The first community development practitioners graduate
Community Development Practitioners play an important role in turning around the lives of poor and vulnerable communities through the provision of adequate services. Most beneficiaries of such services reside in impoverished rural and township communities who depend largely on community development programmes, including, but not limited to community dialogues, counselling, care and support.
This is the reason the department of social development and the South African Council for Social Service Professionals are in the process of professionalising Community Development Practice.
Tomorrow, September 07, the Department will host its first graduation ceremony in collaboration with the Health and Welfare Sector Education Training Authority (HWSETA) in Pretoria.
This Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is in conjunction with the HWSETA, Education Training Development Practice Sector Education Training Authority (ETDPSETA), and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) such as University of Western Cape, University of Free State, and the University of Johannesburg. The primary purpose is to recognise Community Development Practitioners who passed their Community Development Practice at NQF Level 5 at different institutions of higher learning.
Given high levels of unemployment in the country which affect many South Africans, especially the youth, the graduation will not only serve as a recognition ceremony, but also assist with ensuring that graduates are able to apply for work opportunities and advance their career development through the acquired certificates.
Similar graduation ceremonies will be held in Mpumalanga, Western Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Eastern Cape provinces.
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the graduation ceremony planned as follows:
Date: Thursday, 07 September 2023
Time: 10h00
Venue: 41 Reier Rd, Kameeldrift-East, Kievits Kroon, Pretoria, Gauteng Province
Media can RSVP by contacting
Ms Ziphelele Siguca
Cell: 0837686298
E-mail: ZipheleleS@dsd.gov.za
Mr Jaconia Kobue
Cell: 0632495120
Email: JaconiaK@dsd.gov.za
Media enquiries may be forwarded to
Ms Lumka Oliphant
Cell: 0834848067
E-mail: lumkao@dsd.gov.za
