PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Kholisa Rani: Centre for Development Support

Ansie Barnard: UFS Business School

April 19, 2023

CONTENT

• SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

• TOWARDS PROFESSIONALISATION OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT

• Accredited since 2001

• Free State & Northern Cape

• Work place relevancy

• Provincial and Municipal Officials

• Credit Bearing towards RPL

• From Housing to Human Settlements

SHORT COURSES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

Course NQF CB/NCB Credits DurationIntegrated Housing Development and Operational Plan

5 CB 8 30

Housing Needs Analysis 5 CB 10 60Introduction to Housing Policy and Practice

5 CB 10 30

Introduction to Managing the People’s Housing Process

5 CB 6 30

Housing Management and Development for Social Housing

5 CB 24 120h

Project Management in the Human Settlements

5 CB 8 30h

Project Planning and Implementation for Housing Practitioners

5 CB 12 60h

Housing and Settlement Policy Development Programme

5 NCB 0 90h

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MDP) FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT

• COLLABORATION

• CUSTOMIZATION

• METHODOLOGY

• COURSE CONTENT/OUTLINE/OUTCOMES

• CREDENTIALS OF FASCILITATORS AND PRESENTERS

• PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION

• NQF LEVEL

• ARTICULATION & COST

COLLABORATION

• UFS Business School

• UFS Centre for Development Support

• Central University of Technology

CUSTOMIZATION

• UFS Business school obtained self accreditation status from CFE, therefore we can change up to 49% of the content without forfeiting accreditation

• Levels of customization:

• Design programmes for client with series of customized short certificates• Replace modules to replace with industry specific modules• Customize content to be industry/company specific• Customized Assignments• Dual faculty presentation

METHODOLOGY

Action Learning:

We believe adults learn differently

Application at workplace Customized assignments Group activities and discussions Media e.g. video’s Case studies

COURSE CONTENT/OUTLINE/OUTCOMES

• Foundation Skills, Assignment Skills, Business Reading and writing• General Management & Communication• PFMA• Project & Programme Management (Human Settlements specific)• Strategic & Change Management• Enterprise Risk Management• Leadership Development• Ethics & Governance

COURSE CONTENT/OUTLINE

• Human Settlements Programmes• Technical Aspects of Housing Construction• Human Settlements Development Plans• Cities and Climate Change• Sustainability & Human Settlements Programme• Urbanisation, Human Settlements Policy & Informal Settlements• Informal Settlements Upgrading• Community Based Planning• Sustainable Urban Land-Use Planning• Human Settlements & Infrastructure

CREDENTIALS OF PRESENTERS

• Lecturers from the relevant Faculties at the UFS and CUT

• Specialists in the fields presented

PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION AND NQF LEVEL• Formal Higher certificate• Accredited with SAQA• NQF level 5• 136 credits Learning Path: Programmes are credit bearing towards the next qualification

Short certificates are credit bearing towards Management Development Programme or Bachelors Degree in Management and Leadership

Management Development Programme is credit bearing towards Bachelors Degree in Management and Leadership

ARTICULATION AND COST

• 28 Days over 1 Year

• Classes presented in blocks

• Duration can be shorter/longer to accommodate client

• Presented in city of client’s choice

• 80% attendance required

• Assessments: Assignments & Open book examinations

• Cost: depends on number of students and where the course will be held