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PROSPECTUS 2020-2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS VISION AND MISSION RECOGNITION OF 03 26 PRIOR LEARNING 04 ABOUT US 27 ACCREDITATION 05 HISTORY 28 EDUCATIONAL LEGALITY LANGUAGE POLICY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS 06 MODE OF INSTRUCTION 29 ADMISSION ACADEMIC STRATEGY 07 REQUIREMENTS 30 FACULTIES AND OUR TEAM 08 PROGRAMMES 31 25 APPLICATION PROCESS 32 REGIONS PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 VISION AND MISSION The eta vision represents our desired future: We offer stimulating education experiences that inspire our students learning. They are supported by well-qualified staff and up-to-date teaching and learning technologies with work-based learning that ensures job readiness. The eta mission is inspired by “Education is the most powerful tool to improve our world”. Nelson Mandela We serve our learning communities by providing access to education that provides employment opportunities in the sport, recreation, leisure and wellness sectors. Our mission requires that we: 1.Enhance our students’ lives through qualifications that target employment in the sport, fitness and health industries. 2.Promote the importance of sport, physical activity and wellness, with demanding learning experiences. 3.Provide quality, innovative learning in both contact and distance modes, balancing theory with practice and knowledge with skills. 4.Develop our staff to ensure they support our students to achieve their learning. 5.Enable our graduates to be job ready or become entrepreneurs because each programme includes knowledge and understanding of business 6.Foster alliances with communities, industry, sport federations, government and other providers of education (public and private). 7.Uphold the regulatory and quality assurance requirements of our institution; ensuring a range of programmes that lead to registered qualifications. PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 ABOUT US eta prides itself on being the leader in educational programmes for the sport and fitness industry. As a single-purpose sport and fitness college, we dedicate ourselves to providing dynamic learning programmes that lead to internationally benchmarked qualifications. Our higher education programmes are accredited by the CHE and our occupational programmes are approved by CATHSSETA (mandated by the QCTO). Our qualifications are registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). In fulfilling our accreditation criteria, our campuses are registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a private higher education institution. To ensure that we meet the needs of sport and fitness in South Africa, eta is also a licensed service provider with Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA). Our qualifications are benchmarked against international best practice in sport and fitness; thus our graduates are able to find employment in South Africa and all over the world. Students can study coaching science, fitness or sports management. There is the option of pursuing full-time studies, which is ideal for the school leaver; part-time studies, which is great for those wanting to make a career change or learn more about their field of interest. For those wanting flexibility with their studies, online learning is a perfect solution. eta distinguishes itself by being a specialist sport and fitness college that totally immerses its students in their subject matter of sport, fitness or sport management. We balance classroom theory and research with practical learning and work-based experience. Our students leave us fitter, stronger than when they started, and they graduate skilled and ready for the workplace. DHET registered eta sites are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, George, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Stellenbosch. We have additional sites in South Africa offering CATHSSETA accredited programmes, namely in East London and Nelspruit. Our programmes are also offered in Mauritius and Namibia. REGISTER NOW PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 HISTORY eta has become a highly respected international education provider offering learning towards registered qualifications. eta College was launched in 1983 to meet the education needs of the fast-developing health and fitness industry. In 1994 the directors, Linda Halliday and Dr Steve Harris took over the eta from Dr Malcolm Marrison who founded the organisation in Cape Town. eta evolved into a fully-fledged private college offering courses all over South Africa. Our graduates are able to work anywhere in the world in the sport, fitness, recreation and leisure industries. We also saw new demands emerging from our education department, with new legislation and regulations that governed education and these regulatory changes affected education in sport, bringing greater demands for rigorous quality assurance in education. At eta, we pride ourselves on having developed our quality management systems to meet the needs of our quality assurors and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). eta is now the leading provider of programmes that lead to qualifications in fitness, coaching science and management qualifications in sport, recreation and fitness. Our programmes also address the capacity building and transformation needs of the South African society. This is done through eta Special Projects which caters for learnerships, skills programmes and workplace training in sport, recreation and fitness. REGISTER NOW PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY All eta qualifications are benchmarked against qualifications in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand and the USA, showing substantial degrees of similarity. eta qualifications are accepted internationally in countries where we have campuses or where the Register for Exercise Professionals (REPS) is established. We have been enabling graduates to launch their careers in fitness, sport coaching and the business of sport since 1984. LANGUAGE POLICY AND MODE OF INSTRUCTION The language of instruction is English. The main mode of learning is contact learning. Distance learning is an alternative mode of instruction. We have developed a world class education process which is supported by technology and consists of theory, application and practise in the field. This ensures that graduating students are ready for their careers. REGISTER NOW PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Short Courses No minimum requirement for admission to CATHSSETA accredited Short Courses. Group Exercise Instructor (GEI) is the minimum requirement for REPSSA endorsed Short Courses – except for Massage (No admission requirement). Certifications Personal Trainer - You need to have successfully completed Grade 12 and achieved your National Senior Certificate with a minimum overall pass rate of 30-39%. Yoga RYT 200 - (No admission requirement). Higher Certificates The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council. Institutional and programme needs may require additional combinations or recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement. Advanced Certificates To enter this programme, you must have achieved the NQF level-5 Higher Certificate or an equivalent qualification in the cognate field at NQF level 5. Diplomas The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council, coupled with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40% - 49%) or better in four (4) recognised 20- credit subjects. Institution and programme needs may require additional combinations of recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement. Degrees The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council, coupled with an achievement rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50% - 59%) or better in four (4) recognised 20- credit subjects. Institution and programme needs may require additional combinations of recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement. PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 REGISTER NOW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Enter the ever changing world of sport and recreation management MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES Distance Le arning, Nelspruit & East London Campuses Campus Degree National Certificate Bachelor of Management in Sport & Sport Management Leisure Diploma Sport and Recreation Management Higher Certificate Sport, Recreation & Fitness Management PROSPECTUS 2020/2021 Campus Programmes VIEW FEES BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT This comprehensive degree programme emphasises IN SPORT & LEISURE the theories and principles of business management and how they are applied to the CHE Accredited Programme (Higher education) commercial worlds of sport and leisure. The programme has a strong emphasis on leadership, NQF emotional intelligence and communication, Level 7 ensuring you of the knowledge and skills needed to lead and manage others. Sport and Leisure studies include subjects like sports law, sport SAQA ID sociology, legal and ethical issues in sport, sport 112053 development and transformation. In your final year you can choose exciting electives such as sport commentary, sport reporting, sport tourism, event CREDITS management, athlete representation or facility 360 management. DIPLOMA IN SPORT AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT This diploma

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