Gap year

Teacher

previsha

Overview

Description
Course Summary

Description

In-take: To be announced

The Social Entrepreneurship Institute’s Gap Year programme goal is to help develop and support youth to become leaders in society. Our programme is focused on developing and upskilling youth with competencies that will improve their employability, empower them with skills to become entrepreneurs and support them as they explore career opportunities.

How will we do this?

The Institute offers a national NQF Level 5 qualification in Community Development as well as various value adding learning programmes that will develop young leaders into social change agents for our continent.

Further careers in Coaching, Mediation, Early Childhood Development and Social Development will open up for successful participants.

Career Path and Scope

The learners on completion of the one year programme will be able to explore the following career paths:

Auxiliary Social Worker

Youth Coaches in schools

Mediators

Early Childhood Development teachers

Social Entrepreneurs

NPO Executives

Intake

The institute can accommodate 20 learners per year and has one intake in July each year.

Course Summary

NQF level 5 Qualification including value add learning programmes training and experiential training at various NPO partners

Description

Accredited qualification

NQF Level 5 Community Development qualification

Value add programmes (additional)

Give yourself a Job

Coaching

Mediation

Gr8 Start Early Childhood development programme

Drivio Driving course including Learners and Driver’s License

Experiential learning

Experiential training at various NPO partners

Accredited Courses

SAQA ID/ Course Code	Subject	NQF level	Credits
80946	National Certificate: Community development	5	147

Purpose	To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to implement or facilitate community development programs.
Outcomes	Participants have a clearer understanding of what is required to work with various communities, participants are able to get community buy-in and work together with community leaders to create sustainable impact programmes

Value-add programme:

Give yourself a Job

SAQA ID/ Course Code	Subject
Non- accredited	Give yourself a Job
Purpose	Give yourself a job is a training programme aimed at developing young entrepreneurs to start small business. Learners are required to assess community needs and assets with the view to creating a job to fulfil the need. The course challenges individuals to be creative and do research about different entrepreneurial opportunities.
Outcomes	Participants have a clearer understanding of what it takes to be an entrepreneur, taking advantage of available opportunities and the importance of adequate market research to ensure sustainability.

Coaching- Realising potential

SAQA ID/ Course Code	Subject	NQF level	Credits
Non- accredited SACE registered US 252035 SETA Accreditation pending	Coaching	5
Purpose	To upskill individuals with coaching skills to help themselves and others better manage perceived challenges and to enhance professional and personal performance.
Outcomes	Personal and/or professional development, set better goals and reach them faster, making significant changes in the way you think about your abilities, build personal competence to meet the on-going demands of your work and to become more successful in your personal and professional lives

Mediation

SAQA ID/ Course Code	Subject		NQF level	Credits
Non- accredited US 114226 SETA Accreditation pending		Mediation	5	8
Purpose		To empower participants with the skills required to identify, manage and resolve conflict through negotiations and mediation
Outcomes		The person completing this module is able to identify and manage the resolution of personal conflict between persons or parties.

4. Early Childhood development programme


	Early Childhood Development Training
Accredited US 13854 US244478 US 244472	SAQA Unit Standard: 13854-Promote healthy development in ECD programs SAQA Unit Standard: 244478-Manage an early childhood development service SAQA Unit Standard: 244472-Prepare early childhood development programmes with support Practical hands-on workshop on creating a stimulating learning environment and making use of recyclable material to make learning aids	5 5 4	12 5 6
Non-Accredited	Gr8 start programme

Purpose	Demonstrate the ability to implement comprehensive safety and health policies in a holistic, inclusive and developmentally appropriate way in association with families and the wider community. Manage the organisational systems and structures. Maintain administrative and HR systems. Analyse the context and prepare a ECD programme
Outcomes	Participants completing the module will have academic and practical knowledge on how to operate an ECD and how to create an environment conducive to learning.