Section 1

Purpose of Qualification

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Community
Development Practitioner. A Community Development Practitioner acts as a change agent to
add value to community development practice by exploring and coordinating networks and
partnerships; conducts community-based research to inform interventions, aligned to relevant
legal and regulatory frameworks; plans, designs and manages community interventions
through the application of appropriate leadership and management styles,
all of which are done to promote ethical and professional community development practice.

Section 2

Career Focus

• Entry level into the private sector in organisations where they are doing community work in terms of the various industry charters.

Section 3

Registered with

Department of Higher Education and Training

Section 4

Accredited by

QCTO (SAQA ID: 97691)

Section 5

Admission requirements

• Successful completion for the Occupational Certificate: Community Development Worker NQF level 4
• National Senior Certificate (NSC)

Section 6

Articulation options

Horizontal

• National Certificate: Community Development: Integrated Development Planning, at NQF 5; SAQA ID 83392.

Vertical

• Diploma Local Government, at NQF Level 6, SAQA ID 35956

Section 7

Assessment of Programme

PC Educational Holdings will conduct internal assessments by means of assessment activities and signed-off work experience log sheets. Upon successful completion of all modules, PC Educational Holdings provides a statement of results to the candidate and QCTO, as part of the candidate’s application to complete the External Summative Assessment conducted by the QCTO.

Section 8

Module Breakdown

Occupational Certificate in Community Development Practitioner – Module Breakdown Year 1

Year 1 Total Credits: 117

Occupational Certificate in Community Development Practitioner – Module Breakdown Year 2

Year 2 Total Credits: 95