Uma unyaka wokugcina we Baccalaureate (futhi uma uzoqeda i- umjikelezo wokuqeqesha ngezinga eliphakeme kuVocational Training), futhi noma kusasele izinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambi kwakho, impela ukucabanga kwakho kuvame ukuya esigabeni esinqumayo esilindelwe ngaphambi kokujoyina IYunivesithi: the Ukukhetha. «Ekukhetheni ubeka engcupheni yonke into», le yinkulumo eshiwo kakhulu abafundi lapho bebona ukubaluleka kwalesi sivivinyo ukuze bakwazi ukufinyelela kufomethi ye- imfundo ephakeme bafuna futhi bazi ukuthi kufanele bagxile emizamweni yabo yokugcina ukuyifinyelela.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubheka izinombolo zokudlula, ngokwesilinganiso esingu-80%, asikho isizathu sokukhathazeka ngokweqile uma ngesikhathi se- Baccalaureate (noma izifundo ze-Higher Degree ku-FP) uziphasile lezi zihloko ngaphandle kobunzima. Izinguquko ezintsha, ezenziwa ngo-2010, zalungiswa ukuhlolwa kokukhetha futhi yehlise ukwenziwa kwayo ngezigaba ezimbili kuphela ngokuqhathaniswa nezingu-6 zenguquko eyedlule.
Uma Ukukhetha hlala emcabangweni wakho sizokunika isandla futhi sikunikeze amanye amathuluzi angaba wusizo enjongweni yakho. Isibonelo, maqondana nokungaziwa kwakho okuyinhloko: ukwazi ubunzima nemvelo yezivivinyo, kunezingosi ezifana ne- khethu.profes.net, lapho uzothola amamodeli ahlelwe ngokuphelele wezivivinyo zangempela, noma isigaba sokusekela, enye ingosi ethokozisayo enezivivinyo ze Ukukhetha kusuka kwizingcingo ezedlule nezihloko ezahlukahlukene.
Okokugcina, futhi uma okufunayo ukwaba isipiliyoni sakho, xhumana nabanye abafundi bese usebenzisa ezinye izinsizakusebenza eziningi (ngenxa yokuthi "ubunye ngamandla") unenkundla efana nale bsikhok.info, lapho intambo emaphakathi ikhona, kunjalo Ukukhetha, futhi ozokwandisa ngayo abangane bakho futhi ubhekane kangcono nesikhathi esedlule.