NATED and NC(V) qualifications are some of the qualifications you can study towards at one of South Africa's 50 public TVET Colleges. What's the difference between them though? Keep reading to find out.
NATED courses are also known as National Qualification Courses or you might see it written as Report 1919 NATED courses. NC(V) refers to the National Certificate (Vocational).
NC(V) courses were created to allow students to master skill sets away from a traditional school environment. They also exist for students who have already decided on a career vocation who do not need to further their traditional high school experience.
In other words, if you study towards a NC(V) qualification, you will obtain a Matric certificate whereas to study a NATED N4-N6 course, you need to already have Matric.
NC(V) qualifications give students the chance to become self-employed after they have completed their certificate.
Whereas NATED N4-N6 qualifications are post-school courses that help further your education in a specific learning area. These career-based qualifications are different from other tertiary education courses as they use both practical and theoretical teaching.
NC(V) courses only go up until NQF Level 4, which is equivalent to Matric, while NATED courses go up until NQF Level 6.
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