National Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices
SAQA ID 50031, Level 6, 145 Credits.
This qualification is for those who are qualified at Certificate, Diploma or Degree level within the Higher Education and Training (HET) band in an academic or occupational area, and wish to act in a variety of Education, Training and Development (ETD) related roles at a high level. This Certificate will enable a person to achieve recognition for Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development (ODETD) competencies at a high level without needing to acquire a Degree in ETD. The Certificate includes competencies across all the ETD roles, with the opportunity to specialise at a high level in two or more of the following roles:
Learning Design and Development
Learning Facilitation
Assessment
Strategic Management
Quality Assurance
Standards Setting and Qualification Design
Skills Development Facilitation.
Learning Design and Development
Learning Facilitation
Assessment
Strategic Management
Quality Assurance
Standards Setting and Qualification Design
Skills Development Facilitation.
This qualification for people aspiring to be Learning Design and Development Specialists, Learning Facilitators, Assessors, Strategic Managers, Quality Assurance Experts, Designers of Standards Setting and Qualifications and Skills Development Facilitators.
Analyse needs and plan and design learning
Facilitate learning in routine and complex situations
Engage in and promote assessment practices
Facilitate and manage skills development in an organisation
Define and evaluate standards
Evaluate Human Resource Development interventions.
Anyone who:
Has expertise in the subject/occupation field in which they intend to provide education, training and development
Have a Certificate or Diploma at least at level 5.
Research, Needs Analysis and Training Plan
Design and Develop Learning Programmes
Facilitate and Evaluate Learning Programmes
Assessment practices
Skills Development Facilitation
Define and evaluate standards
Evaluate HRD Interventions.
The PID training approach is highly interactive. It uses a mixture of presentations by the facilitator and by participant(s). A variety of methodologies is used such as group or individual exercises, case studies and role plays. These proven learning techniques enhance understanding and retention of the different focus issues.
PID uses mostly Blended learning Approach which involves using a variety of instructional resources and teaching methods in order to deliver content in multiple ways such as Distance Learning, Online Learning and Contact Learning.
