NQF Qualifications

The learners entering this qualification may come from various backgrounds and will be persons who have been nominated by their community onto a Ward Committee to represent the needs of the community, while archiving municipal objectives. It will create an opportunity for the learner to be exposed to various municipal processes and pursue a learning pathway in counselling for Local Government. The qualifying learner will be able to participate actively in overall democracy through proactive community involvement in local government processes.

SAQA Unit Standards to be covered:
This qualification requires a total of 120 credits as listed below: Fundamental component:
Fundamental: all 36 credits
Core component: Core: all 62 credits
Elective component:
Learners are required to achieve 22 of the possible 46 elective credits
On completion of this qualification, the learner will be able to:

• Conduct formal meetings to achieve Ward Committee objectives.
• Demonstrate an understanding and apply the role of Ward Committee member in the context of core municipal processes.
• Display an understanding of core municipal functions and Ward Committee in these functions.
• Facilitate service delivery in ward committee context.

Unit Standards - Fundamental component

US ID	US Title
119463	Access and use information from texts
9009	Apply basic knowledge of statistics and probability to influence the use of data and procedures in order to investigate life-related problems
7480	Demonstrate understanding of rational and irrational numbers and number systems
119454	Maintain and adapt oral/signed communication
12444	Measure, estimate and calculate physical quantities and explore, describe and represent geometrical relationships in 2-dimensions in different life or workplace contexts
119460	Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
7469	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal and community life
9007	Work with a range of patterns and functions and solve problems
119456	Write/present for a defined context

Unit Standards - Core component

US ID	US Title
242891	Apply communication, interpersonal and conflict management principles in Ward Committee functions, processes
242896	Demonstrate an understanding and apply the broad principles of Ward Committee functioning to participate in municipal processes
242892	Display an understanding of the Constitution, structure of Ward Committees and the roles and responsibilities of committee members
242893	Display an understanding of the policy and legal framework guiding the Ward Committee system and its functioning
242895	Support the facilitation of development project service delivery in a Ward Committee context
113955	Apply the Batho Pele principles to own work role and context
123462	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the project and the project support services environment
242890	Display an understanding of core municipal processes and Ward Committee participation in these processes
13934	Plan and prepare meeting communications

Unit Standards - Elective component

US ID	US Title
242894	Demonstrate knowledge of gender, equity and diversity issues in development projects
123436	Facilitate community participation in democratic processes and structures
123464	Gather information and aid with project planning and scheduling functions
123465	Measure and plan own performance and behaviour in line with roles and responsibilities in a project team
120383	Assist in implementing and assuring project work meets quality requirements

Formative assessment: Portfolio of evidence will be submitted within two months after the training of each module. Assessment activities include evaluating all documentation produced during the process and questioning to test knowledge and ability to apply.

Final summative assessment: An Integrated Assessment will be conducted on the theoretical and practical components after all the modules are completed. During integrated assessments the assessor makes use of formative and summative assessment methods and assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflective competencies.

Assessors and moderators make use of a range of formative and summative assessment methods. Assessors assess and give credit for the evidence of learning that has already been acquired through formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience.

This programme is accredited by the Local Government Sector Education and training Authority (LGSETA).

On completion, the following certification will be awarded:

A LGSETA National Certificate: Ward Committee Governance (SAQA ID 57823) NQF Level 2 will be awarded to all delegates who successfully complete all portfolio requirements;

Or

A LGSETA Statement of Results will be awarded to all delegates who successfully complete some, but not all, of the modules’ portfolio requirements. The Statement of Results will only reflect the modules successfully completed

Entry Requirements
Learners should be competent in the following:

• Communication at NQF level 1
• Mathematical literacy at NQF level 1