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Your road ahead

See where your qualification can take you

Every pathway below shows how your qualification is recognised, what you can study next, and where you can work once you have qualified.

Professional recognition Further education Scope of employment
2 4 5 6+
Christian Religious pathway

Religious Associate Professional

NQF Level 2
Religious Associate ProfessionallNQF Level 2 · SAQA ID 101997 · 156 credits
Knowledge component
Practical component
Work experience component
Religious Associate ProfessionalCareer path

Christian Religious Professional

NQF Level 5
Christian Religious ProfessionalNQF Level 5 · SAQA ID 101571 · 237 credits
Knowledge component
Practical component
Work experience component
Christian Religious ProfessionalCareer path

Christian Religious Professional

NQF Level 5SAQA ID 101571237 credits

1Professional recognition

  • Christian Religious Professional

2Pathway for further education

NQF Level 6
  • Advanced Occupational Certificate
NQF Level 7
  • Advanced Occupational Diploma

3Scope of employment

  • Pastor
  • Deacon
NQF Level 4

Early Childhood Development

NQF Level 4FETC: ECCE National Certificate

1Professional recognition

  • Child Youth Care Worker

2Pathway for further education

NQF 1

Grade 9

NQF 2

Grade 10 / NCV 3

NQF 4

FETC: ECCE · Higher Certificate · National Diploma · Grade 12 / NCV 4 – Child Youth Care Worker

NQF 5

Higher Certificate (HC): ECCE · National Diploma – Child Youth Care Worker

NQF 6

Advanced Certificate Diploma: ECCE – ECD / Grade R Teacher

NQF 7

Advanced Diploma: ECCE · B.Ed – Grade 1–2 Teacher

NQF 8

Postgraduate Diploma: ECCE · B.Ed Honours

NQF 9

B.Ed Masters

NQF Level 5

Social Counselling Worker

NQF Level 5SAQA ID 111142143 credits

1Professional recognition

  • Holistic Counsellor
  • Christian Counsellor

2Pathway for further education

Vertical articulation
  • Advanced Social Counselling (NQF Level 6)
  • Diploma in Counselling Skills
  • Bachelor of Applied Social Counselling (NQF Level 7)
Horizontal articulation
  • Certificate: HIV/AIDS Counselling and Management, Level 5
  • Higher Certificate in Christian Counselling, Level 5
  • Higher Certificate in Community Counselling, Level 5
  • Higher Certificate in Pastoral Counselling, Level 5
  • Higher Certificate: Counselling and Communication Skills, Level 5

3Scope of employment

  • Family and child welfare agencies
  • Schools and colleges, government and private
  • Child and adolescent guidance centres
  • Hospitals and health services: government, private and voluntary organisations
  • Homes for the aged
  • Agencies for the physically and mentally challenged
  • Homes for the terminally ill, hospice
  • Agencies working for HIV/AIDS prevention and rehabilitation
  • Drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centres
  • Mental health projects and rehabilitation centres
  • Youth welfare agencies
  • Centres for suicide prevention