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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Demonstrate knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a community committee

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
12352	Demonstrate knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a community committee
ORIGINATOR
SGB Water Sector
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-
FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction			Civil Engineering Construction
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2026-06-30		2029-06-30

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 unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

The qualifying learner achieving this unit standard in combination with context expertise standard(s) will be able to understand and explain the roles and responsibilities of a community committee including the election process and the legal process for establishing a committee, identify existing committees and evaluate their effectiveness and participate effectively on a community committee. This competence will enable the learner to assist with setting up a community committee and will contribute towards effective communication within a community. In acquiring this competence the qualifying learner will lay a good foundation for future learning and action, and better understand the broader context of own work in community water, health and sanitation.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Literacy NQF level 1

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Constituents of a community: Chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, committee treasurer, ex officio member, different interest groups and additional members

Role players: Other committees, forums, local authorities

Voting processes: Ballot, show of hands and pocket chart

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Explain the purpose and roles of a community committee.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The purpose of a community committee is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The constituents of a community committee are identified.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. The role of each constituent member is explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Explain the election process for a community committee.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The election process is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Different voting processes are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Appropriate voting process in own community is explained and reasons are given.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Frequency of elections is explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Explain the protocol that should be followed by community committee members.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Protocol for the other constituents of the community committee is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Protocol for chairperson is explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Explain the role of the committee members with respect to the community and other role players.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Committee responsibilities to the community are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Alternative ways to communicate committee decisions are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Ways to gather input from the community are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Ways to communicate with other role players are explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5

Attend community committee meetings.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Own roles and responsibilities to committee members and other relevant role players are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Meetings are attended and contribution is clear and appropriate.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Records are kept of decisions taken at community committee meetings.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. The contribution of the constituents on the community committee is evaluated.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

5. Own responsibilities are followed up and outcomes are delivered within agreed time frames.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6

6. Feedback is provided to other role players on committee decisions.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6

Identify existing community committees and review current performance.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The purpose of identifying existing committees is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Existing and previous community committees are identified.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Performance of these committees is reviewed.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Recommendations are recorded and communicated to relevant person.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 7

Explain the requirements for establishing the legal status of a committee.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Requirements for legal status are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Instances when community committees require legal status are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. The purpose and advantages of having legal status are explained.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

1. Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.
2. Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.
3. Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the ETQA policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation.
4. Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described both in individual unit standards as well as the integrated competence described in the qualification.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Learners should have a knowledge and understanding of:

1 The importance of a secret ballot.
2 The different compositions of a community committee based on the role of the committee.
3 The role and importance of a technical person on the community committee.
4 Ways to develop a community member as a technical person.
5 The role of a bookkeeper.
6 A mandate, trust, responsibility and accountability.
7 Reasons for having regular elections.
8 Terms of office.
9 The importance of a two way communication process.
10 Ways to ensure sustainability of a community committee.
11 Customs, traditions and culture of own community.
12 The community's responsibility to the committee.
13 Difference between a meeting and a discussion.
14 A quorum.
15 Institutional environment.

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, and community. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Plan, organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information. This relates to:

Records are kept of decisions taken at community committee meetings.
The contribution of the constituents on the community committee is evaluated.
Existing and previous community committees are identified.
Performance of these committees is reviewed.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the form of oral and/or written presentation. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation. This relates to:

Performance of these committees is reviewed.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

When conducting assessments, assessors must ensure that they are familiar with the full text of the unit standards being assessed. Assessors must ensure that the assessment covers the specific outcomes, critical cross-field outcomes and essential embedded knowledge by developing assessment activities and tools, which are appropriate to the contexts in which the learners are working. These activities and tools may include self-assessment, peer assessment, formative and summative assessment. It may be more effective and efficient to assess a number of unit standards together in an integrated way, thus reducing the overall number of assessments and ensuring that commonalities that exist between a number of unit standards are captured in a way that makes sense for assessment.

ASSESSMENT OPTION
Learners could be assessed using the following methods:
Oral or written questions
Observation
Product sample records

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	23473	National Certificate: Community Water, Health and Sanitation Promotion	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2008-06-11	Was EWSETA until Last Date for Achievement
Core	61689	National Certificate: Community Water, Health and Sanitation Promotion	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	EWSETA
Core	49085	National Certificate: Fundamental Ancillary Health Care	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-02-18	Was HW SETA until Last Date for Achievement
Core	49128	National Certificate: Community Health Work	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-04-08	Was HW SETA until Last Date for Achievement
Elective	49606	General Education and Training Certificate: Ancillary Health Care	Level 1	NQF Level 01	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	HW SETA
Elective	49605	National Certificate: Environmental Practice	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	LG SETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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.

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