TVET FIRST
Informa on Processing N5
This document includes important informa on about the revised curriculum for Informa on Processing N5, scheduled for implementa on in 2021. Contact jayshil.bhula@macmillaneduca on.co.za to request a sample copy of the TVET First approved textbook or visit our website at www.macmillaneduca on.co.za. For best results, use TVET First Informa on Processing N5! Summary of changes to the curriculum: • • • • •
Removed typewriters from curriculum New module added that specifies the coverage of ini al instruc on material Three modules have been removed from the curriculum Four modules have been combined into a single module Almost all module weigh ngs have changed
Changes from the previous curriculum
New content in 2021 curriculum
Major changes to the 2021 curriculum:
• New content on:
• Changed from 6 hours a week (5 hours lecturer contact me and 1 hour non-contact me) to 7 hours a week (5 hours lecturer contact me and 2 hours non-contact me).
– NB: ‘Manuscript signs’ have been changed to ‘Proofreading signs’ and ‘type’ has been changed to ‘key in’.
• Time was allocated 3 hours Typing technique and 2 hours Audio transcrip on. Now changed to 5 hours Typing technique and 2 hours Audio transcrip on. • NB: Manuscript signs have been changed to Proofreading signs and typing has been changed to keying in. • An en rely new module has been added as Sec on A: Typing Technique Module 2: Ini al instruc on. • New curriculum Sec on B Audio Transcrip on Module 3: Le ers and Memoranda is a combina on of the following old curriculum modules (Module 3: Le ers and memoranda; Module 4: Official circulars; Module 5: Circulars/Le ers of promo on; Module 7: Applica on for a post). • Old curriculum Sec on A Typing Technique Module 7: Dra ing of le ers has been removed. • Old curriculum Sec on B Audio Transcrip on Module 7: Curriculum Vitae; Module 10: Assignments on A5 paper and Module 11: Columnar work on A4 paper have been removed.
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