Students in Pietersburg and Nelspruit are requested to contact us to discuss their situation to enable us to make the necessary arrangements for certain aspects of practical work. All students in other areas must contact the Head of the Department to establish their position before they register. The training in our two programmes entails professional training which implies that although it is very rewarding and very challenging, it is at the same time very demanding, time consuming and structured. You must have sufficient free time to do the practical work at the relevant centres. On the fourth level you have to spend time at the organization where you are placed for practical work, travel to and from the organization and clients have interviews and group sessions with clients, undertake a community work project , write reports, receive supervision, and attend the workshops and practice sessions at a Unisa centre.
All practical work is compulsory.
This means that you will have to carefully calculate your available time against the time required to do the practical work. If you are employed, your work situation must be such that you will be able to arrange for leave in order to complete some parts of the practical work. We also strongly advise that you discuss the requirements of all four years of the Social Work courses with your employer and reach an agreement regarding possible time-off from work and study leave, before registration. In the case of a married person it is advisable that you have the approval and support of your spouse and family for this undertaking. A student transferring from another university will only be accepted with a recommendation from the Head of Department of the previous university and on condition that Unisa's Department can arrange for a suitable practical work placement.