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Siyakhula Trust: Community Facilitation Programme

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Date of event: 
15 February 2010 - 26 February 2010

Siyakhula Trust is a NGO whose mission is to assist community leaders, NGOs and projects to the benefit of the communities they serve, is conducting a five-day course on Community Facilitation Programme.

Dates and Venues:

15-19 February 2010: Randburg, Johannesburg
22-26 February 2010: Cape Town
22-26 February 2010 in Bloemfontein

The programme is aimed at providing community development workers with information and skills which will enable them to effectively facilitate and support community projects.

Target Group:

  • LED Officers
  • Liaison officers
  • Extension officers
  • Social workers
  • Field workers
  • Mayors
  • Speakers
  • Councillors
  • Health workers
  • Care givers
  • Sport workers
  • Community development workers and officers in national, provincial and municipal spheres of government
  • NPOs and CBOs

Course Content

  • Overview of Community Development
  • Key players in Community Development
  • Principles underpinning community development
  • Categories of development
  • Community participation in development
  • Forming and developing project groups
  • Roles and responsibilities of a community committee
  • Guidelines to working with groups
  • Planning and conducting community meetings
  • Community development projects
  • The role of community facilitator
  • The characteristics of a good project and why some projects fail
  • Batho Pele –Practical skills for community facilitators
  • Communication
  • Motivation
  • Mentoring
  • Dealing with people

This programme is accredited by the Services SETA and has been aligned to the following Unit Standards.

U/S
ID No: 12352
Title: Demonstrate knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a community committee
Level: 2
Credit: 4

ID No: 12353
Title: Facilitate participatory community development processes
Level: 4
Credit: 12

ID No: 14043
Title: Plan and conduct community meetings
Level: 4
Credit: 4

This programme is also registered with the South African Council for Social Services Professionals and earns 25 PDP points.

Book now limited seats available

This course can be held exclusively as an in-house option for your organisation.

To reserve your place and to obtain more information please do not hesitate to contact Mothusi Ndlovu or Themba Moyo

To discover more about the organisation and the all of the programmes that Siyakhula Trust offers, click http://www.siyakhula.org.za/.

Organization URL Link: 
http://www.ngopulse.org
Source: 
sangonet

Event Address

City: 
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bleomfontein
Country: 
SOUTH AFRICA

Event Contact Details

Event Contact Phone Number: 
011 886 2647 or Tel: 011 886 2647
Email: 
mothusin@siyakhula.org.za
Event Contact Person: 
Mothusi Ndlovu or Themba Moyo