so important to ‘match' who you naturally are to a career that is career direction.176 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

1. Find Out what You're Good at continuedYou will notice that there are different entry requirements for these Another way to refine your knowledge of your top three career directionsoptions; they take different amounts of time to complete, and can be is to speak to people working in these fields. You could phone a companystudied at different tertiary study institutions. Page 17 tells you exactly in the industry to find out more. If they are not too busy, people arehow to read and understand the ‘Programme Choice List'. often very flattered to tell you about what they do. Phone them and say, \"...Good morning/afternoon, my name is _____ and I want to studySo you realise there are some gaps in your career knowledge, but towards a career in ______. I am trying to find out more about what thehow do you find out more about careers you don't know about? career involves on a day-to-day basis. I would really appreciate speakingHere are some ideas... to someone in this career in your company\".• Ask your Life Orientation (LO) teacher, parent or another adult to Before you make this call, write down the questions you need to ask, explain more about the career directions you're unsure of. e.g., what do you do on a day-to-day basis; are there jobs available in• Perhaps you have a family friend, neighbour or relative who does the this career; what is the earning potential; how many hours do you work a week? etc. Remember to thank the person for their time! job you are interested in finding out more about. Speak to them about their job. You could also phone the institution you are thinking of studying through• Use the coupon on page 229 to send away for more information and ask to speak to their career counsellor. Many institutions have one on your institution of choice and the career direction that seems of these and the service is free of charge. Or you could speak to the interesting to you. The CAO will inform the respective institutions Admissions Office for details about the content of programmes. See that you would like more information from them. Have a look at contact details on pages 206 to 221. www.pacecareers.com. This great website provides a lot of information about different types of jobs and careers. It also gives you After you have followed the steps above, rate your knowledge of careers. ideas about where to find out further information, such as through 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 professional bodies or associations. Do their extremely helpful quiz to find out more about what careers you might suit. Wow! Your career knowledge has grown! Well done.• You could also look in your school or public library for books on careers.Now that you've done some research into the career directions, ratewhich three sound most interesting to you. Look these up in theProgramme Choice List to see how to study towards them. CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 177

1. Find Out what You're Good at continuedYou are well on your way to being ready to make a good career Paying for your studieschoice if you can tick these 12 statements:• I am taking responsibility for my career choices and have done a lot How you will finance your studies is also a very important thing to think about when making your career choice. There are different of research into my future career. ways of doing this:• I know what career directions interest me.• I know if I'd like to work with people or on my own. Loans – Most funding is in the form of a loan and loans need to be paid• My career interests now stay the same and don't change much back to the institution you are borrowing from. from day to day. Bursaries – These are grants or monetary aid given to needy students• I know what I am good at and what I am not good at doing. or students who show good potential. These don't need to be paid back• I know what school subjects and marks I need in order to apply for but you may need to work for the company who gave you the bursary for a few years. The Bursary Register is a booklet published every year that the career courses I'm interested in. lists available bursaries. Tel: 011 672 6559; Email: [email protected].• I feel that I am being realistic about my future career options and A copy is usually available at the institution or on their financial aid web that I will be using my skills and talents. pages. A copy is also available at our office.• I know that when I work in my chosen career it will be important to How can you find out more about loans and bursaries? feel satisfied with the work.• Other people are not making these decisions for me. • Tertiary education institutions, except private colleges, have Financial• I am planning to stick to my chosen study path not to ‘just try it out’ Aid Offices that assist students with finance (see pages 206 to 221 for contact details). and figure something out later if it doesn't suit me.• I have spoken to people who are in the job I am thinking about and I • Web: www.nsfas.org.za. A National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) study loan or bursary is for students who do not have the know what the average work day, salary and responsibilities for this financial means to fund their studies. NSFAS loans and bursaries job are. are for studies at public universities and TVET colleges and don't• I know how to use the Programme Choice List and make my require parents or guardians to give surety. Tel: 0860 067 327; application to the CAO. email: [email protected]; postal address: Private Bag X1, Plumstead, 7801, South Africa.Congratulations on working through these steps towards makinga good career decision! By now you probably feel a lot moreconfident in your ability to make a good career choice. Read on fora few more tips!178 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

1. Find Out what You're Good at continued• www.hcifoundation.co.za. HCI's bursary programme provides Distance learning or part-time study options can be cheaper and allow financial assistance to academically deserving and financially needy you to earn while you learn. Some of these study options are listed in pink students in any field of study, for a first, full-time qualification at a in this booklet, but most require you to apply directly to the institution. university or university of technology registered with the Department of Education. Contact the relevant tertiary institution (see pages 206 to 221) for approximate costs and then fill in the following ‘study budget calculator'• www.pacecareers.com. Pace Careers' website includes, among to decide whether you can afford your course of study. other useful information, a list of available bursaries: www.gostudy.net/bursariesSTUDY BUDGET CALCULATOR RTuition fees (contact institutions for details) RResidence (if you won’t be able to live at home or with relatives) RFood (unless you will be living at home) RTravel (daily travel to campus, travel at the beginning and end of term) RBooks and equipment RPersonal expenses (clothes, toiletries, medical bills, entertainment, etc.) RTotal cost of one yearMultiply the total cost for one year by the number of years that the programme lasts: RTotal cost (one year) R x no. of years = total cost of programme CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 179

1. Find Out what You're Good at continuedCareer personalities quiz Now answer the following questions: 1 (C) Do you usually make decisions to getDo this self-assessment quiz as a guide for yourself as to what your working personalitymight be, and what types of careers and programmes of study might suit you. Answer the the right end result? OR (D) Do you usuallyquestions as honestly as you can. It is not a test and there are no wrong answers. For each make decisions to make other peoplepair of questions, choose the one that best describes you, and circle the letter of your choice, happy?like this: 2 (C) Is it more important to be fair in your dealings with people? OR (D) Is it moreEXAMPLE important to be caring in your dealings with people?(A) Do you prefer mealie meal for breakfast? OR (B) Do you prefer bread for breakfast? 3 (C) Is it more important to try to solve a person’s problem? OR (D) Is it more▼ START HERE important to comfort the person who has a problem?1 (A) Do you think you are a more 'hands 4 (A) Do you like to do tasks where it is 4 (C) Would you prefer to work where you on' practical person? OR (B) Do you think important to be accurate? OR (B) Do you have to think clearly? OR (D) Would you you are more of an ideas person? like to do tasks where you have to use prefer to work where you look after people creative thinking to solve a problem? and their needs?2 (A) Do you like to work with facts that you 5 (C) Is it more important to work in a place know are true, and to arrive at definite 5 (A) Do you like to solve problems and where you will get a lot of work done? OR answers? OR (B) Do you like to deal with to approach your work in a step-by-step (D) Is it more important to work in a place ideas and problems where there is no way? OR (B) Do you like to rely on clever where people get along well together? one clear factual answer? ideas and moments of inspiration? Now total up your Cs and Ds for the five questions.3 (A) Do you like to be given clear Now total up your As and Bs for the five instructions before you start a task? OR questions. C= D= (B) Do you like to be given the task, and then work out your own way of doing it? A= B=180 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

The purpose of this page is to lead you to the animal symbol that The purpose of this page is to help you to find out if you are moreyou can use as a guide when you are choosing a career direction and ORGANISED or more FLEXIBLE. The information might help youprogrammes of study. On pages 182 and 183 you will find a list of when you come to choose a career direction and programmes ofthe animal symbols and career opportunities that are suited to those study. Each working personality type can be either more organisedworking personalities. or more flexible.Fill in your scores here: C= D= Answer the following questions to find out if you are more A= B= organised or more flexible:If you scored more As and more Cs, this 1 (E) Do you prefer to have one clear focus in your work? OR (F)suggests that you are an 'Ant person'. Do you prefer to have a variety of things on the go?If you scored more As and more Ds, this 2 (E) Do you prefer to work according to a set plan? OR (F) Do yousuggests that you are a 'Bee person'. prefer to respond to things as they come up? 3 (E) Do you like to make decisions that are final? OR (F) Do you like to make decisions that can be changed, or to avoid making decisions until the last minute? Now total up your Es and Fs for the three questions. E= F=If you scored more Bs and more Cs, this If you got more Es, this would indicate that you tend to be moresuggests that you are an 'Eagle person'. organised. You will probably find that you work better when there is a defined daily routine and you can make clear-cut decisions.If you scored more Bs and more Ds, this If you got more Fs, this would indicate that you tend to be moresuggests that you are a 'Honeyguide flexible. You might find that you work better in an environment thatperson'. allows you to manage your own time and gather plenty of information before making a decision. CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 181

ANT (INTUTHWANE) BEE (INYOSI)Ants are incredible creatures. They can be objective and logical. Bees work hard to gather pollen Statistics show that Bee peopleThey live in large colonies, Ant people play an important to make honey, and they care for often succeed at these careers.working extremely hard for the role in holding society together their queen and their babies. However, with enough interestcommon good. They can carry through good and bad times. and determination, you couldten items their own weight and Unlike bees, Bee people do probably succeed at almostbuild huge structures. Statistics show that Ant people not often sting! They are warm, anything. often succeed at these careers. friendly people, who like to be Some people, like ants, are However, with enough interest and of service to others. They care Accounting/Financial Management...........34very helpful to others and do determination, you could probably about people’s feelings and they Administration...............................................44practical things to keep society succeed at almost anything. like harmony in relationships. Agriculture/Nature Conservation...............50organised and running smoothly. Although they may be either Education........................................................61Ant people are often good Accounting, Financial Management..........34 shy or outgoing, their focus on Housing Development.................................85administrators, and can organise Administration...............................................44 the practical needs of others is Human Resources/an office, a social function or a Agriculture/Nature Conservation...............50 central to their character. Industrial Relations.......................................86business well. Whether working Construction/Surveying...............................57 Humanities.....................................................90with facts or figures or helping Crime Prevention/Security...........................60 Bee people are practical, InformationTechnology/others, Ant people are usually Education........................................................61 and they like to approach tasks Computer Science.........................................91fair and objective. Justice is Engineering....................................................65 in a step-by-step way. They are Management and Planning.........................96important to them. Housing Development.................................85 often found organising social Manufacturing............................................ 108 Human Resources/ and community events. In their Medicine/MedicalTechnologies................109 Ant people are very good at Industrial Relations.......................................86 approach to the world, Bee Para-medical................................................ 114working with detailed, factual InformationTechnology/ people may be matter-of-fact, Public Relations/Marketing........................118information, and remembering Computer Science.........................................91 and when making decisions, they Science and Mathematics .........................124facts. They follow directions well Management and Planning.........................96 are likely to take into account Services to the Community.......................131when doing complicated work. Manufacturing............................................ 108 how others will be affected by Social Sciences/Legal Services.................134 Medicine, MedicalTechnologies...............109 the outcome. Technology/Processing..............................136 CAUTION:There are exceptions, Para-medical................................................ 114 Tourism/Hospitality.....................................138 but most Ant people may not be Public Relations/Marketing........................118 Visual Arts and Design...............................147 comfortable in the following careers: Science and Mathematics .........................124 • Performing Arts • Communication/ Services to the Community.......................131 Journalism • Psychology Social Sciences/Legal Services.................134 Technology/Processing..............................136 Tourism/Hospitality.....................................138 Transport......................................................145 Visual Arts and Design...............................147182 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

EAGLE (UKHOZI) HONEYGUIDE (INHLAVA)Eagles perch in high trees and Statistics show that Eagle Honeyguides are different organising people or involved incan see far into the distance.This people often succeed at these from other creatures – they communication.enables them to plan effectively. careers. However, with enough communicate with people andThey are quick to swoop down interest and determination, you animals, leading them to the Statistics show that Honey­on their prey. could probably succeed at almost bees’ nest so that they can get guide people often succeed at anything. honey. They make sure that the these careers. However, with Eagle people focus on the route they show them is safe enough interest and determination,whole picture rather than the Administration........................................44 and one that they can follow. you could probably succeed atdetails, and they value their Education.................................................61 almost anything.‘hunches’ or gut feelings.They are Engineering.............................................65 Honeyguide people are warmgood at working with complicated Housing Development............................85 and enthusiastic, value their Communication/Journalism...................55ideas. They tend to work in bursts Human Resources/ ‘hunches’ and gut feelings and Education..................................................61of energy and to do things their Industrial Relations.......................................86 are ruled more by their hearts Housing Development.............................85own way. When dealing with Humanities..............................................90 than their heads. They are good Human Resources/people or groups of people, they Information Technology/ at communicating with others, Industrial Relations........................................86may have deep understanding Computer Science..................................91 and they often want to save those Humanities...............................................90and insight into their situations. Management and Planning....................96 who are in trouble. Honeyguide Information Technology/They usually prefer to make Medicine, MedicalTechnologies..........109 people like to live their lives Computer Science...................................91decisions using their heads rather Public Relations/Marketing.................. 118 according to the things that are Management and Planning.....................96than their hearts, as they value Science and Mathematics....................124 important to them. Although they Medicine, MedicalTechnologies........... 109justice and fairness. Services to the Community.................131 are usually gentle, they get angry Para-medical.......................................... 114 Social Sciences/Legal Services............134 when others do not respect what Public Relations/Marketing................... 118 Eagle people are also excited Technology/Processing.........................136 is important to them. For this Science and Mathematics.....................124by possibilities, by how things Tourism/Hospitality...............................138 reason, Honeyguide people often Services to the Community..................131could be done differently and Visual Arts and Design.........................147 find themselves in situations Social Sciences/Legal Services.............134better. where they are defending causes, Technology/Processing.......................... 136 Tourism/Hospitality................................ 138 Transport................................................ 145 Visual Arts and Design..........................147 CAUTION: There are exceptions, but most Honeyguide people may not be comfortable in the following careers: • Administration & Management • Accounting/ Financial Management • Manufacturing • Construction/Surveying. REMEMBER: Honeyguide people will not be happy if they do not believe in what they are doing. CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 183

2. Relating Learning Fields to CareersHUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCESLearning Fields Most Common Undergraduate Qualifications Possible Career Directions This table is adapted from a NiSHE publication, Into Higher Education – A Guide for Schools (2nd edition, HESA, 2006:71-73).LANGUAGES Bachelor of Arts Journalism, television, creative writing, advertising, translation, copywriting, broadcasting, library and informationHUMAN Bachelor of Social Science management, publishing, media and communicationsAND SOCIAL Bachelor of LawSTUDIES A range of diplomas, e.g. National Diploma in Law, human resources, labour relations, history, sociology, Human Resource Management psychology, social work, archaeology, geography,ARTS AND environmental management, cartography, management,CULTURE Bachelor of Music, Visual Art, Drama Studies, Fine marketing, theology, politics, public and international Arts relations, museums, public administrationSERVICES A range of diplomas, e.g. National Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacturing, National Diploma in Drama, Painting, sculpture, music, theatre, acting, dance, performing National Diploma in Photography arts technology, photography, graphic art, design, film and television production, computer graphics and animation A range of diplomas, e.g. National Diploma in Tourism Management, National Diploma in Travel, tourism, leisure, catering, community services, hotel Hospitality Management and restaurant services, real estate, crime prevention, game ranging184 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

2. Relating Learning Fields to Careers continued SCIENCES AND APPLIED SCIENCESLearning Fields Most Common Undergraduate Qualifications Possible Career DirectionsBUSINESS, Bachelor of Commerce Accountancy, taxation, insurance, auditing, financial planning, actuarial science, This table is adapted from a NiSHE publication, Into Higher Education – A Guide for Schools (2nd edition, HESA, 2006:71-73).COMMERCE AND A range of diplomas, e.g. National information systems, banking, business, imports and exports, marketing and sales, officeMANAGEMENT Diploma in Financial Management management and technology, administration, organisational psychology, commercial lawSTUDIES Bachelor of Agriculture Agricultural management and extension, farming, animal husbandry, cropAGRI- A range of diplomas, e.g. National production, nature conservation, forestry, environmental management,CULTURAL Diploma in Agricultural Management horticultureSCIENCE Bachelor of Science in Engineering Engineering (e.g. civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, electronic, metallurgical), manufacturingENGINEERING A range of diplomas, e.g. National technology (e.g. textile, pulp and paper, food), mining, telecommunications, computer engi-AND Diploma in Engineering neering and programming, transport and logistics, geographic information systems, informa-TECHNOLOGY tion and data management, urban and regional planning, surveying, architecture, construction Bachelor of Medicine and BachelorPHYSICAL, of Surgery, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Health professions related to wide fields of medicine, psychiatry, dentistry, veterinary science,MATHEMATICAL, Bachelor of Dental Science, Bachelor pharmacy, nursing and health and rehabilitation sciences, e.g. physiotherapy, radiography,COMPUTER of Nursing, a range of diplomas, e.g. occupational therapy, audiology, dietetics and nutrition, primary health care, community health,AND LIFE National Diploma in Biotechnology maternal and child health, forensic science, speech therapy, chiropractic, homeopathy, healthcareSCIENCES technology, occupational health, palliative medicine, sports medicine, emergency medical care Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Architectural Studies (this degree straddles Various science and computer science related fields, e.g. archaeology, astronomy, the humanities and the sciences. It requires bioinformatics, biotechnology, botany, zoology, chemistry, physics, demography, ecology, strong performance in Mathematics and geology, hydrology, information technology, statistics, soil science, environmental Visual Arts.) A range of diplomas, e.g. science, marine biology, ocean and atmosphere science, biochemistry, biotechnology, National Diploma in Information Technology human biosciences, microbiology, entomology, ichthyology CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 185

3. Qualification TypesDEGREE Degree study develops Study at a university and Some degree programmes prepare A growing focus on inter-disciplinaryDIPLOMA the ability to work with some programmes at private graduates for the workplace, but studies and programmes helps studentsCERTIFICATE ideas, to think in terms of colleges lead to a degree graduates in most disciplines will to develop the flexibility to respond to the systems, to experiment require on-the-job training to equip challenges they will face and to communicate them for their future careers Diploma study is vocation- based (trade based), and Initial study at a university of Diploma programmes train high level The institutions work hard to maintain develops career-oriented technology or some courses person power – people who are ready close partnerships with commerce and skills and practical at comprehensive universities to start work on completion of their industry, ensuring that they are sensitive knowledge and private colleges can lead studies to the needs of the communities they to a diploma serve. They strive to establish research Skills-based education for programmes so that they will be able to people who may not have provide technological leadership completed Grade 12 or may not qualify for diploma It concentrates on developing These courses are offered at some A practical component is part of all study trained, skilled and qualified universities of technology, technical courses, often in a real workplace situation employees by placing a vocational education and training strong emphasis on hands-on (TVET) colleges and private colleges trainingNC(V) Skills-based education for It concentrates on developing These courses are offered at TVET Vocational study helps students to develop people who may not have trained, skilled and qualified colleges and private colleges marketable skills in their chosen vocational completed Grade 12 or employees by placing a field. An accelerated NC(V) course,taking may not qualify for diploma strong emphasis on hands-on 18 months, will be available soon for study training students who have completed the NSC or Senior CertificatePOSTGRADUATE Postgraduate study is If you do not have a for applicants who have qualification, you must apply already studied at a higher for either a degree or a education institution and diploma have a degree or a diploma186 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

3. Qualification Types continuedTeaching staff are actively involved in Instruction is theoretical and classroom- or Most degree programmes last three orresearch; some are world experts in laboratory-based. Students learn how to more years. Institutions may grant creditstheir fields learn and evaluate towards degrees for relevant courses passed at other recognised institutionsStudents are instructed through a The National Diploma is awarded oncombination of theoretical study and successful completion of the third year,practical experience, in many cases in and those who wish to pursue their studiesan appropriate work situation. Students further can usually register for a Bachelorlearn how to apply their knowledge in of Technology diploma, which requiresreal-life situations a further one year full-time or two years part-timeStudents who complete a certificate The Department of Higher Education andprogramme may be considered for Training (DHET) TVET Colleges Bursary Fundadmission to diploma study in related fields provides financial assistance to deservingat universities of technology or can continue and motivated students who cannotwith advanced study at a TVET college otherwise afford to studyThe NC(V) is offered in fields of study The NC(V) covers three years of study, and Students who complete an NC(V) or The DHET TVET Collegesranging from Tourism to Education & a certificate is awarded after each year. A N4 may be considered for admission Bursary Fund provides financialDevelopment and from Safety in Society practical component is part of all courses, to diploma study in related fields at assistance to deserving andto Management often in a real workplace situation universities of technology or can continue motivated students who cannot with advanced study at a TVET college otherwise afford to study CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 187

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4. Artisanship – What it is and How You can Become an ArtisanWhy study at a TVET College? generate an idea from within themselves and they bring it out into material reality. They take raw material in their hands and fashion it • Do you believe you have a talent to create things with your hands? into things of beauty and function. • Do you find too much theory without practical application boring? • Do you want to own a manufacturing factory one day? Current scarce skills for Artisans • Do you want to fast-track your route to employment? • Do you want to acquire hands-on skills? There are 16 scarce skills in Artisanship at this time. These are: • Did your matric results not qualify you for a Bachelor’s entry into 1. Bricklayer 2. Carpenter university? 3. Electrician 4. MillwrightIf your answer is yes to more than one of the above, then you 5. Boilermakerare at the right place! 6. Carpenter and Joiner 7. Industrial Machinery MechanicWhat are the advantages? 8. Plumber 9. PainterBeing an Artisan gives you the opportunity to express your talent 10. Pipe Fitterthrough the creation of goods and products with your hands. It is 11. Plastererthe nature of the Artisan to express his or her through the invention, 12. Weldercreation, manufacture, repair and manipulation of things. These can 13. Riggerbe artistic masterpieces, technological crafts or mechanical devices. 14. MoulderThe car you drive, the house you live in, the television you watch, 15. Structural Platerthe telephone you talk on, the clothes you wear, the furniture and 16. Sheet Metal Workerappliances in your home and also the computer this Handbookis busy being developed on. These are things that Artisans haveinvented, designed, drawn plans for, and built. Artisans are impelledto make things. They get restless if they do not create somethingtangible. It is in their nature to produce physical objects. They190 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

Become an Artisan in seven steps defined 4. Artisanship continuedStep 1 – Career guidance and management and practical ability, they are supported by a substantial amountThe implementation of an effective career guidance and of general, vocational or fundamental knowledge learnt throughmanagement system for trade occupations is essential to ensure the basic schooling system or at a vocational college. To ensurethat persons wishing to become Artisans, especially young effective throughput and success rates within occupational learning,people, fully understand the possibilities, scope and activities strong fundamental knowledge is required of subjects such asof Artisans within industry. A system has been implemented to Mathematics, Science, Drawing and technical language used in theprovide information and market Artisan careers among South technical working environment.Africans to ensure sufficient entrance of learners into Artisan tradeoccupations. Effective career guidance ensures that entrants will This fundamental knowledge will prepare the learners forhave made informed career choices and career management will effective learning and mastering of the three occupational learningfacilitate progression to Artisan status and beyond into technician components, which form part of Artisan trade training, occupationaland engineering related occupations. knowledge, practical and workplace training. The more generic fundamental knowledge is delivered at academic or focus schoolsAs part of career management, a professional registration process as well as at TVET colleges.to enhance the status of Artisans will also be implemented, allowingfor Artisan career development opportunities. Career guidance will At present, there are numerous options being utilised for this generic,include, among other things, medical examinations since many vocational, fundamental knowledge, including the National SeniorArtisan trades are physically demanding.This will ensure a maximum Certificate (Matric) at traditional learning academic or focus schools,throughput for each of the three occupational learning steps – as well as the more technical programmes such as the Nationaloccupational knowledge, practical and workplace. Furthermore, Technical Education Certificate (NATED) or National Vocationalif supported by entrepreneurial and business management skills, Certificate NC(V) at TVET colleges. More recently, a National Adultqualified Artisans are able to start up their own small businesses Senior Certificate (NASCA) was also released for public commentthat could have a large impact on unemployment and job creation. that offers a further option for this generic, fundamental knowledge.Step 2 – General, vocational or fundamental Step 3 – Learner agreement registration and contractingknowledge learning The next step in becoming a qualified Artisan is to find a workplaceAlthough Artisan occupations are primarily focused on hand skills approved employer who will enter into a learning programme agreement and contract with the learner after Step 2 (generic or vocational or fundamental knowledge component) has been completed successfully. The employer will apply an industry specific selection process prior CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 191

4. Artisanship continued progress at present with all stakeholders to standardise and simplify the funding and administration system for Artisan learners.The outcomes ofto entering into an agreement and contract with the learner, as they this process will continually be communicated to all stakeholders.will want to ensure that the learners are fully suited to the industrythey want to practise their trade in. Employers are also required Step 4 – Occupational knowledge and practical learningto consider national transformation objectives to ensure equity inthe workplace, as determined by relevant legislation. The learning After a learning programme agreement is registered with a relevantprogramme agreement and contract will be a tripartite agreement SETA and a contract of learning (including funding arrangements)between the employer, the learner and accredited training provider. is in place, the Artisan learner then enters an accredited ArtisanA relevant SETA facilitates and registers the agreement and contract training centre. The learner then commences with the occupationalfor the duration of the Artisan learning programme. knowledge and practical learning that is specific to the Artisan trade.The conditions of the learning programme agreement and contract This specific trade occupational knowledge and practical componentare prescribed in the relevant regulations issued by the Minister of may be offered by the same or different providers that offered theHigher Education andTraining and will include the agreement duration, generic, vocational or fundamental knowledge. This will dependcompletions and termination. They also ensure the protection of on the accreditation scope of the skills development provider. Thea learner under relevant labour laws such as the Basic Conditions specific trade occupational knowledge is contextualised within theof Employment Act (BCEA). This protection under the labour laws learning process to specific tasks required, such as fault finding,is important, both to ensure that learners receive an allowance manufacturing, repair, services, etc.as determined by a Sectoral Determination for Learnerships andApprenticeships, but also so that learners are protected under The occupational trade knowledge may also have components ofoccupational health and safety laws. At present, these regulations are mathematics, science, drawing and technical language specificknown as the Learnerships Regulations, but these are in the process to the trade. Such knowledge is applied to the specific tradeof being amended to become the Learning Programme Regulations. occupation as the learner learns and applies the knowledge daily in an integrated fashion. The practical learning that accompaniesA critical part of Step 3 is the allocation of funding for Artisan the occupational knowledge learning contextualises and applies thelearners through Grant Payments from SETAs, which forms an trade knowledge component to simulated situations in a practicalintegral part of the Learner Agreement and Contract. At present, setting in a training centre.there is a variety of grant systems and processes in place that hasled to considerable confusion and manipulation of Artisan training by This ensures that learners are effectively prepared for workplacedifferent stakeholders.There is also a considerable amount of work in192 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

learning, which follows after the occupational knowledge and 4. Artisanship continuedpractical learning process. The occupational knowledge and practicallearning component must be offered at an accredited training centre These workplace mentors are qualified and experienced Artisanscovering the entire scope of an application to the specific trade. This in the same trade the Artisan learner is registered for. In manylearning is also known as 'off the job' learning that is progressively instances, there is a scarcity of these mentors in the workplaceand sequentially taught. This ensures that the Artisan learner slowly and possible processes are being considered to bring back retiredand systematically gains competencies relevant to his or her trade. Artisans to fulfil the function of a mentor in the workplace.At certain pre-determined stages, there are formative assessments The workplace learning process, known as the 'on the job' learningapplied, previously known as phase tests, to ensure that learners have process, allows a learner to progressively and sequentially re-learn whatassimilated the occupational knowledge and practical skills and can he learnt in the practical learning process but applied in a real workplace.proceed to the next stage. Much of this occupational knowledge andpractical learning are simulations of the type of work that the learner During the workplace learning, the learner must be exposed to thewill actually engage in once he or she is finally a qualified Artisan. entire scope of the trade as predetermined by the curriculum of the occupational trade qualification to ensure that once qualified, he orStep 5 – Workplace learning she will fully be competent to become a productive worker in the industry and will only need further specific industry training. ManyReal competence in any occupation involves a person applying of the current workplace learning programmes that exist in industryand transferring learning at the workplace or across a variety of today are based on historic and often outdated training schedulesworkplaces. Therefore, the most critical component of learning in developed under the Manpower Training Act.Artisan development is workplace learning. During the workplacelearning process, the occupational knowledge and practical learning Some programmes have been updated as unit standard basedassimilated during the previous step is applied in the workplace. programmes and are now delivered as Learnerships in some sectors. The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, in collaboration withThe Artisan learner is exposed to real life situations within the the National Artisan Moderation Body, is progressively updating allworkplace, including all aspects of the Artisan occupation such as these Artisan trade workplace programmes to become occupational-work ethics, safety, responsibilities and quality performance of work based curriculum and qualifications.required by industry. In all Artisan trades, this is the most significantand difficult of the various learning processes and therefore the Step 6 – Trade testing and recognition of prior learningArtisan learner is supported in the workplace by a qualified workplacementor, previously known as the journeyman. Once the Artisan learner has successfully completed the occupational knowledge, practical and workplace learning, the Skills Development Act requires a learner to undergo an external final CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 193

4. Artisanship continued All accredited trade test centres will report to the NAMB as per pre-determined requirements to enable the NAMB to monitor theirsummative assessment, also known as a Trade Test, before he or performance. In this sense, the NAMB will act as an 'ombudsman'she can be certified as a qualified Artisan, irrespective of the route for Artisan development and any concern with regards to the qualityor pathway of learning the learner utilised. of Artisan development may be reported to the NAMB.All trade testing in South Africa will, in the near future, be regulated Step 7 – Assurance and certificationby national Trade Test Regulations issued under Section 26D(5)of the Skills Development Act that are applicable to all Trade Test Quality assurance will be built into each and every step of the nationalCentres, whether they are operated by private, government or 7-Step Programme. It is, therefore, not an isolated activity focusingstate-owned companies. These national, decentralised trade test on the final external summative assessment or trade testing only,centres must be accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and but is implemented right from the qualification development, learnerOccupations before they will be allowed to conduct national trade selection, accreditation and delivery processes.tests. The national trade test includes practical tasks that a learnermust complete within a specified period of time, as determined by The current practice, whereby a range of sector-based tradethe National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB). certificates are issued in South Africa, has been phased out and the development through the National Artisan Moderation Body, underIn addition, all trade testing processes will be monitored and delegation from the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, willmoderated by NAMB as required by Section 26A(2) of the Skills ensure that only national Artisan trade certificates are issued.Development Act. The national trade testing system is alsobeing built to include a customised Artisan development aligned This information on how to become and Artisan is publishedRecognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system that will offer persons by National Artisan Development (INDLELA). For furtherwho have assimilated knowledge and skills related to an Artisan information on becoming an Artisan, please contact thetrade through workplace activities to also enter a well-supported National Artisan Development Support Centre (NADSC) on:process that will result in access to a national trade test. Tel: 086 999 0125To ensure that trade testing is always relevant to the needs of the Email: [email protected] and to ensure that learners achieve competent Artisan Website: http://nadsc.dhet.gov.zastatus, all Artisan trade testing or assessment practitioners,including assessors, assessment tool designers and moderators,will be registered by NAMB and be subject to continuous andregular capacity building through reskilling processes.194 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019



5. Applicants with Disabilities Organisation Contact detailsThe South African Constitution recognises the human rights of all Deaf Federation of Odette Swift (Director: Deaf Education)South Africans, including those with disabilities. Discrimination on South Africa (DeafSA) 074 186 6338the basis of disability is against the law and persons with disabilities QuadPara Association of [email protected] included in the category of previously disadvantaged in terms South Africa (QASA)of the country’s transformation agenda. Persons with disabilities Autism South Africa Ari Seirlis (CEO)therefore, need to be given equal opportunities to access post- 031 767 0348/ 52school education and training so that they too may achieve their full KZN Blind and Deaf [email protected]. According to Article 1 of the United Nations Convention Societyon the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2007) “Persons with Vicky Lamb (National Education Facilitator)disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, 011 484 9909intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with [email protected] barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in Rosemary Shezi (KZN)society on an equal basis with others.” The South African White 071 360 4034Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2015) reiterates [email protected] rights of persons with disabilities, including the right to accesseducation at all levels. Dinalise Swart (Social Work Manager) 031 309 4991School-leavers with disabilities are encouraged to contact [email protected] of persons with disabilities or the disability rightsunit or student support services department of the institution they National Council for Therina Wentzelwish to study at if they have any queries about access to studies. Persons with Physical 083 255 6854School-leavers with disabilities are also encouraged to inform the Disabilities (NCPPD) [email protected]’s disability rights unit or student support departmentabout their access needs prior to beginning their studies so that the South African Disability Marina Clarkenecessary reasonable accommodation can be arranged. It is hoped Alliance (SADA) 082 853 4860that we will see increasing numbers of students with disabilities [email protected] all post school education institutions – it is your right to accesseducation!196 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019

5. Applicants with Disabilities continuedContact details of disability units in universities in South AfricaCape Peninsula University of Rhodes University University of Johannesburg University of the Western CapeTechnology http://www.ru.ac.za/ http://www.uj.ac.za/ http://www.uwc.ac.za/http://www.cput.ac.za/ 046 603 8181 • [email protected] 011 559 3745 021 959 3586021 953 8438 Sol Plaatje University [email protected] [email protected]@cput.ac.za http://www.spu.ac.za University of KwaZulu-Natal University of the WitwatersrandCentral University of Technology Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ http://www.wits.ac.za/http://www.cut.ac.za/ University 011 260 3665 • [email protected] 011 717 9151051 507 3154 • [email protected] http://www.smu.ac.za/ University of Limpopo [email protected] http://www.ul.ac.za/ University of VendaDurban University of Technology Stellenbosch University 015 268 2495 • [email protected] http://www.univen.ac.za/http://www.dut.ac.za/ http://www.sun.ac.za/Home.aspx University of Mpumalanga 015 962 8018033 845 8835 • [email protected] 021 808 4707 • [email protected] http://www.ump.ac.za/ [email protected] Tshwane University of Technology 013 002 0001 • [email protected] University of ZululandMangosuthu University of http://www.tut.ac.za/ University of Pretoria http://www.uzulu.ac.za/Technology 012 382 4130 http://www.up.ac.za/ 035 902 6346 • [email protected]://www.mut.ac.za/ [email protected] 012 420 2064 • [email protected] Vaal University of Technology031 907 7185 • [email protected] University of South Africa http://www.vut.ac.za/ University of Cape Town http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.html 016 950 9244 • [email protected] Mandela Metropolitan http://www.uct.ac.za/ 011 471 3196 • [email protected] Walter Sisulu UniversityUniversity 021 650 2427 University of the Free State http://www.wsu.ac.za/waltersisulu/http://www.nmmu.ac.za/ [email protected] http://www.ufs.ac.za/ 043 708 5370041 504 2562 051 401 3713 [email protected]@nmmu.ac.za University of Fort Hare [email protected] http://www.ufh.ac.za/North-West University 040 602 2011http://www.nwu.ac.za/ [email protected] 910 [email protected] CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2019 197

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