At GWC we want to be responsive to the needs of our various stakeholders. In response to numerous requests for online training, we are in the process of developing online programmes. These programmes will serve those who are not (yet!) able to come to college and our graduates outside of Cape Town. While we are in the process of completing the final steps in registering these programmes, we are pleased to offer online short courses as ‘tasters’ of what is coming.
Short courses allow students to engage with learning without registering for a full qualification. Short courses do not lead to qualifications registered with the South African educational authorities but may qualify learners for recognition of prior learning exemption at institutions that offer accredited programmes in the same field of study.
We have been running an online short course in biblical theology during the first half of the year. Approximately 30 students enrolled for this course and we have had very appreciative and positive comments as they have worked their way through the Bible.
Apprentices, lay readers and Christians who wish to develop a deeper understanding of Mark’s Gospel may want to consider enrolling in a short course in Mark’s Gospel (120 learning hours). These short courses are pitched at the level of first-year students. GWC has enjoyed interest from all over Africa for these Short Courses.
Leaders and teachers in theological colleges in Africa and abroad may consider enrolling for GWC’s unique short course in Teaching and Learning for Higher Theological Education (TALHITE) (120 learning hours). This short course is has been developed for those who already hold a Bachelor of Theology degree or equivalent. This course enables theological educators and leaders to become reflective practitioners who construct and deliver theological education that is theologically consistent while incorporating appropriate principles of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education.
In addition to these and other short courses, we hope to announce the addition of accredited programmes in the near future. Please pray for us as we complete the accreditation of these future programmes.