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• Applicant must be older than 16 years
• Successfully passed Grade 12 or a Pre-qualification in Policing (Level 4)

Six semesters (three years) for distance education students

• You must be older than 16 years
• Successfully passed Grade 10

Three semesters (one and a half years) for distance education students

• You must hold a Certificate in Policing (Level 5) or an equivalent qualification

Four years for distance education students

• (a) Holder of a three-year junior or senior primary teacher qualification.
• The two major senior primary school subjects to be selected in the Advanced Certificate must have been offered in the three-year qualification
• Alternatively, at least one of the two majors must have been offered in the three-year qualification and the other major offered in grade 12
• (b) Mature age entry: Applicant must be 23 years or older on the day of registration, should have completed junior secondary education, and has at least two (2) years of relevant teaching experience (grade 4-7)

Social Science + English

Mathematics + English

Mathematics + Natural Science and Health Education

Three years for distance education students (six semesters)

• Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary/ Higher or recognized equivalent with a minimum of twenty-two (22) points in five (5) subjects, including a C in English and a D in Mathematics.
• Mature age entry: Applicant should be 23 years or older on the day of registration, should have completed junior secondary education (Grade eleven (11)), or if the applicant only has Grade ten (10), must have two (2) years of teaching experience.
• Transfer from the IOL ‘Pre-Primary Diploma’ to this new ‘Junior Primary Diploma’ with recognition for all credits accumulated.

Six years for distance education students (twelve semesters)

• Holder of a three-year secondary teacher qualification such as BETD with a specialization in Junior Secondary OR any other recognized level six (6) secondary diploma.
• The two school subjects to be selected in the DSE must have been taken in grade twelve (12) with a (D in ordinary level) OR in the three-year Diploma, as majors in the junior secondary specialization.
• Transfer from the ‘Advanced Certificate in Secondary Education (ACSE)’ to the new ‘Diploma in Secondary Education’ with recognition for all credits accumulated.

Three years for distance education students (six semesters)

• Minimum score of twenty-two (22) points in the five (5) best school subjects. One of the five subjects must be English (as a Second Language) with a C symbol on the Ordinary level or English (as a First language) with a D symbol.
• The two school subjects to be selected as majors in the Diploma must also be part of the five subjects of the grade 12 qualification with at least a D symbol on the ordinary level.
• Mature age entry: Applicant should be 23 years or older on the day of registration.
• Should have completed the Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary/ Higher or recognized equivalent with a minimum of nineteen (19) points in the best five (5) subjects. One of the five subjects must be English (as a Second Language) with a C symbol on an Ordinary level or English (as a First language) with a D symbol.
• The two school subjects to be selected as majors in the Diploma must also be part of the five subjects of the grade 12 qualification with at least a D symbol on the Ordinary level.
• The applicant should also have at least three (3) years of relevant teaching experience in junior or senior secondary.
• The applicant through mature age entry should submit a personal statement about why you desires to become a teacher.

• Holder of a recognized B. Degree worth 360 credits
• The degree should contain two (2) school subjects, both up to Level 6-4 semesters

Three years for distance education students (six semesters)

• Holder of a Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary / Higher or equivalent recognized qualification with a minimum of twenty-five (25) points in five (5) subjects.
• One of the five subjects must be English NSSC Ordinary (English as a Second Language) obtained with a grade C minimum or English as the First language with a grade of D.
• Another two of the five best subjects must provide a relevant basis for the two major subjects to be selected in the degree and passed at a grade C ordinary.
• Mature age entry: Applicant should be 25 years or older on the day of registration,
• You should have completed junior secondary education, should have at least 3 years of relevant teaching experience,
• You should submit a ‘letter of recommendation’ from a management member of the school where you were teaching to identify the suitability of a candidate as a teacher and should submit proof that the student is currently teaching your major subjects for Grades 5 – 7 for a minimum period of 3 years.

Natural Science & Health Education and English

Natural Science & Health Education and Mathematics

Social Science and English

Mathematics and English

Agricultural Education

Design and Technology

Teaching and Assessment Mentoring

School Leadership and Management

Curriculum Theory and Practice

Eight years for distance education students (sixteen semesters)

• Holder of a recognized level 7 teacher qualification or a holder of a BETD plus an Advanced Certificate
• At least one year of teaching experience and a letter of recommendation from the school principal

Four years for distance education students (eight semesters)