![]() |
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. |
SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Occupational Certificate: Child and Youth Care Worker |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
99510 | Occupational Certificate: Child and Youth Care Worker | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
Development Quality Partner - HWSETA | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
- | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
Occupational Certificate | Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services | Promotive Health and Developmental Services | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 190 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 05 | Regular-ELOAC |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
SAQA 06120/18 | 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2024-06-30 | 2027-06-30 |
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 |
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Child and Youth Care Worker. A Child and Youth Care Worker contributes to the provision of holistic therapeutic care, and supports the development of children and youth in order to ensure the appropriate development of the individuals through the application of professional life space interventions. A qualified learner will be able to: Rationale: The majority of people in Africa are young and Africa has a growing population. Children and young people are specifically vulnerable and the key success factor for our growth and survival is to ensure that our children and young people have the best possible chance for positive development. Thus the child and youth care workers is critical for our future. This Occupational Certificate will replace the current legacy qualification. This qualification will be an enhancement of the current qualification and will ensure articulation to professional levels. The Occupational Certificate will create a career path opportunity for current and new entrants into the profession and this profession has been identified as both critical and scarce in the latest sector skills plans. The occupation Child and Youth Care Worker is relevant within the National Development plan. This Occupation is specifically recognised by the Children's Act as a key profession to address and serve the needs of children. The implementation of this qualification will enhance the quality of services being provided to vulnerable children and youth. Regulations to the Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978 for the registration of Child and Youth Care workers (at the Auxiliary level) requires an Occupational qualification for the purpose of registration. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL for access to the external integrated summative assessment: Accredited providers and approved workplaces must apply the internal assessment criteria specified in the related curriculum document to establish and confirm prior learning. Accredited providers and workplaces must confirm prior learning by issuing a statement of result or certifying a work experience record. RPL for access to the qualification: Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognise prior learning against the relevant access requirements. Entry Requirements: |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
This qualification is made up of the following compulsory Knowledge and Practical Skill Modules:
Knowledge Modules: Total number of credits for Knowledge Modules: 55. Practical Skill Modules: Total number of credits for Practical Skill Modules: 39. This qualification also requires the following Work Experience Modules: Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 96. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Identify, assess and meet the holistic (physical, emotional, social, cognitive, spiritual) needs of children and youth at different stages of their development.
2. Understand and identify the behaviour of children and young people within a range of contexts. 3. Intervene within the life space of children and youth in order to appropriately manage and support the behaviour of children and young people. 4. Contextualise the application of the professionally accepted behaviour management models. 5. Intervene in the daily activities of children and youth to realise therapeutic and developmental objectives. 6. Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with children and youth that will facilitate the provision of holistic therapeutic care, and support the development for them. 7. Manage the total environment to create a developmental and therapeutic milieu. 8. Take action to improve self-awareness and improve personal performance as a child and youth care worker. 9. Identify key developmental areas and participate constructively in a multi-disciplinary team to compile and implement the individual development plan within the life space of children and youth. 10. Implement, uphold and realise child and youth rights in the life space. 11. Complete the required documents and draft the regulated reports within a child and youth care context. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 10: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 11: Integrated Assessment: Integrated Formative Assessment: The skills development provider will use the curriculum to guide them on the stipulated internal assessment criteria and weighting. They will also apply the scope of practical skills and applied knowledge as stipulated by the internal assessment criteria. This formative assessment leads to entrance into the integrated external summative assessment. Integrated Summative Assessment: An external integrated summative assessment, conducted through the relevant Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) Assessment Quality Partner is required for the issuing of this qualification. The external integrated summative assessment will focus on the exit level outcomes and associated assessment criteria. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
The training of Child and Youth Care workers globally was investigated to determine the comparability of this Occupational Certificate with global practices.
There are currently no relevant qualifications in Africa or the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. However through the SADC region there is currently collaboration to rectify this situation. In SADC and Africa at large, child and youth care is seen as critical for survival and growth. South Africa has provided training for trainers in Zambia, who are in the process of setting up Child and Youth Care Work structures in that country. Interest has also been expressed from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania. In the United Kingdom (UK), specifically Scotland and Wales there are a number of Degree and Postgraduate qualifications in child and youth care, however if a person starts as a youth support worker, the employer will provide basic induction training and the learners can then take a work-based youth support qualification, such as: Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work Practice and Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Youth Work Practice. These are accredited by several awarding bodies and can be taken through the employer or through a college. Thereafter skills are developed on the job. For professional registration learners must complete a Degree programme and must meet occupationally based requirements. This situation is similar to the South African context. The learning in the Certificate programme covers similar topics but it is at a lower level and focuses on the basics. In Australia a number of certificate programmes exist to serve specific needs: In New Zealand a Certificate in family and foster care exists at level 4 with optional strands in care giving for young people. The qualification is designed for people who are custodial caregivers for children and young people who are in need of care. Caregivers are able to establish care giving relationships with children and their family, manage human development and health issues of children in care, manage children and young people's behaviour, and respond to the effects of abuse, neglect and violence. They can support children and young people to leave family and foster care. An optional strand offers caregivers the opportunity to extend their competencies to provide care for young people. Caregivers with this qualification are able to establish a safe care giving environment, demonstrate caregiver safety, and work within boundaries set by legislation and the protocols and policies of an approved care giving agency. Conclusion: Overall the South African Occupational Certificate for Child and Youth Care Workers is unique to our situation and specific needs. However the content of the Certificate compares very favourably with the certificates in other countries. The Occupational Certificate contains an in depth theoretical basis that will facilitate articulation to professional registration and further studies. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
Horizontal Articulation:
Vertical Articulation: |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
N/A |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
N/A |
NOTES |
Qualifying for External Assessment:
In order to qualify for an external assessment, learners must provide proof of completion of all required modules by means of statements of results and work experience including Foundational Learning Competence. This qualification is at Level 5. Additional legal or physical entry requirements: None. Criteria for the accreditation of providers: Accreditation of providers will be done against the criteria as reflected in the relevant curriculum on the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) website. The curriculum title and code is: 263508000: Child and Youth Care Worker. This qualification encompasses the following trades as recorded on the NLRD: Part Qualifications: None. |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS 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. |
NONE |
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. |