NATED Courses Requirements

NATED courses are a combination of practical and theoretical knowledge.

For Legal Secretary and Educare NATED courses, you must have a matric certificate.

Any other NATED courses can be applied for with specific N4 equivalent courses

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Who Qualifies For NATED?

You can study a National Qualification (NATED) course if:

• You have a matric equivalent certificate.
• You have a matric certificate with a Bachelor’s Degree Pass.
• You have a matric certificate with a Diploma Pass.
• You have a matric certificate with a Higher Certificate Pass.
• You have a matric certificate with a National Senior Certificate Pass.
• You want to focus on career-based learning.

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Updated NATED Courses Requirements

Each NATED course requires different application requirements.

If you are looking to study a legal or Educare NATED Course, you must have a matric certificate.

For any of the other NATED courses that are offered, you can have a specific equivalent certificate instead of a matric certificate.

Here Is Everything You Need to Know About the Requirements Needed for The Nated Courses.

Choosing a NATED Course

There are 7 different NATED courses that you can choose from. These include:

• Business Management Courses
• Educare Courses
• Financial Management Courses
• Human Resource Management Courses
• Legal Secretary Courses
• Management Assistant Courses
• Marketing Management Courses

Each one of these study areas are broken down into 3 National Certificates each. These courses then build upon each other until you can reach an N6 qualification.

National Accredited Technical Education Diploma (NATED) courses are made up of both the theoretical and practical elements of a subject to give students a well-rounded skill set.

These courses have been specially designed by the Department of Higher Education and Training and are well known by employers.

When to Use Your Matric Certificate

According to matric.co.za When looking at the requirements for NATED courses, you will either be required to have a matric certificate of an N4 equivalent certificate.

Some courses can be started with either, whilst others can only be applied for with a matric certificate.

Any NATED courses in Legal Secretary or Educare require a matric certificate to apply. You cannot apply for either of these above-mentioned courses with a qualification equivalent to matric (eg an N4 qualification).

Applicable N4 Equivalent Courses

When applying for a NATED course with a matric certificate equivalent, you must meet certain requirements. You can only apply for a NATED qualification with an equivalent certificate that has 120 credits. 

Two Matric Equivalent Certificates Apply in This Case. These Are: 

• Further Education and Training Certificate: Bookkeeping – NQF level 4. SAQA ID 58376. Credits: 130
• National Certificate: Small Business Financial Management – NQF level 4. SAQA ID 48736. Credits: 120

The Following Nated Courses Can Be Applied to Using either A Matric Certificate or Equivalent Qualification:

• Business Management Courses
• Financial Management Courses
• Human Resource Management Courses
• Management Assistant Courses
• Marketing Management Courses.