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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Community Resources 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
81155  Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Community Resources 
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Honours Degree  Field 07 - Human and Social Studies  Industrial & Organisational Governance and Human Resource Development 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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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.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The interdisciplinary program of Community Resource provides graduates with the skills necessary to assist in the empowerment of communities through managing, improving, creating, and preserving the community resources of personal growth, food supplies and processing, the environment (incl housing), health and nutrition, community organisation and community based social services.

Graduates are expected to be employed in the development arena and should be critically aware to the issues confronting the beneficiaries in poor communities. The curriculum is designed t enable graduates to provide creative solutions to the problems experienced, both on the macro and the micro levels. The unique coupling of community development and entrepreneurship produces graduates with the ability to help build self-reliant communities who can contribute to the formal economy. They are expected to be employed by NGO'S as social development project managers or as project evaluators, by government as extension personnel, in social awareness and employee assistance sections of commerce and industry and as contributors to policy. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Access into the Honours programme at level 7 presupposes completion of the exit requirements at level 6, at required standard. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1. Identify and solve development related problems in a creative and critical manner

2. Work effectively and cooperatively with others from relevant disciplines to apply an integrated approach to problem solving in development

3. Provide ethical leadership, superior development-project management and judgement within their field of expertise

4. Be self motivated, meet personal objectives within the work environment with an effective work ethic

5. Be life long learners in this social field

6. Have a critical ability to collect, analyse and evaluate development related information

7. Exhibit basic numeracy and familiarity with information technology (have advanced computer expertise in word processing, spreadsheets, analytical programmes, and produce acceptable presentations

8. Have good writing and oral presentation skills for both academic and community audiences

9. Show creativity and enterprise skills in working with communities, and

10. Use relevant academic tools (such as effectively and responsibly) 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Apply theoretical knowledge
Critique research designs and reports
Produce reports
Literature reviews, and
Seminars that reflects the ability to find pertinent literature,
Consolidate knowledge into coherent writing with insightful conclusion and of an acceptable standard of technical correctness, literacy style and presentation. Oral presentations should be academic, use appropriate visual aids and have a logical structure

Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

A variety of summative and formative procedures will be employed, such as course work, assignments, essays, seminars, literature reviews, group projects, oral presentations, tests and examinations 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
These are articulation possibilities with other Bachelors programmes in Social Science, Consumer Studies, Human Ecology, Development Studies, Rural Development and related disciplines. 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under assessor criteria suffice. 

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staffs are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of Faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to qualifications are externally examined. 

REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.
 
NONE 


PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
 
1. University of KwaZulu-Natal 


All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.