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HIGHER CERTIFICATE (ICT)

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

&

COLLEGE OF CAPE TOWN, FALSE BAY COLLEGE & NORTHLINK COLLEGE

CPUT ARTICULATION INITIATIVES

1. A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE INITIATIVES CONSIST OF,

2. WHAT THE ARTICULATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE, AND HOW THEY ARE MANAGED,

3. CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED AND HOW THEY WERE ADDRESSED,

4. WHAT THE MAIN SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN,

5. THE STUDENT TRANSITIONING NUMBERS, AND

6. THE NEXT STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INITIATIVE.

Presented by Errol Francke (Department of IT - CPUT) 2018/02/07

A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE INITIATIVES CONSIST OF

• THE HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ICT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE FIELD OF IT

SERVICES MANAGEMENT.

• IT STRIVES TO ENCOURAGE UNIVERSITY AND TVET COLLABORATION WITH SEAMLESS

ARTICULATION FOR TVET STUDENTS INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY.



CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• THERE IS AN ONGOING NEED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF HIGHLY SKILLED INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL IN SOUTH AFRICA.

• AS THE FIELD IS SUBJECT TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, IT REQUIRES PROFESSIONALS

WHO ARE WELL TRAINED IN IT SERVICES MANAGEMENT.

• A CAREER PATH IN THIS FIELD RANGES FROM AN IT SERVICE DESK TRAINEE TO IT SERVICE

MANAGER.



• IN THE CASE OF AN UMALUSI MATRICULANT:

• HOME LANGUAGE 50%,

• FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE 40%

• ONE OF THE LANGUAGES MUST BE ENGLISH.

• MATHEMATICS 40% OR MATHS LITERACY 60%

• THESE AFOREMENTIONED COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, PLUS 3 ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS (EXCLUDING LIFE

ORIENTATION) SHOULD AMOUNT TO AN ACADEMIC POINT SCORE OF 30.0.



• IN THE CASE OF TVET PROGRAMMES (NCV):

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE 50%,

• MATHEMATICS 40% OR MATHS LITERACY 60%

• THESE AFOREMENTIONED COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS (EXCLUDING LIFE

ORIENTATION) SHOULD AMOUNT TO AN ACADEMIC POINT SCORE OF 30.0.


WHAT THE ARTICULATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE, AND HOW THEY ARE MANAGED

• THE TOP 20 ACADEMICALLY PERFORMING STUDENTS AT EACH OF THE COLLEGES IN THE

HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ICT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET ACCEPTED TO THE DIPLOMA IN ICT.

• 50% OF SUBJECT CREDITS OF THE HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ICT CAN BE CARRIED OVER TO THE

FIRST YEAR OF THE DIPLOMA IN ICT.

• STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR TWO SECOND YEAR SUBJECTS OF THE

DIPLOMA.


WHAT THE ARTICULATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE, AND HOW THEY ARE MANAGED

Top 20

Top 20

Top 20

Top 20

80 Diploma in ICT

4 subject credits

4 first year subjects

2 second year subjects


60 students

60 students

60 students

60 students

“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink”

From “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.


CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED AND HOW THEY WERE ADDRESSED

• “I WANT TO BE AT A (REAL) UNIVERSITY!” - PERCEPTIONS

• REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS AT MULTI CAMPUSES – ADOPTED A TWO-CARD SYSTEM

• ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS, LEARNER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - CPUT SYSTEMS; BLACKBOARD

• SUBJECT MATTER – CONSOLIDATED SUITE OF TEXTBOOKS VIA MICTSETA PROJECT

• TIMETABLES – WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION, DURATION OF PERIODS, ETC. - ADOPTED INDIVIDUAL

CAMPUS MODELS

• STAFF TURNOVER AT VARIOUS SITES OF DELIVERY - ONGOING


CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED AND HOW THEY WERE ADDRESSED

• LECTURE SYNCHRONIZATION - WEEKLY

• ASSESSMENT SYNCHRONIZATION - SAME DAY, SAME TIME!

• LOGISTICS OF ASSESSMENT - CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION

• TVET / CPUT CALENDAR - ADOPTED TVET CALENDAR

• SEAMLESS, INTEGRATED ACADEMIC PROJECT - ONGOING

• COURSEWARE - STUDENTS VS TEXTBOOKS!!!! A CPUT REALITY! IS IT ONLY US? – MICTSETA

PROJECT


WHAT THE MAIN SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN

• MEET BRANDON VAN NIEKERK WHO COMPLETED THE HC IN 2015.

• HE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY BUSINESS CONNEXION BASED ON HIS HC

QUALIFICATION AS A DATA CABLING ENGINEER IN THE CABLING DEPARTMENT.

• DATA CABLING ENGINEERS FULFIL AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE MODERN WORLD BY DESIGNING THE

COMPLEX CABLE PLANS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE LAY OUT STRUCTURES FOR

EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS AS WELL AS EXPANSIONS FOR EXISTING DATA SYSTEMS. IN

ADDITION, THEY SOLVE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS RELATING TO CABLE SYSTEMS.

With permission


THE STUDENT TRANSITIONING NUMBERS

Data Source: Enrolment data is from HEMIS.

Graduation data is from the ITS operational database.

Final student success data is not yet available.

Note: The late graduation (in Year N+3) of 20 students from

the 2014 cohort was the result of administrative error.



FACULTY OF INFORMATICS & DESIGN

DEPARTMENT OF IT

HCINCT MARKS SUMMARY 2017

TVET CAMPUS PASS REPEAT EXCLUDED JAN SUPP TOTAL

CRAWFORD 42 (70%) 7 (11,6%) 11 (18,3%) 0 60

KHAYELITSHA 39 (69,6%) 7 (12,5%) 10 (17,8%) 0 56

FISH HOEK 36 (83,7%) 1 (2,3%) 6 (13,9%) 0 43

TYGERBERG 34 (55,7%) 8 (13,1%) 14 (22,9%) 5 (8,1%) 61

OVERALL THROUGHPUT RATE 69%


THE NEXT STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INITIATIVE

• AS STATED, THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED AT FOUR SITES OF DELIVERY IN THE

WESTERN CAPE – A FIFTH COLLEGE HAS NOW ALSO SHOWN INTEREST

• TWO OTHER PRIVATE COLLEGES HAVE SHOWN INTEREST – REALLY?

• THE CURRENT PARTNERS AIM TO HAVE THE HCINCT REGISTERED ONTO THEIR PQM SO THAT

THEY CAN OFFER IT THEMSELVES – FUNDING?


Detailed academic papers in support of this include: • "A Collaborative University of Technology and Further Education and Training Curriculum Development Project" • “Towards a New Undergraduate ICT Curriculum for Universities of Technology in South Africa” • “Meeting the challenge of educating the digitally engaged student at a University of Technology in South Africa” This is freely available at: https://www.researchgate.net


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