Occupational Certificate Community Development Practitioner (NQF 5)
- Two Years
Purpose of Qualification
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Community Development Practitioner. A Community Development Practitioner acts as a change agent to add value to community development practice by exploring and coordinating networks and partnerships; conducts community-based research to inform interventions, aligned to relevant legal and regulatory frameworks; plans, designs and manages community interventions through the application of appropriate leadership and management styles, all of which are done to promote ethical and professional community development practice.
Overview
Career Focus
Entry level into the private sector in organisations where they are doing community work in terms of the various industry charters.
Registered With
Department of Higher Education and Training
Accredited By
QCTO (SAQA ID: 97691)
Admission Requirements
- Successful completion of the Occupational Certificate: Community Development Worker, NQF Level 4
- National Senior Certificate (NSC)
Articulation
Horizontal:
- National Certificate: Community Development: Integrated Development Planning, NQF Level 5;
SAQA ID: 83392
Vertical
- Diploma Local Government, NQF Level 6, SAQA ID: 35956
Assessment of Programme
The Institution will conduct internal assessments by means of assessment activities and signed off work experience log sheets. Upon successful completion of all modules, The Institution provides a statement of results to the candidate and QCTO, as part of the candidate’s application to complete the external Summative Assessment conducted by the QCTO.
Modules
Year 1
Total Credits: 15077
| Semester: 1 | NQF Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Operations Coordination and
Administration
|
4 |
19 |
|
Effective Communication |
5 |
5 |
|
The Sociology of Developing
Societies (II)
|
4 |
10 |
|
Development Practice (II) |
5 |
27 |
|
Compile, update and maintain
community profiles (households,
infrastructure (assets),
Structures, economic viability, etc.)
|
5 |
18 |
|
Prepare data for the analysis of
community profiles and identify
trends that can be used to develop
appropriate interventions
|
5 |
4 |
| Semester: 2 | NQF Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Compile and present community
profile reports
|
5 |
4 |
|
Monitor existing community
development initiatives
|
5 |
4 |
|
Participate in the evaluation of
existing programmes, identify
potential problems and
recommend appropriate
corrective actions
|
5 |
4 |
|
Compile reports on the
implementation of initiatives
|
5 |
3 |
|
Identify the need for community
development structures and
facilitate the establishment of
the appropriate structures
|
5 |
8 |
|
Facilitate the functioning of
effective community
development structures
|
5 |
5 |
|
Supervise the performance of
community development
practitioners
|
5 |
6 |
Year 2
Total Credits: 95
| Semester: 1 | NQF Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Motivate and mobilise the efforts
of voluntary support team
members (including relevant
governmental departments)
|
5 |
6 |
|
Gain an understanding of all the
community development initiatives
in the designated community
|
5 |
4 |
|
Exposure to a full range of
community settings
|
4 |
16 |
|
Exposure to a full range of
community development initiatives
|
5 |
12 |
|
Exposure to all the monitoring and
evaluation tools
|
5 |
26 |
| Semester: 2 | NQF Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Assist with the communication
of the outcomes of forums and
meetings to stakeholders
|
5 |
6 |
|
Liaise and partner with relevant
stakeholders regarding
community development
initiatives
|
5 |
2 |
|
Exposure to a full range of
community, interdepartmental
and civil society forums
|
5 |
8 |
|
Exposure to a full range of
supervisory situations relevant
to the work of field workers
|
5 |
11 |
|
Exposure to all the official and
civic service providers within
the community
|
5 |
4 |
Contact us
Sharecall: 0861 995 020
Whatsapp :+27 670 9636
Email: info@gopctraining.co.za
www.gopctraining.co.za
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