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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Cornel Hart Cornel Hart 082 872 1270 082 872 1270

For and on behalf of the Community Development Professionalisation Steering Committee (CDPSC) 13/2/12

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• Community Development is a broad term

applied to a variety of disciplines

• Origin

Origin: 18th century

• Aim

Aim: A better life for all

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND

• Aim

Aim: A better life for all

• Strategic Importance in SA since 1994:

Strategic Importance in SA since 1994: Grounded in the Presidency’s, Intergovernmental Relations and Service Delivery; aimed at transforming South African state & government.

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“…to connote the process by which the efforts of the people themselves are united with those of government authorities to improve the economic, social and cultural conditions of communities, to integrate these communities into the life of the nation and to enable them to contribute fully to the national progress. This complex of processes is, therefore

UN DEFINITION: 1963 UN DEFINITION: 1963

national progress. This complex of processes is, therefore made up of two essential elements: the participation of the participation of the people themselves people themselves in an effort to improve their living, with as much reliance as possible on their own initiative; and the provision of technical and other services provision of technical and other services in ways which encourage initiative, self help and mutual help and make those more effective. It is expressed in programmes designed to achieve a wide variety of specific improvements…”

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Generic skills gap & discrepancies:

• Uniform implementation?
• Qualifications?
• Salary grading?

SOUTH AFRICAN SKILLS GAP SOUTH AFRICAN SKILLS GAP

• Salary grading?
• Training?
• Norms, standards & policy

guidelines?

• Professionalization?

Departments of: Departments of: Social Development Social Development & Local Government Local Government National Skills Audits National Skills Audits 2007 & 2009 2007 & 2009

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• Standardization of operations

Standardization of operations by those working in community development sector

• Empower

Empower those to become agents of change agents of change that:

• already work in community development

PURPOSE & RATIONALE PURPOSE & RATIONALE

• want to start a career in community development
• Multidisciplinary

Multidisciplinary

• Promotes social inclusion & coherence

social inclusion & coherence

• Integrative & Holistic

Integrative & Holistic approach for Sustainable Sustainable Development Development

• Employment in public-; private- and non-profit sectors

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• Type:

National Certificate National Certificate

• Field:

Human & Social Studies Human & Social Studies

• Subfield:

People/Human Centered Development People/Human Centered Development

• NQF Level:

5

THE QUALIFICATION THE QUALIFICATION

• NQF Level:

5

• Min Credits:

147 147

• Unit Standards - Fundamental & Core = 127 credits

Electives = 20 credits

• Entry requirements: National Senior Certificate/Matric

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• 1. Critical understanding of community development

theories, approaches, principles & processes theories, approaches, principles & processes

• 2. Conduct community

community-based research based research to inform interventions

• 3. Examine & apply relevant legal & regulatory framework

legal & regulatory framework

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

• 3. Examine & apply relevant legal & regulatory framework

legal & regulatory framework

• 4. Explore & coordinate networks & partnerships

networks & partnerships with due regard to diversity and ethics 5.

• 5. Plan, design & manage

Plan, design & manage a community intervention

• 6. Select & apply appropriate leadership and management

leadership and management styles and models for community well-being

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Theories Approaches Principles Processes Community-based Research Planning & Design

CONTEXT INVESTIGATION INTERVENTION

CONCEPTUALISATION CONCEPTUALISATION

Diversity & Ethics Legal & Regulatory Framework Networks & Partnerships Input Mobilization (human, financial, time & skills) Leadership & Organization Management Intervention Management

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Theory for Practice

THREE PARTNERSHIP MODEL THREE PARTNERSHIP MODEL

PROVIDER WORKPLACE

Execution of Learning & tasks Service Learning (Mentoring)

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Community Development Qualification

LEARNER

Thank You Thank You Questions? Questions?

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