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Overview
What you will study
The Facilitating Community Development through LIFEPLAN course offered by North-West University (NWU) addresses poverty amongst the most vulnerable through human development and training in life skills in order to improve their well-being in terms of health, nutrition and choice, all combined in a model where sustainability in terms of family and social support networks and structures, behavioural, hygienic and nutritional practices and financial impact can be tested. LIFEPLAN® is specially designed to guide and assist facilitators when offering or conducting training and developing sessions for individuals who want to be equipped and who want to become knowledgeable and self-sustainable. It provides the background, outcomes of the course, membership, preparation phase, skills required by the facilitator, setting, session outlay and a detailed step-by-step description of the course. The programme will enable the participant to evaluate their skills and identify their strong skills and enable them to identify a course of action to develop lacking skills. The programme will enable participants to identify assets available to them towards sustainable development, develop and implement a collaborative plan and implement interventions towards sustainable community development. The participants will acquire the knowledge and skills to understand and manage conflict in various contexts.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:- Demonstrate an informed understanding of the key terms, concepts, principles, and theories related to the personal development journey, champion citizenship, and community dialogue.
- Demonstrate an ability to select and apply standard methods, procedures or techniques within the field of Community Development to plan and manage an implementation process of the LIFEPLAN® training programme.
- Demonstrate an ability to identify, evaluate and solve defined, routine and new problems within the context of power dynamics in communities and plan to promote healthy community dialogue.
- Demonstrate an ability to operate in sustainable community development, demonstrating an understanding of public dialogue and participatory conversations forming part of a discussion circle.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 6 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Community DevelopmentAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- At least Grade 12 or an equivalent NQF level 4.
- Must have basic computer skills.
- Must have intrapersonal skills.
- Must have proficiency in English.
- Actively involved in a community.
Technological requirements
- Must have access to a computer.
- Access to an internet connection.
Tuition Fee
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International
8500 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8500 ZAR for the full programme during 6 months. -
National
8500 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8500 ZAR for the full programme during 6 months.
Funding
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