National Certificate: Local Government Councilor Practices NQF 3
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of the qualification is to enable qualifying learners to apply the relevant competences required to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of a Local Government councillor and therein:
- Act as representatives of the community they serve.
- Provide leadership roles in a council.
- Act as custodians or guardians of public finances.The learning outcomes contained in this qualification are based on the competencies required to contribute to municipal processes from a councillor perspective. These competences relate to:
- Demonstrating an understanding of the interests of the people in a municipality.
- Demonstrating an understanding of the main issues in their municipality.
- Providing the link between the public and the council and ensuring primary loyalty to the public
- Participating in policy making.
- Participating in decision-making pertaining to local government matters.
- Passing by laws.
- Giving direction to the related administration.
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE
It is assumed that the learners accessing this qualification are competent in:
- Communication at NQF Level 2.
- Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 2.
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES
- Demonstrate an understanding of how Local Government functions.
- Fulfill the roles and responsibilities of councilors to achieve Local Government objectives.
- Apply municipal processes to the councilor function.
- Facilitate public participation and citizen involvement in Local Government processes.
