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FACULTY OF EDUCATION – ADULT EDUCATIONDIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT10DAEDAimBroadly, the Diploma shall seek to train and produce middle-level manpower for relevant government departments, ministries, the privatesector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It is particularly intended to help in the professional development of semiprofessionaldevelopment workers and trainers in the identified areas.Programme overviewThis is a 3-year programme, normally offered over a four-year period on distance. This programme will provide training for people whoalready have some training in adult education and are working in the field, for example, as extension officers, training officers in industry,community development practitioners and health educators. Typically, these are middle-level personnel from a variety of settings such asdepartments of extension, community development, and training centres in non-governmental organisations and the private sector. TheProgramme will prepare them for several roles, including teaching, organising and managing programmes, conducting research,mobilising communities for development, and evaluating adult education programmes. The Diploma may serve as a basic qualification forprofessional development of the adult education practitioners and/or as a qualification that may qualify holders to gain admission or entryinto approved Bachelor degree programmes of the University of Namibia or other Universities of comparable status. The first year of anew diploma, the Diploma in Lifelong Learning and Community Development will be implemented in 2013, while this diploma will phaseout gradually to allow current students to graduate with this diploma. Students who failed the first year of the diploma should register forthe new diploma.Admission requirementsTo be eligible for admission into the Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development, an applicant shall satisfy any of thefollowing minimum requirements:a) A NSSC certificate obtained in not more than three examination sittings with a minimum of 22 points in five subjects. One of the fivesubjects should be English, orb) At least a credit in the Certificate in Adult Education or related field such as Education and Community Development, orc) A pass in the Certificate in Adult Education or related field with at least three years post certificate professional experience, ord) Pass the Mature Age Entry examination, and if you do not hold a Certificate in Adult Education you will be required to attend andpass a selection interview and/or test conducted by the Department of Adult and Non-formal Education.Assessment and promotion requirementsAssessment of the academic performance of a student shall be based on continuous assessment and a final examination. Continuousassessment will comprise of written assignments, seminars, reports, papers and practical work. The Final Mark in modules will be thetotal of the marks scored in continuous assessment and in a written final examination, except for DAE7149 in which the final mark will bedetermined by the overall marks scored in the field work and the successful completion of a written report. In all cases, a mandatory subminimumof 40% must be scored in the examination.The new curriculumCode Module NQFlevelCreditsPre-/CorequisiteCodePre-/Co-requisite ModuleYear 1Semester One and TwoULEG2410 English for General Purposes 4 32EAFA2480Introduction to Foundations of AdultEducation4 24EABM2410 Introduction to Business Management 4 32EAPT2400 Primer Design and Teaching 4 1681