Cornel Hart

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For and on behalf of the Community Development Professionalisation Steering Committee

(CDPSC) 13/02/12

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� 1996 Presidency’s, Intergovernmental Relations & Service

Delivery; aims to transform South African state & government.

� 2008 – 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 ComDev task 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

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� Mandate to 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 .

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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:

� ComDev NQF Levels 4, 5, 8 & post grad diploma

� RPL Pilot projectRPL 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’s for Community

Development Curriculum Development

� Communication to broader stakeholders.

� Newsletter, Road Shows & Conference (2012)4

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

� 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

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 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

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 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

� Community Development

� Ethics

� Local Governance

� Organisational Development

� Public, Private and NGO sector

� Legislative & Policy

� Electives:

� Policy Development

� Community Health

� Sport & Recreation

� Tourism

� Gender Studies� Legislative & Policy

Frameworks

� Sociology & Anthropology

� Financial & Project

Management

� Research Methodology

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� Gender Studies

� Etc.

Questions ?

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