Community Development NQF Level 5 - Cycle 1
This qualification is designed to empower people who are already working, or who intend to work, in any setting relevant to community development. It provides learners with the competencies which they need to act as change agents and so add value in the practice of community development.
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Course Objectives:
Learners acquiring this qualification will develop the knowledge and skills to operate effectively in community development environments, being able to support individuals and organisations in achieving their community development goals and objectives.
Course Outcomes:
Learners will gain the competencies needed to identify community needs while working with communities and households, to identify and plan community projects for social change, to improve the quality of life of communities in an integrated and sustainable manner and to mobilise resources.
Duration: 12 months
Unit standards are clustered into Learning programmes that will be facilitated via live online training, or face to face interaction.
Further notional hours will be accumulated through self paced learning of material on this LMS platform.
Competency will be assessed once all assessments and portfolios of evidence have been submitted, assessed and moderated.
ORIENTATION
One week before commencement of
tutorials, learners will be sent a link to an information and
orientation session.
This session will be an opportunity to sort out any electronic
issues and to provide learners with the outline of the course
curriculum. Learners will be guided through the
competency requirements, learner appeals process and the
assessment process.
The qualification is divided into learning programmes, in which
related unit standards have been clustered. All learning material
including learner guides, assessments, assignments and
learner workbooks/POE guides are provided for each unit
standard. Learners will be required to do additional reading and
research for assignments and assessments.
Please note that all time spent on the LMS is logged and is
required to show proof of attendance and notional hours towards
each unit standard.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Facilitators will provide academic
support for all the material covered. Support will be provided to
ensure completion of all assessments and POES as per
requirements.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Technical support for any issue
encountered whilst using LMS platform will be provided by 2
members of the Lusa team. They will be introduced to you at the
orientation session, and you will be provided with their contact
details. Further support is provided by Pluto, the service
provider and technical experts for the LMS system .
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES REQUIRED
The following
electronic learning resources are required to be in place in
order for you to be able to proceed with this course:
Either a laptop; desktop; smartphone
or tablet
Stable internet connectivity
Data/Wifi/Fibre
Zoom connectivity
Community Development NQF Level 5 - Cycle 2
This qualification is designed to empower people who are already working, or who intend to work, in any setting relevant to community development. It provides learners with the competencies which they need to act as change agents and so add value in the practice of community development.
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Course Objectives:
Learners acquiring this qualification will develop the knowledge and skills to operate effectively in community development environments, being able to support individuals and organisations in achieving their community development goals and objectives.
Course Outcomes:
Learners will gain the competencies needed to identify community needs while working with communities and households, to identify and plan community projects for social change, to improve the quality of life of communities in an integrated and sustainable manner and to mobilise resources.
Duration: 12 months
Unit standards are clustered into Learning programmes that will be facilitated via live online training, or face to face interaction.
Further notional hours will be accumulated through self paced learning of material on this LMS platform.
Competency will be assessed once all assessments and portfolios of evidence have been submitted, assessed and moderated.
ORIENTATION
One week before commencement of
tutorials, learners will be sent a link to an information and
orientation session.
This session will be an opportunity to sort out any electronic
issues and to provide learners with the outline of the course
curriculum. Learners will be guided through the
competency requirements, learner appeals process and the
assessment process.
The qualification is divided into learning programmes, in which
related unit standards have been clustered. All learning material
including learner guides, assessments, assignments and
learner workbooks/POE guides are provided for each unit
standard. Learners will be required to do additional reading and
research for assignments and assessments.
Please note that all time spent on the LMS is logged and is
required to show proof of attendance and notional hours towards
each unit standard.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Facilitators will provide academic
support for all the material covered. Support will be provided to
ensure completion of all assessments and POES as per
requirements.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Technical support for any issue
encountered whilst using LMS platform will be provided by 2
members of the Lusa team. They will be introduced to you at the
orientation session, and you will be provided with their contact
details. Further support is provided by Pluto, the service
provider and technical experts for the LMS system .
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES REQUIRED
The following
electronic learning resources are required to be in place in
order for you to be able to proceed with this course:
Either a laptop; desktop; smartphone
or tablet
Stable internet connectivity
Data/Wifi/Fibre
Zoom connectivity