SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

Information and Communication Technology is a critical area of study that contributes to meeting the priority skills needed by the South African economy.  Central Johannesburg College recognizes the need to develop young people (and old) with sound knowledge and skills that our economy requires to be more competitive in the modern, knowledge and information society of the twenty-first century.

The School of ICT is based at Highveld Campus’s Langlaagte Site, surrounded by such communities as Langlaagte, Riverlea and Soweto.

STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

The School of ICT offers a variety of programmes, which can be classified into two categories:

·         Internationally recognized qualifications.  These are:

-         CISCO accredited programmes (IT Essential: PC Hardware and Software)

-         Microsoft accredited programmes (Microsoft Certified Application Developer – Web Developer)

-         International Computer Driving License (ICDL). 

Enrolments periods vary with programmes as follows:

-         ICDL is a three-months programme, and logically enrolment takes place three times a year, every three months.

-         CISCO and Microsoft accredited programmes are year programmes.  However, they are made up of constituent programmes of varying duration.  Enrolment takes place in January of each year. 

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·         Vocational Study in the form of the new and practically oriented National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at NQF Levels 2 and 3.  The NCV programme in Information Technology and Computer Science is currently offered at NQF Levels 2 and 3.  NCV NQF Level 4 will follow in January 2009.

The NCV programme was introduced in January 2007 with the view to accelerate skills development in the country.  As a result, young people (and even adults) with a minimum entry requirement of Grade 9 with Mathematics D symbol OR Physical Science D symbol, can enroll into vocational study at NQF Level 2 in the School of ICT.  A graduate in NCV NQF Level 4 will be in a position to proceed into either continued study at NQF Level 5 at an institution of Higher Learning, employment, or self-employment.

The full duration of study is three years, with each level spanning over a year.

These are full time, year programmes, which are more learner-centred, with a unique feature of integrating theory and practice in a dedicated IT environment. 

External examination is written at the end of the year for each level.  However, students are required to sit for an internal examination in the middle of the year. 

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FINANCIAL AID (BURSARIES) FOR THE NCV PROGRAMME

Registered NCV NQF Levels 2 – 3 students, who are South African citizens, can apply for financial aid in the form of bursaries.  Students are not required to pay the money back on completion of their studies.

 
The FET Department of Education Bursaries for NCV students covers the following for every successful applicant:

·         Tuition fees

·         Textbooks

·         Accommodation

·         Traveling

OFFICIAL ENROLMENT DATES FOR 2008

·         Year programmes (NCV, CISCO and MICROSOFT accredited programmes): 08 – 18 January 2008

·         ICDL

-         First Intake: 08 – 18 January 2008

    -         Second Intake: 08 – 16 May 2008

    -    Third Intake: 01 – 05 September 2008