Community Development- National Certificate (NQF5)
The programme is divided into 6 learner programmes consisting of related modules to enhance information integration and learning.
Overview
Course Description
Intake: To be announced
A 12 month programme that prepares participants to better engage with community members and effectively manage community development programmes that add value and have positive social impact in communities. This programme will empower and upskill community visionaries, leaders, social entrepreneurs and NPO managers to operate using business principles to ensure sustainability.
The programme is divided into 6 learner programmes consisting of related modules to enhance information integration and learning.
Intake
The institute can accommodate 20 learners per year for the National certificate qualification and has one intake in July each year.
SAQA ID/ Course Code |
Subject | NQF level | Credits |
83399/80946 | National Certificate: Community development | 5 | 150 |
14020 | Monitor budgets related to community projects | 5 | 8 |
377873 | Develop a community development intervention plan | 5 | 6 |
377842 | Critically assess the community development process | 5 | 12 |
377840 | Analyse and apply theories and approaches to facilitate community development interventions | 5 | 10 |
377841 | Analyse and interpret relevant legal and regulatory frameworks in a community development context | 5 | 8 |
264975 | Facilitate learning in a community context | 4 | 8 |
377843 | Explore and coordinate networks in pursuit of meeting community needs | 5 | 6 |
377847 | Promote and support collaborative and partnership work within and between stakeholders and sectors | 5 | 8 |
230448 | Contribute towards organisation policy development | 5 | 8 |
254068 | Recruit, induct and manage volunteers | 5 | 6 |
117853 | Conduct negotiations to deal with conflict situations | 5 | 8 |
116495 | Apply ethical principles for practice of non-discrimination | 5 | 4 |
120300 | Analyse leadership and related theories in a work context | 5 | 8 |
119665 | Demonstrate understanding of the concept of human rights and democracy and its application in society | 5 | 12 |
115791 | Use language and communication strategies for vocational and occupational learning | 5 | 5 |
110059 | Plan and conduct research that redresses social development issues | 5 | 10 |
13854 | Promote healthy development in ECD programs | 5 | 12 |
244478 | Manage an early childhood development service | 5 | 5 |
244472 | Prepare early childhood development programmes with support | 4 | 6 |
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 persons per group is required for commencement of the program