As a student registered for the Higher Certificate in Information & Communication Technology, you will be a valid CPUT student and will be registered as such.
The Higher Certificate in Information & Communication Technology is a formal, NQF Level 5, CPUT qualification.
• In this year, this programme will be offered in collaboration with College of Cape Town, False Bay College and Northlink College.
• As a student registered for the Higher Certificate in Information & Communication Technology, you will be a valid CPUT student and will be registered as such.
• You will have the same institutional accesses enjoyed by all other CPUT students, including NSFAS, library, student counselling, etc.
• 60 students will be placed at each of the campuses of the participating colleges. This will be based on your proximity to the campuses and how you prefer to travel.
Selection
• A student cannot be guaranteed acceptance if he/she qualifies with the minimum score of 30, as successful candidates will be chosen on a ranking system from the pool of applicants.
Credits to the Diploma
• 50% of subject credits of the Higher Certificate in Information & Communication Technology can be carried over to the first year of the Diploma in ICT in the following academic year.
Conditions to continue to the Diploma
• Students must obtain a 65% aggregate in the Higher Certificate in Information & Communication Technology in order to apply for the Diploma in ICT in the following academic year.
• The top 20 academically performing students at each of the colleges in the Higher Certificate in Information & Communication Technology), will automatically get accepted to the Diploma in ICT in the following academic year.
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