Boston City Campus bursaries for 6
Boston City Campus gave away six bursaries, to the value of R30 000 in a lucky draw at their open day on Saturday.
POLOKWANE – Boston City Campus gave away six bursaries, to the value of R30 000 in a lucky draw at their open day on Saturday.
The bursaries were awarded to first year students, Sydney Sefala, Piet Malebana, Kingsley Thaba, Constance Jacobs, Sinthumule Makhado and Ramagoshi Dipuo.
Boston City Campus offers learners who did not achieve the necessary results in their national senior certificate for post-school education, access to higher education via pathways, created for them at Boston City Campus and Business College as well as Boston Media House.
Melaney Beneke, Boston Polokwane principal, explained that these programmes include Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC) programmes as well as the exciting opportunities of the gateway programmes.
Depending on students’ existing qualifications, these programmes allow for alternative routes of entry equivalent to the national senior certificate standard.
This is in keeping with the objectives of the National Qualification Framework (NQF) and the department of higher education and training for a wider and more diverse access to higher education and fairer progression pathways within the education system.
At present Boston offers four such gateway programmes that are referred to as short learning programmes.
“Our short learning programmes cover a range of social, economic and educational purposes, including access to higher education, skills development, continuing professional development, personal fulfilment and social development and citizenship. It is truly a wonderful opportunity that gives new hope to many learners out there,” Beneke said. The minimum duration of gateway or short learning programmes is a period of six months and the maximum duration is 12 months.
Students can complete the programmes via distance learning and have access to support any time they need it.
All learners have to do is go to their nearest Boston campus as Boston has a network of over 40 campuses nationwide.
Gateway programmes, like other courses of study, have minimum passing requirements. To pass a module, students will need an overall mark of 50%.
“What makes gateway studies special is of course the fact that students can progress to more advanced qualifications and climb the studies ladder one rung at a time,” Beneke pointed out.
Students are advised to visit www.boston.co.za to apply online, after which they will be contacted by their local Boston representative to finalise the registration process.
Students can also make an appointment with a career advisor to get a full picture of what the gateway programmes entail and what other further studies they give entry to.
Students can visit the college on the 1st floor, Pioneer Building, Landdros Maré Street, Polokwane.
