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30 October 2019
Hermanus Varsity announces 2020 academic courses Writer Raphael da Silva
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he programmes for the 2020 academic year were announced last week by the Hermanus Varsity Trust (HVT), with courses ranging from a Bachelor of Education degree to Higher Certificates in Criminal Law Enforcement and Local Economic Development. HVT will also be offering an Advanced Diploma in Education for existing teachers, a one-year university preparation course and a learner enhancement programme for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.
schools with 26 000 students and 1 200 matrics. “It’s quite a large catchment area.” The four-year full-time Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree for intermediate phase (Grades 4 – 7) or foundation phase (Grades R – 3) teaching, as well as the two-year part-time Advanced Diploma in Education, will be accredited by Stellenbosch University. While course fees are yet to be finalised, it is expected that the B.Ed will cost between R40 000 and R45 000 a year while the Diploma will cost R24 000 in the first year and R9 000 in the second year. “There are many bursaries available,” added Johann.
Academic Director, Johann de Vries, said these courses had been chosen after consultations with schools, businesses, government and the wider community.
Accredited by Nelson Mandela University, the Higher Certificate in Criminal Law Enforcement (HCCLE) will consist of nine modules over a year, delivered in blocks of five days per month. The cost is estimated at R25 000.
He also pointed out that the Overstrand has 29
While successful HCCLE students, who will
need matric with a certificate pass to enrol, will be able to get jobs monitoring and protecting the marine environment, or in criminal investigation or legal administration, Johann said, “Graduates can become lawyers if they follow through afterwards with the subsequent courses.”
become a Public Benefit Organisation to assist with their fundraising efforts.
The Advanced Diploma in Education will offer existing teachers in-service training and professional learning in different specialist areas such as mathematics, natural sciences, physical sciences, life sciences, leadership and management.
Delana Finlayson, the CEO of HVT, also confirmed that the owners of the property, with whom HVT has a 10-year lease, have gone into liquidation. Delana said that HVT had three options: to purchase the property from the liquidators for the R6.5 million reserve price, to wait until the property was put up for auction or to look for alternative premises, either vacant land on which to build or an existing building.
The existing Higher Certificate in Local Economic Development, accredited by the University of Johannesburg, will be continued in 2020. While there are no caps on student numbers for the other programmes, the Higher Certificate in Law Enforcement is limited to 25.
“No decision has been taken yet,” said Delana, who views this new development positively. “It is a catalyst for Hermanus Varsity. Now we have to make decisions faster than we would have. Needless to say though, we have to make a number of big decisions.”
Mark Addleson, Chair for Marketing and Fundraising, confirmed that HVT had applied to
However, Delana stressed that “It will be business as usual. We are not going anywhere.”
With wife Jude displaying the illustrations, wellknown children’s writer/illustrator, Niki Daly held a group of Kleinmond children enthralled as they listened to him recounting the adventures of his young heroine, Jamela, during a book launch at Andante in Harbour Road last Saturday. Twenty years after the first Jamela story appeared in print and began to enchant young readers – together with their parents and grandparents – all five Jamela stories have now been published by Tafelberg in one omnibus edition, It’s Jamela! Judging by the response of the children at the launch, a whole new generation of children will be thrilled to find a copy of the book in their Christmas stockings this year. It’s Jamela! retails at a reasonable R290 a copy and is available at Bargain Books, Whale Coast Mall. PHOTO: Elaine Davie
