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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Further Education and Training Certificate: Arts and Culture Administration |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
48818 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Arts and Culture Administration | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Performing Arts | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
CATHSSETA - Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Education and Training Authority | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
Further Ed and Training Cert | Field 02 - Culture and Arts | Performing Arts | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 165 | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Regular-Unit Stds Based |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
SAQA 9999/99 | 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. |
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
The purpose of the learning is that learners acquire a unique combination of project administration competencies, human resource management skills and business enterprise skills, in order that they may successfully administer arts and culture projects. This qualification formalizes sets of competencies and combinations of systems to help to accumulate expertise in this new area of training.
Experiential knowledge is an important aspect of this qualification, as it scopes across different fields. This should also assist in accelerating the learning of people who may have previously been denied opportunities in formal training or employment. If lessons can be learned, documented and applied, a contribution is made to building the discipline of arts and culture project administration, as well as an integrated national framework for learning achievements, which is one of the primary objectives of the NQF. The quality of the education and training is enhanced by the strategic combination of management skills and entrepreneurial attitudes, grounded in the need to augment the potential in the creative industries sector. Arts and culture projects differ widely in content, context, meaning and impact. At this level, learners are not required to develop and/or decide on financial or artistic targets and goals of the projects. As administrators, their level of responsibility is focused within the projects, and they only have jurisdiction over the resources allocated to them. Qualifying learners are thus capable of: A broad range of electives offers opportunities for portability across qualifications, and learners could progress to Level 5, which is Arts and Culture Management. Learners could also move into areas of project management specialization, such as community development or training. The possibility to increase competencies in particular arts genres or in the broader field of cultural studies is also available to deepen the learner's technical knowledge of the field. This will provide access to new career paths, and stimulate mobility and progression within the sector. Simultaneously, additional technical knowledge or experience of the arts will increase the learner's personal development as he/she has opportunities to express creativity and participate in various cultural forms. Creative work has proved to be one of the most effective ways of increasing self-esteem and promoting self-empowerment. This can only support the positive growth of the learner as an active and fulfilled member of society, and impact positively on the general evolution of the nation at large. Rationale: Arts and Culture education in South Africa has historically focused on the development of techniques and the creation of the various art forms, with little attention being given to the administration. Arts and culture include heritage, the performing arts, visual arts and craft, literature, film and video; and projects or activities within these genres would be events, presentations, exhibitions, displays, performances, festivals and training programmes. Arts and culture projects can play a significant economic role in job creation and small business development. The arts also document changes in society in unique ways, and provide important means for people to express their identities and commonalities within a diversity of traditions and ideologies. Arts and culture projects must be well run in order to fulfil these potentials. An effective arts industry requires knowledge of contemporary business management and administration practice as well as knowledge of the art/cultural forms, their history and their politics. It is this combination of competencies that would be addressed by this qualification. All stakeholders acknowledge the need for arts organizations to be effectively systematised, in order to raise the status of the profession and maximize funding and marketing opportunities. Learners undertaking this qualification would work within cultural or arts institutions in an administrative capacity, or intend to develop small arts/cultural businesses on their own. The qualification would begin to assist in building entrepreneurship skills as well as provide learners with access to further management training on the NQF at level 5. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Learning assumed to be in place for this qualification should be the fundamental competencies in the areas of communication, mathematics and life skills as the NQF Level 3 of the Further Education and Training Band. Learners need competencies in the areas of working consistently with systems of organizing, monitoring and overseeing activities and finances. They should have an understanding of how arts and cultural organizations might operate relating directly to economic principles. Learners should also be able to communicate clearly with a range of people, so they could work with both arts creators and arts customers, who will have different needs and perspectives. Learners should have some knowledge of the arts industries - whether it as an amateur performer at any level, or a consumer of their local cultural activities. Although administration principles may be the same in most industries, the arts and culture industry is a unique mix of people and products, often with unusual relationships between the two. Many of the 'products' that are integral to arts projects are the personal expressions of peoples' understandings and/or cultural beliefs. These products may therefore be different in emotional weight from other consumer products, and have a closer, more delicate link to their originators. In addition, arts and cultural products may have various meanings depending on the context - they can be functional, symbolic, decorative, spiritual, educational, critical, or traditional, or a combination of these. Working with these products and their creators therefore demands sensitivity to these particularities, and it is recommended that learners at least have an interest in, and/or some exposure to arts and culture activities, if they intend pursuing a career in the industry via this qualification. Furthermore, learners should have a basic understanding of the key concepts of arts and culture, and the distinction between these. Additional knowledge of, and exposure to, the particular art form or genre within which learners will eventually work as administrators would also be beneficial. At least there should be some initial enthusiasm for the areas described by the sub-fields, which propels the learner towards this subject of study. It is also assumed that learners can already work as project team members (NLRD Id Nr 10135).
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through recognition of prior learning, which includes formal, informal and non-formal learning and workplace experience, in terms of the criteria laid out. Any learner wishing to be directly assessed may arrange to do so, without participating in further training or education. |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
The Qualification consists of a Fundamental, a Core and an Elective Component.
To be awarded the Qualification, learners are required to obtain a minimum of 165 credits as detailed below. Fundamental Component: The Fundamental Component consists of Unit Standards in: It is compulsory therefore for learners to do Communication in two different South African languages, one at NQF Level 4 and the other at NQF Level 3. All Unit Standards in the Fundamental Component are compulsory. Core Component: The Core Component consists of Unit Standards to the value of 85 credits all of which are compulsory. Elective Component: The Elective Component consists of Unit Standards to the value of 96 credits. Learners are to choose Unit Standards to a minimum of 24 credits. Learners must do one of the following two Unit Standards: In addition Unit Standards to the value of at least 10 credits must be chosen from the rest of the electives. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
Fundamental and Core:
1. Communicate in a variety of ways. 2. Use mathematics in practical applications. 3. Plan Arts and Culture projects from definition to completion. 4. Improve future project and organisation planning and implementation by using experiential knowledge and information gathered. 5. Co-ordinate and manage Arts and Culture projects in line with project plans. Range: resources, planned objectives, timeline. 6. Monitor and review project performance and solve identified problems appropriate to contexts. 7. Evaluate the outcomes of projects and assess and apply lessons leant for future use. 8. Keep records for projects and small businesses that meet legal requirements, and builds knowledge for future use. 9. Communicate with stakeholders, networks, and project teams. 10. Lead and supervise project teams in order to ensure that all phases and cycles of the project are completed according to specifications. 11. Implement and report on financial strategies for specific business requirements and contexts. 12. Plan how to implement components of given project marketing plan, in line with given resources and time frames, and execute such plans accordingly. 13. Develop and set up processes, systems, and resources for effective organisational functioning. Elective: 14. Supervise arts and culture technical OR development project teams AND: 15. Use computers OR. 16. Market arts and culture projects OR. 17. Raw data is recorded OR. 18. Coordinate events OR. 19. Any core unit standard for an Arts and Culture discipline-specific qualification OR 20. Assess community needs and develop advocacy campaigns and workshops in development practice OR 21. Facilitate learning and/or assessment of others. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Fundamental and Core
1. 2. 3. 4. Range: Information gathered can include experiential knowledge. 5. 6. 7. Range: Recommendations should focus on logistic or operational issues. 8. Range: Legal requirements include those regarding record keeping types, content of records, capturing of information, storage of information, retrieval of information, and access to records. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Elective: 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Integrated assessment: Integrated assessment at the level of qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show that they are able to integrate concepts, ideas and actions across unit standards to achieve competence that is grounded and coherent in relation to the purpose and exit level outcomes of the qualification. Integrated assessment should show how already demonstrated competence in individual areas can be linked and applied for the achievement of a holistic outcome. Integrated assessment must judge the quality of the observable performance, and also the quality of thinking that lies behind it. Assessment tools must encourage learners to explain the thinking and decision-making that underpin their demonstrated performance. The assessment criteria in the unit standards are performance-based (applied competence as opposed to required knowledge only). This means that workplace experience may be recognised when awarding credits towards this qualification. A broad range of task-orientated and theoretical assessment tools may be used, with the distinction between practical knowledge and disciplinary knowledge maintained so that each takes its rightful place. Unit standards in the qualification must be used to assess specific and critical cross-field outcomes. During integrated assessments the assessor should make use of formative and summative assessment methods and should assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflexive competencies. While the foundational component (literacy, communication and numeracy skills) of this qualification on NQF level 2 can be assessed through occupational contexts and activities relating to, for example, craft production, care must be taken in both the learning programme and the assessment to ensure that these foundational skills are truly portable. The primary aim of this qualification is to ensure that learners have a sound base of general education to prepare them for further learning, whatever career path they may choose. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
Internationally, most Arts and Culture Administration and Management qualifications are at graduate or postgraduate level. Various qualifications are available, including certificates, diplomas, degrees, honours degrees, Masters Degrees and Doctorate degrees, all at Higher Education level. Most international programs include what is referred to as internships (work-based learning).
In the United Kingdom, for example, a 52 credit (South African equivalence) one-year Certificate, or a two-year Diploma in Arts Management are available. These qualifications address the following areas of competence: policy and planning, or administration and management, with electives in marketing communications, artistic production, arts in community settings, and internships. The courses offered in Canada and the USA range between 15 and 50 credits, addressing management of the Arts, marketing, accounting, and an internship. Electives include art history, business, computer science, communications, drama, film/media studies, philosophy, sociology, fundraising, public relations, etc. Specific emphasis is placed on community arts leaders, and the courses include planning, board development, fundraising, marketing and arts programming. New Zealand has a National Certificate in Performing Arts Management at Level 4 (that is, Level 3 on the South African NQF), including a large knowledge component, and event management (4 credits) and production (20 credits) competence. In Australia, Arts management forms part of media and communication, and is also delivered through distance education. In Asia, the focus is on business administration, for example, an MBA is suggested for non-profit organisation employees. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This qualification articulates vertically to the National Certificate in Arts and Culture Management at NQF level 5. This qualification also provides articulation with a range of qualifications in the art, craft and design areas; and through fundamentals of other NQF level 2 and 3 qualifications. |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
Notes to assessors:
Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessment: Principles of assessment: |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
NOTES |
Access to the qualification
There are no restrictions to access for this qualification, but it is advised that learners should already have attained at least some of the competencies noted under assumptions of learning already in place, before embarking on the learning for this qualification. The qualification could be entered through RPL. |
UNIT STANDARDS: |
ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS | |
Core | 10137 | Conduct project documentation management to support project processes | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Core | 13835 | Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 9 |
Core | 10141 | Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Core | 10142 | Fulfill procurement activities and supervise procurement administration | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Core | 10144 | Identify, suggest and implement corrective actions to improve quality | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Core | 10040 | Implement marketing activity plans to meet agreed deadlines | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 14 |
Core | 10139 | Implement project administration processes according to requirements | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Core | 10143 | Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Core | 10134 | Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budgets for an element of work and monitor and control actual cost against budget | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Core | 10133 | Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Core | 14214 | Evaluate and improve the project team`s performance | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 8 |
Core | 115171 | Generate resources for projects | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 6 |
Fundamental | 8968 | Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8969 | Interpret and use information from texts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8973 | Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8970 | Write texts for a range of communicative contexts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9015 | Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Fundamental | 8974 | Engage in sustained oral communication and evaluate spoken texts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8975 | Read analyse and respond to a variety of texts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9016 | Represent analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Fundamental | 8979 | Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Fundamental | 7468 | Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international issues | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Fundamental | 8976 | Write for a wide range of contexts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 7576 | Demonstrate the ability to use a database for business purposes | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 7567 | Produce and use spreadsheets for business | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 7575 | Produce presentation documents for business | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 7570 | Produce word processing documents for business | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 110053 | Conduct a basic community needs assessment | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 12 |
Elective | 110056 | Conduct advocacy campaigns and workshops in development practice | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 12 |
Elective | 12544 | Facilitate the preparation and presentation of evidence for assessment | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 13672 | Identify and describe learning processes | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Elective | 13674 | Identify and support learners with special needs | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 10013 | Identify and utilise marketing resources to meet objectives | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 10021 | Instil in myself a personal marketing culture | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 10012 | Meet marketing performance standards | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 10030 | Record raw data | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Elective | 13482 | Co-ordinate an event | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 12 |
Elective | 10146 | Supervise a project team of a developmental project to deliver project objectives | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 14 |
Elective | 10147 | Supervise a project team of a technical project to deliver project objectives | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 14 |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
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