Having no Matric often feels like missed employment opportunities. You may want to apply for a certain job, a course you’d like to study, or a promotion you are capable of handling, but the only thing holding you back is a Matric certificate, which may be required.
Adult Matric, also known as the Amended Senior Certificate, which is equivalent to the National Senior Certificate (NQF level 4 qualification), gives adults the opportunity to complete their Matric. Whether you left school because of certain difficulties, you can still continue with your education.
Here are five valuable reasons why doing your Adult Matric could be important for your future.
One of the main reasons to complete your Matric is the opportunities it opens when looking for work.
If you check job advertisements in South Africa, you will often see that a Matric certificate is required.
Even if you have work experience, lacking a Matric certificate might prevent you from applying for certain jobs. Completing your Adult Matric therefore helps you meet the basic educational requirement for a larger range of jobs.
It does not guarantee employment, but it provides a better opportunity to achieve employment.
Adult Matric is not only for the unemployed. You may already have a job, but looking for a promotion, change your field or move into a position with more responsibility. Having a Matric certificate strengthens your educational background and provides a foundation to further develop your skills.
Achieving your Matric certificate may also be a stepping stone towards furthering your studies.
Many educational institutions require you to have Matric or a suitable equivalent before enrolling for certain programmes.
If you always desired to study further, but never met the entry requirements, completing your Adult Matric may take you to the next step.
You may be able to apply to study further and gain new training opportunities after completing Matric, entirely depending on your subjects choices, marks and the requirements the institution demands.
Dropping out of school early does not necessarily mean that your education journey has come to an end.
You can return as an adult learner, achieve your Matric and continue building your qualifications over time. Not everything needs to be achieved all at once. One qualification becomes the opportunity for the next.
Adult Matric doesn’t only need to be valued for finding jobs or studying further. It can also be a personal achievement to you.
An unfinished Matric remains an unfinished goal for many years, for many adults.
At first it may feel difficult going back to studying, especially if you have been out of school for a long while. However, every assignment you submit and exam you prepare for moves you closer to achieving your desired goal.
Picture yourself finally being able to say:
“I completed my Matric.”
That achievement belongs to you, regardless of what age you have achieved it.
Adult learners often have personal responsibilities to attend to. You may be working, parental duties, running the household or supporting family members while studying.
Completing your studies while managing all these responsibilities will remind you that you are capable of achieving anything when you commit to a goal.
There are many different reasons why someone may not have completed school.
Perhaps your family might not have had the funds to keep you in school. Perhaps you had to start working, became a parent, experienced personal struggles or simply could not focus on your education in younger days.
No matter the reason, the Adult Matric programme was designed, because adults deserve another opportunity to complete schooling and achieve further education.
In South Africa, qualifying adult learners aged 21 and older can enter the Amended Senior Certificate programme if they meet the educational requirements, such as having a Grade 9 qualification or an equivalent qualification.
Returning to Matric does not necessarily mean returning to a physical school classroom.
At Adult Education Institute (AEI), we offer Adult Matric through distance learning. This gives you the comfort to study from home and work your studies around daily responsibilities.
Our Adult Matric programme includes study material, live online classes, exam preparation sessions and access to lecturers to help you prepare for your exams.
Sometimes all it takes is one decision that can change the direction of your life to achieve bigger things.
You do not necessarily need to know exactly where you want to be in five or ten years from now.
Your first goal can simply be: Get my Matric.
Once achieved, you can then decide whether you want to look for new job opportunities, further your studies, up-skill yourself or push towards another personal goal.
Having education gives you a lot more choices, and with more choices, you can make a big difference in your future.
If you have been telling yourself, “One day I will finish my Matric,” perhaps it is time to find out what your options are. It’s your intuition telling you that something big is in store for you. Follow your intuition
At AEI, we understand that you as an adult have jobs, family responsibilities, financial responsibilities and busy lives in general. Our Adult Matric programme is designed to make studying more accessible for you through distance learning, academic support and flexible learning.
You do not have to have everything figured out before enrolling. Your next chapter can start right now. Ready to take that next step? Explore our Adult Matric programme and speak to our team about getting started today. Enrol today!
