Becoming a Teacher
Teaching is a noble profession that requires passion, commitment, tolerance, perseverance, character and the dedication to make a difference in the lives of a diverse group of young and older children, depending on your choice of phase specialisation.
This profession will afford you the opportunity to nurture and mould young and growing minds and to develop a variety of vital lifelong skills in children. Contributing to the academic and social development of children is a fulfilling experience that you should embrace. Go ahead. Make a difference in the lives of children. Choose teaching as a career!
Who qualifies to become a teacher?
Any academically-gifted, young –
•learners currently in Grade 12;
•graduates who want to complete a teaching qualification;
•people who want to make a career change and become teachers; and
•unemployed people who want to become teachers.
The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a multi-year programme that promotes teaching in public schools. Full-cost bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a full teaching qualification in an area of national priority. Recipients of these bursaries will be required to teach at a public school for the same number of years that they receive the bursary.
Qualified recipients of the bursary must request placement in a province of their choice. The provincial education department (PED) concerned will determine whether there is suitable post available. If there is not, the applicant may be placed in a PED that does have suitable vacancies. Please note that bursars cannot choose the school in which they would like to be placed.
Make sure that you keep checking the Department of Basic Education’s website for updates on the online application forms so that you are ready to apply when they open.
- Brochure: Information about Initial Teacher Education
- Read this before you make your application