Creating direction for NSSCO and NSSCAS learners

With the year coming to an end, Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate for Ordinary Level (NSSCO) and Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate for Advanced Subsidiary Level (NSSCAS) learners are anxiously awaiting their results. Most of these learners are not enlightened on what path to take to further their education.

The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) released a number of higher education institutions (HEIs) these learners can look into to further their studies. To encourage a coordinated higher education system, improve students' access to higher education and guarantee excellent higher education, NCHE was founded.

The council also looked at whether these institutions were established by an act of parliament or are privately registered.



Public HEIs established by parliament act

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) is a university both NSSCO and NSSCAS learners can look into. This university will make provision for learners to study at degree level. Moreover, learners can choose to bridge through the InStem course at the university. All courses from this university are accredited by Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA).

The University of Namibia (Unam) will only make provision for NSSCAS learners when it comes to degree level; they have also given these learners a discount when registering next year.

However, NSSCO learners can also get into the university but not at degree level, they will have to do some bridging courses in order to get to degree level. All courses from this institution are NQA accredited.



Registered private HEIs

The International University of Management (IUM) makes provision for both NSSCO and NSSCAS learners to study at degree level. All the courses from this institution are accredited by the NQA as well, so learners can look into this university.

The African Leadership Institute is also an institution that welcomes learners from both levels; they offer a variety of courses in leadership. Their NQA-accredited academic programmes include a level six diploma in transformational leadership, a level four certificate in entrepreneurship, and a level five certificate in transformational leadership.

For Namibian youth, they offer a variety of lectures, teambuilding training and leadership development programmes.

The Botho University of Namibia takes in learners from both levels. It currently offers 11 degrees and they are all NQA accredited, so learners can obtain qualifications at the university.

The Headstart Montessori Teacher Training College has been in existence for more than 30 years and it offers teaching courses. These courses are accredited at NQA level six for both early childhood development teachers and primary school teachers. They have made provision for both levels of study.

The Institute for Open Learning (IOL) is also an institution that makes provision for learners from both the levels of study. This is one of Namibia’s distance education institutions and the courses offered here are also NQA-accredited.

The International Training College-Lingua (ITCL) also makes provision for NSSCO and NSSCAS learners. It offers a variety of courses and both degree and diploma level for students looking to obtain their qualifications, and all their courses are NQA-accredited.

Meanwhile, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology makes provision for learners from both levels of study and have a wide variety of courses that are accredited with the NQA.

The River High Institute of Technology offers a wide variety of degree, honours and vocational courses that are accredited by the NQA. In addition, these courses are made available to both NSSCO and NSSCAS learners.

The Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary (NETS) is an institution that makes provision for learners keen to study theology. They offer degree, honours, diploma and certificate courses on all three modes - distance, part-time and full-time - for learners from both levels.

Phillipi Trust offers Christian counselling and training courses. These courses are registered with both the NQA and the Namibia Training Authority (NTA). They are available to learners from both levels of study.

The St Charles Lwanga Major Seminary is there for learners who are looking into becoming priests. It makes provision for learners from both levels and is accredited by the NQA.

Sunshine Private College offers programmes in education and its courses have also been accredited by NQA.

At Triumphant College, learners from both levels can pursue a variety of courses ranging from degree to diploma level. In addition, its courses are accredited by NQA.

The Welwitchia Health Training Centre (WHTC) is for learners who are interested in the medical field. It offers courses in pharmacy studies and nursing at different levels from certificate and diploma to degree level. WHTC's courses are also accredited by NQA.

Learners can look into these institutions when looking to further their studies within the country, which are all registered with the NCHE.