Cornel Hart. For and on behalf of the Community Development Professionalisation Steering Committee (CDPSC) 13/02/12

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1 Cornel Hart For and on behalf of the Community Development Professionalisation Steering Committee (CDPSC) 13/02/12 1

2 1996Presidency s, Intergovernmental Relations & Service Delivery; aims to transform South African state & government JIP between DSD & SAQA for NQF Level 5; levels 3 & 4 then already done but not finalised due to now JIP & SAQA role change by the ministry; i.e. SAQA & CHE Skills audits of public sector; LG&H (2006); DSD (2009). SAQA ComDevtask teams for NQF Levels 4, 5 & 8 NQF Level 4 (pending) as many other related NQF levels 4 NQF Level 8 approved December 2010 NQF Level 5 approved February 2011 July 2011 Stakeholder workshop & nomination of Steering Committee October 2011 ComDev Professionalisation Inaugural Summit 2

3 Mandateto further the professionalisation of the community development sector Composition totalling 13 core expert representatives in: HE, Public Sector, SETA s, Reps from (most served) SAQA task teams, community development & program evaluation methodologists Specific Objectives: Promote coordination & harmonization of policy guidance & stakeholder involvement for professionalisation; Advocate, promote, support, monitor & evaluate both internally & externally accelerated implementation of ComDev qualifications; Assess, support & promote development & sharing of technical requirements for community development qualifications delivery; Support & broaden networking & collaboration. 3

4 Action Plan (see Stakeholder Meeting Report of 18 August 2011) Set up Professional Body Association (Oct 2012); Board (2013) Council (2014) Define migration path for past/current qualifications: ComDevNQF Levels 4, 5, 8 & post grad diploma RPL Pilot project Align terminology and nomenclature in OFO Organising framework for occupations (OFO) & legislation Identification of prospective students for intake into Community Development programmes Collaboration of SETA, QCTO, CHE, HEI s& FET sfor Community Development Curriculum Development Communication to broader stakeholders. Newsletter, Road Shows & Conference (2012) 4

5 Current: Funding level 2 (Honours & equivalent) Future: Funding level 5 (Levels 1:3; 2:1 (E.g. 480-credit Professional Bachelor's Degree) Level Requirements: Maximum Credits at NQF Level 5: 96; Minimum Credits at NQF Level 7: 120; Minimum Credits at NQF Level 8: 96; The balance of the 480 Credits may be at NQF Levels 6 and/7 and/or 8). Distribution: Core/Compulsory: Learning/Modules for Exit Level Outcomes 1-8: 224 Practical work: 96 Electives: 80 5

6 Professional degree with integrated & holistic approach to Community Development Employment as Community Development Practitioner in the Public Service, NGOs, FBO s, International Development Entities, Corporate & Civic Entities Learner competencies: Facilitate community initiatives. Integrate theory & practice to analyse needs, to plan & facilitate interventions to collectively build community capital for social change & justice. Promote change & community ownership that is self-sustaining. Coordinate interactions with communities. Conduct research in communities to facilitate & inform a participatory approach to development. Promote integrated well-being of a community according to fundamental principles and ethics of community development. 6

7 ELO 1: (Reports, facilitation, presentations, workshops): Communicate info verbally & in writing to a range of audiences with due regard for ethical value system. ELO 2: (Research Methodology): Analyse, synthesise, evaluate & review complex info to conceptualise a problem & produce evidence based argument/solution to a situation. ELO 3 (Critical theory, approaches, concepts): Critically analyse philosophies and theories of community development. ELO 4 (Policy & Legislation): Knowledge of regulatory environment, operate within it in a local, provincial, national, regional or global context. 7

8 ELO 5: (Ethics, principles, processes, management, leadership): Apply ethics, principles, values & processes of community development to a specific context. ELO 6: (Social cohesion, group dynamics, holistic, integrated & organisational development): Knowledge of interdependent relationships between individuals, families, groups/organisations, the community, State & society to facilitate processes for interdependent relationships within own scope of practice. ELO 7: (Professionalism, emotional intelligence, self-reflection): Understanding concepts of responsibility & accountability. ELO 8 (Practicum on all theory): Integrate theory & practice in authentic community development context in order to build collective capacity. 8

9 Community Development Ethics Local Governance Organisational Development Public, Private and NGO sector Legislative & Policy Frameworks Sociology & Anthropology Financial & Project Management Research Methodology Electives: Policy Development Community Health Sport & Recreation Tourism Gender Studies Etc. 9

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