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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, SACAP has aligned decisions with Government regulations and protocols in the best interest of the health and wellbeing of all SACAP Stakeholders. According to a recent presidential release dated 31 January 2022, changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations have been approved, based on reports that South Africa has exited the fourth wave nationally.

In light of the above, SACAP has adjusted our stance and resolved to allow all physical campus staff and students, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, back to on-campus learning and teaching without having to submit a vaccination certificate. Strict COVID-19 protocols will still apply.

Please note that SACAP reserves the right to review the above accommodations and make the necessary adjustments as and when required.

SACAP is fully committed to returning to teaching and learning on our physical campuses. However, minimal uninterrupted learning on physical campuses will only be possible if all educators, staff and students are vaccinated. We respect a student’s choice regarding vaccination and are pleased that we are able to offer those that are choosing not to vaccinate an Online Learning alternative. SACAP is fortunate to already have a thriving Online Campus.

Please contact our admissions team to discuss your study options.

Email: admissions@sacap.edu.za

Phone: 0860 77 11 11

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After much deliberation, as well as feedback from educators and students regarding the implications of this, SACAP will remain online for Term 1 2021 following the Online Live teaching and learning model. This has largely been informed by the uncertainties around COVID-19 infection rates, the high probability of a third wave in April, and the fact that many of our students and educators are still considered high risk among other factors.

SACAP has worked hard over the past year to not only stay true to our commitment of academic excellence but to also hold steadfast to our value of person centeredness during the COVID-19 pandemic. We therefore remain committed to ensuring that no SACAP student is left behind. The health of our students, educators, and staff has always been and will continue to be, our number one priority in all decisions that we make.

Furthermore, we are cognisant of the current challenges facing public higher education institutions and would like to assure you of our commitment to deliver an uninterrupted learning experience throughout your journey with SACAP. Be it online or on campus, you will be provided with significant student support so as to ensure the success of your studies and that we will continue to make decisions in the best interest of our students, educators and staff.

Given the rise in Covid-19 infections, SACAP will start Term 1 via our well-established Online campus in the Online Live study option. Once it’s safe to do so, you will be switched back to the campus you registered at.

PHASE 1: The first phase was the re-opening of SACAP’s physical campuses on a limited basis as Resource Centres as of Monday 29 June 2020. Some of our students have began to use the resources available to them.

PHASE 2: The second phase was the planned return of a limited number of students to campus, in compliance with the maximum of 33% phased return at level 3. Given their small cohort size, the BPsych Equivalent 2020 cohort for Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town campuses were selected as the first cohort for this return. However, the Cape Town and Pretoria cohorts elected not to return and only a handful of the Johannesburg cohort returned, connecting up with their peers online through a new Swivl technology we are trialing to enable a face-to-face class to interact via Zoom with their online classmates.

PHASE 3: We are still currently exploring the feasibility of returning our broader student body to our physical campuses in alignment with the Government protocols. However, while South Africa remains on level 3, the maximum percentage of students allowed to return to campus remains at just 33%. In light of the Presidential address on the evening of the 12th July and the still rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 infections nationally, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to when and how it will be feasible and optimal to return a large number of our student body back onto campus.

On Thursday 30 March 2020, we received a clear directive from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation that tertiary education must remain remote/online until such time as his team of advisors deem it safe to resume face-to-face classes.

Given the above directive, we have therefore made the decision that we will open Term 2 as scheduled, on 1 June 2020, and continue teaching and learning on the online platform, until we receive further instructions from the Minister of Higher Education, and when we deem it safe, to resume face-to-face learning. This will most likely be in a phased manner. At this stage, we are unable to say when that will be.  We are however continuously staying fully engaged with the relevant higher education and professional body authorities for guidance and direction. We will also be constantly reviewing the ever changing and dynamic landscape in which we find ourselves, and continue to keep you informed on a regular basis.

Current students: SACAP is back in the classroom – online

SACAP has successfully migrated our existing student cohort from our physical campuses in Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg to our Online campus. Study programmes are continuing as usual, following the same timetable with the same classmates and the same educators, only in virtual classrooms. As soon as the South African Government deems is safe to do so, we will resume our physical classes on campus.

Incoming students: June intake still on track

Should your course start before the lock-down period is over, you will automatically commence your academic studies online and then continue them at the physical campus at which you registered. Furthermore, SACAP will issue students with a portable router should they need one, plus 10G of data to assist them with their online learning data costs (this does not apply to Online campus students). Incoming students will also receive ongoing support from their campus-specific face-to-face student administration and student services teams.

SACAP is migrating all classes to our Online campus

In response to the South African government’s declaration that the global COVID-19 outbreak is now a national disaster, we are temporarily pausing our physical classes at our campuses in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. We are also suspending all work-integrated learning, practicums and internships with immediate effect.

Given that we already have a robust Online campus, we will migrate all of our physical classes to this digital platform to minimise the disruption to teaching and learning. In the next couple of weeks, students and educators will be able to digitally reconnect and continue with their study programmes and academic year in the virtual classrooms.

While we have not experienced any cases of COVID-19; we support the country’s efforts to prevent the spread of the virus in South Africa and we look forward to resuming physical classes when it is safe and responsible to do so.

Our student services will keep students informed of all developments.