Certificate in Community Development

 (minimum 2 ½ years, 126 credits)

Admission Requirements

  • A Matriculation Certificate (with university exemption) or equivalent.

                        OR

  • Grade 12 pass with conditional exemption on the grounds of mature age (23 years and older).

                        OR

  • A Senior Certificate without matriculation endorsement but with a minimum of 4 years experience in the area of community development.

                        OR

  • 30 years of age, grade 10 pass and a minimum of 4 years experience in the area of community development.

                OR

  • 40 years of age without any school qualifications, but with a minimum of 4 years experience in the area of community development.

Target Groups

The main purpose of the Certificate in Community Development is to provide knowledge and skills, qualifying learners as community development practitioners, able to work alongside leaders in the community in effective development strategies. It is aimed particularly at mature learners already working in the community (some as volunteers) who need equipping in development theory and skills.

Programme Specified Outcomes

Certificate in Community Development students who have completed the qualification must be able to demonstrate an ability to:

Apply effective leadership and management principles in community projects

Evaluate the nature and sources of conflict and identify and apply methods of appropriate resolution methods.

Develop monitoring and evaluation processes and frameworks for project analysis.

Discuss and evaluate the different approaches to rural and urban development among poor communities.

Identify key role players and resources in communities and identify strategies for mobilising communities and resources.

Identify and apply best practice community participation methods for specific development projects.

Design and execute a practical community needs analysis leading to a project in which the learner engages through participation and reflection. 

Details of the Certificate in Community Development (NQF5)

Sociology

(8 x 6, 1x12 credits)

Applied Development Studies (4x6 credits)

 

Leadership Studies

(4 x 6 credits)

Introduction to Development

Local Economic Development

Personal Development

 

Community of the Poor

Leadership in Development Projects

Ethics

Understanding Culture

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills

Sociology of Institutions

Project Management

Organisational Management

Urban & Rural Development

 

Practical (18 credits)

Perspectives on  Social Transformation

 

Community Fieldwork

Community Research Methods

 

Information Skills

(6 credits)

Resource and Community Mobilisation (12 credits)

 

Computer and Information Literacy

 

Module Details

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