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Bachelor of Education Honours in Early Childhood Development (In-Service Programme)

Zimbabwe Open University· National (distance)

Entry level: A-Level results
Field of study: Education
Duration: 2 years
Institution: Zimbabwe Open University

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degrees: what you need to apply

A-Level results

Also considered: Higher National Diploma (HND)

A degree is entered after A-Level, so O-Level results alone are not enough.

5 passes incl. English, Maths | A Level not required | Route: Relevant HND (the advert's 2-year entry rule), from a recognised institution

As the institution publishes it

O-Level: 5 passes incl. English, Maths (C or better) A-Level: Not required Alternative route: Relevant HND (the advert's 2-year entry rule), from a recognised institution

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About this programme

Prepares teachers of young children from birth to early primary.

What you will study

Child development, early-learning curriculum and methods, play and learning, assessment, teaching practice and a research project.

Further study and pathways

Postgraduate study (Postgraduate Diploma, Master's), or enter work; professional registration or further training may apply in accounting, teaching, nursing and counselling.

Source: Zimbabwe Open University: ZOU_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"

Where and when

Faculty: Faculty of Education
Campus: All 10 regional campuses and the Virtual Campus (per the information supplied)
Delivery: Open and distance electronic learning (ODeL)
Intake: January/February 2027
Closing date: January/February intake: applications open around late November and close mid-to-late February 2027. August/September intake: open through June and July and close mid-August 2027. (Pattern from the information supplied; no exact date in the advert; confirm with ZOU.)

Note from the source: In-service and diploma-holder programmes follow the advert's general 2-year and 3-year entry rules; the advert gives no separate teaching-diploma route. The advert says Maths may not be required for some undergraduate programmes but does not say which.

Career pathways

ECD teacher
preschool or ECD centre head
education officer
child-development worker.

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