CUT Higher Certificate: Community Development Work
Qualification & Code | ||||||
HIGHER CERTIFICATE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK |
HCCDWG |
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Campus | Duration of Programme | Enrolment Option(s) | SAQA Credits | NQF Level | Admission Requirements | Selection and/ or interview |
Bloemfontein | 1 year full-time and 2 years part- time. |
Semester 1 |
120 |
5 |
National Senior Certificate/ NSC or equivalent qualification. Candidates may be required to write a selection test. |
Selection |
Additional Admission RequirementsA National Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification is required for admission.
Applications in possession of the National Certificate Vocational (NVC) will be selected according to the selection requirements as approved by Senate. Candidates with a CUT score lower than 27 May be subject to a selection process based on a minimum number of points to be scored on the CUT scoring scale. For candidates who matriculated in 2007 or before: In addition to the general admission requirements, a mark of 50% for English is required. For candidates who completed the NSC in 2008 and thereafter: In addition to the general admission requirements, a minimum mark of 50% in English is required. Pre-requisites Academic Literacy and Communication Studies requires the successful completion of two instructional offerings, A and B in this specific order. A distinction (75% or more) in instructional offering A ensures exemption from instructional offering B. A pass (without distinction) means that the student must pass instructional offering B in order to meet the pre-requisite for the learning programme. Failing instructional offering A means that the student must register for instructional offering A in a subsequent semester. No student will be allowed to graduate without completing the Academic Literacy and Communication Studies programme. No student will be allowed to graduate without completing Information Literacy (PIM5011) |
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Career OpportunitiesThe aim of the programme is to provide qualified students with the necessary skills to integrate generic community development knowledge and skills, in an effective manner, to promote ethical and professional community development work in practice. The range of subjects in the qualification will allow the learner to gain knowledge relating to community development worker careers in a wide range of sectors such as sustainable community development (administration), rural and urban development, local government Integrated Development Planning (IDP’s) and Local Economic Development (LED) initiatives, administration and governance of sustainable development projects, human settlements and community health issues such as HIV/AIDS. | ||||||
RemarksAll instructional offering are compulsory.
After successful completion of this qualification, the higher certificate will be awarded during an official graduation ceremony at CUT. This programme will be offered on a full-time basis and on a part-time basis over a period of 1 year. Or 2 years part-time if a part-time student wishes to do the course over a period of 2 years. Although time table makes provision for part-time to complete it in 1 year. The programme could also be offered on a block-release basis. |
1ST YEAR |
INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS | CREDITS | |
SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | ||
LCS5011 | LCS5012 | Academic Literacy and communication studies |
12 |
NMR11AB | Numeracy |
6 |
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DGL11AB | Digital Literacy |
6 |
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PDP11AB | PDP12AB | Participative Development Practices |
16 |
SDT11AB | SDT12AB | Sustainable Development Theory |
16 |
LMP11AB | Legislation and Municipal Processes |
16 |
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POP12AB | Project Management |
16 |
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ERD12AB | Ethics Rights and Democracy |
16 |
|
WIL12AB | Work-integrated Learning |
16 |
|
PIM5011 | Information Literacy |
– |
If a part-time student wishes to do the course over 2 years:
1ST YEAR (Part-time) |
INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS | CREDITS | |
SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 |
|
|
LCS5011 | LCS5012 | Academic Literacy and communication studies |
12 |
NMR11AB | Numeracy |
6 |
|
DGL11AB | Digital Literacy |
6 |
|
PDP11AB | PDP12AB | Participative Development Practices |
16 |
POP12AB | Project Management |
16 |
|
PIM5011 | Information Literacy |
– |
2ST YEAR (Part-time) |
INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS | CREDITS | |
SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 |
|
|
SDT11AB | SDT12AB | Sustainable Development Theory |
16 |
LMP11AB | Legislation and Municipal Processes |
16 |
|
ERD12AB | Ethics Rights and Democracy |
16 |
|
WIL12AB | Work-integrated Learning |
16 |