NUST Mature Age Entry case studies
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The Mature Age Entry Scheme at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) is an alternative admission route for applicants who do not meet the normal admission requirements but hold at least a Junior Certificate or equivalent qualification. NUST describes it as operating "in the spirit of lifelong learning and redress of past disadvantage." It is aimed at older applicants: you must have reached the age of 23 on 1 January of the academic year you are applying for, and you should normally have completed full-time school or college education at least three years before that academic year. The NUST Mature Age Entry case studies are 5 cases and about 4,739 words.
1Feed Money That Will Not Stretch to the End of the Month
Mr Kativa is preparing for the NUST entrance tests and also runs a small flock of 400 laying hens that must be fed every day. Each bird eats 120 g of feed per day.
1,013 words, about 5 min2Rotating Shifts Against an 80% Attendance Rule
Ms Amutenya works at a hardware store on a two-week rotating shift. In 'early' weeks she works 07:00–15:00, Monday to Friday; in 'late' weeks she works 13:00–21:00, Monday to Friday.
837 words, about 4 min3Two Schools, Two Pass Rates, One Unsupported Claim
A regional newspaper reports on Grade 12 mathematics results at two schools. School A entered 60 candidates; 45 passed, and the average mark across all 60 candidates was 54%.
905 words, about 5 min4Formal Notice to a Landlord: Tone, Facts and a Next Step
Ms Nghidinwa rents a room in a house in Windhoek. For three weeks the roof above her room has leaked whenever it rains, and black mould has spread across roughly one square metre of the ceiling.
1,043 words, about 5 min5Reading a Nursery's Water Report: What the Figures Will Not Say
Read the following passage from a community newsletter and answer the questions on it. 'Since the municipal nursery switched to drip irrigation in March, water use on its two-hectare site has fallen by 38%, according to its quarterly meter readings.
941 words, about 5 min