{"id":58805,"date":"2024-01-12T15:44:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/50applications.com\/?p=58805"},"modified":"2024-01-12T15:44:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:44:11","slug":"unisa-short-course-capacity-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/unisa-short-course-capacity-development\/","title":{"rendered":"UNISA Short Course Capacity Development: Building A Successful Non-Governmental Community Organisation)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>University of South Africa Short Course Capacity Development: Building A Successful Non-Governmental Community Organisation)<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"forms-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-2735310999\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Capacity Development: Building A Successful Non-Governmental Community Organisation) (75760)Purpose. To gain knowledge and skills to co-ordinate and participate in a multi-disciplinary, inter-sectoral environment. They will understand the developmental problems that may be encountered in a social development programme as well as the underlying causes and potential solutions when implementing a social development programme. The qualifying student will be able to identify relevant stakeholders and establish and maintain strategic partnerships for service delivery in a social programme. The student will be able to conduct experiential workshop programmes in a social development programme. The student will also be able to understand Participatory Action Research Programmes; local South African development programmes and various capacity building programmes when applied in development practice projects.<br>\u00a0Target group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who would benefit from this unit standard include government officials, healthcare workers, mental health professionals, and service providers in non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, faith-based organisations and the corporate sector<br>&nbsp;Admission requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must demonstrate proficiencies at NQF level 4 in the following: communicative competence in the medium of instruction at NQF level 4 or equivalent; ability to learn from predominantly written material in English; ability to present and communicate information and opinions in English in well structured arguments with limited support from lecturers and mathematical literacy at NQF 4 or equivalent<br>&nbsp;Duration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Language medium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English<br>&nbsp;Registration periods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Semester dates<br>&nbsp;Tuition method<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNISA open distance learning combined with a compulsory, experiential workshop of four-days and at the end of the six-month period. Learning material will consist of a study guide supplemented by tutorial letters. The study guide is provided to guide the students through three prescribed texts by way of various self-tasks self-assessment questionnaires and exercises.<br>&nbsp;Kind of assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><br>Formative assessment and examination admission will comply with UNISA\u2019s formative assessment rules and policies<br><strong><em>Formative assessment:<\/em><\/strong><br>Students will be assessed by means of two assignments, an open book examination, self-evaluation questionnaires and participation in the four-day workshop. Students must obtain a minimum of 50% for the combined assignments to pass as well as 50% for the open book examination.<br><strong><em>Assignments:<\/em><\/strong><br>Students must achieve a minimum overall of 50% for the two assignments combined. 10% of the assignment mark will contribute towards the final mark.<br><strong><em>Workshop performance:<\/em><\/strong><br>Every student\u2019s quality of participation in the workshop is rated on a five-point scale on a performance questionnaire both by the co students and also by the facilitators of the workshop.<br><strong><em>Summative assessment:<\/em><\/strong><br>Every student also rates him\/herself according to the stipulated criteria set out in the questionnaire and the questionnaires completed. 10% of the workshop performance will count towards the examination mark.<br>&nbsp;Capacity Development: Building A Successful Non-Governmental Community Organisation (DCAP019)Syllabus\/Content Topics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Concepts and perspectives of PLA<\/li><li>Steps and considerations in designing PLA; Methods and Tools; Implementation and Action<\/li><li>Strategies to maximise the incentives and minimise the barriers to participation in a social project<\/li><li>Problem and situational analysis; stakeholder analysis; Objectives tree; visioning<\/li><li>Facilitating data gathering and processing<\/li><li>Monitoring and participatory evaluation<\/li><li>A comprehensive background to the principles of experiential and adult learning and group process<\/li><li>Principles of adult experiential learning and the differences between adult experiential and traditional learning<\/li><li>Building interdisciplinary teams<\/li><li>Group dynamics and processes<\/li><li>Methods of encouraging participation and open styles of communication<\/li><li>The basic theoretical principles of group facilitation<\/li><li>Skills for managing conflict<\/li><li>Planning and implementation of interventions to integrate and co-ordinate stakeholders<\/li><li>An understanding of the basic theoretical premises underpinning self-care<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Course leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof J A Nel<br>UNISA Centre of Applied Psychology<br>Office 5-154, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Programme administrator(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms T Mapokgole<br>UNISA Centre for Applied Psychology<br>Office 5-152, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA<br>Tel: 012 429 8544&nbsp;\/ 3951<br>Fax: 012 429 5368 \/ 086 554 5909<br>E-mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ucap@unisa.ac.za\">ucap@unisa.ac.za<\/a><\/p><div class=\"forms-content\" id=\"forms-1397652343\"><div style=\"width: 300px; padding: 20px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\r\n    <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Need Information or Confused about Something ? <\/p>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineapplications.co.za\/ask\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #007BFF; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; transition: background-color 0.3s;\">Ask a Question<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"forms-btf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-4151212498\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads btf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5513273173\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"forms-cpc\" id=\"forms-163222168\"><hr>\n<h1>Did You Know : Top 15 Free Online Learning Platforms<\/h1>\n\n<ol>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Free Online Education Degrees : Coursera:<\/strong>\n    <p>Coursera partners with universities and organizations worldwide to offer a wide range of courses. 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