Occupational Certificate: Training and Development Practitioner
NQF 5 | SAQA ID 101321 | 190 CREDITS
Programme Details
Duration: 12 Months (Minimum)
The Occupational Certificate: Training and Development Practitioner is designed for professionals who design, facilitate, and evaluate learning interventions in organisations. This qualification equips you with the practical skills, applied knowledge, and workplace experience needed to support skills development and organisational learning.
At The DaVinci Institute, we focus on applied, work-integrated learning. This programme develops your ability to design learning programmes, facilitate training, apply assessment practices, and work within skills development legislation and frameworks.
You will graduate with a strong, practice-based capability in training and development, ready to contribute to organisational capability building and national skills advancement
What You Will Learn
You will develop the capability to:
- Analyse learning and development needs, within an occupational context, compile learning and development plans and reports and guide stakeholders on learning and development trends, practices and quality assurance.
- Schedule, coordinate implements and evaluate an occupationally relevant learning and development intervention.
- Coordinate and manage learning and development within an occupational context.
- Facilitate learning in an occupational context utilising adult learning principles and techniques.
- Plan, implement and evaluate work based learning interventions in an occupational context.
- Plan and conduct assessments in a variety of occupational contexts.
Programme Structure
This is a fully integrated occupational qualification consisting of:
- Knowledge Modules (Learning design, facilitation, assessment, skills development legislation and practice)
- Practical Skills Modules (Training delivery, facilitation, assessment support and evaluation)
- Workplace Experience Modules (Applied learning in real training and organisational environments)
- All components are compulsory and designed to build complete, work-ready project management competence.
Entry Requirements
- An NQF Level 4 qualification with English Communication.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be considered for experienced professionals who do not meet the formal entry requirements.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Alternative access routes may be granted through the RPL process, evaluated by the Senate on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please refer to the RPL, CAT and Articulation Policy or email: admissions@davinci.ac.za inci.ac.za
Online Information Sessions:
Meet our Subject Matter Experts to find out more about this programme.
Choose from three intakes per year:
March
June
October
Study Mode:
Online distance education with online learning engagements
Duration:
12 Months (Minimum)
Support:
Accreditation:
The DaVinci Institute for Technology Management (Pty) Ltd, Registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration No. 2004/HE07/003. This qualification is accredited by the Council on Higher Education and Registered on the National Qualification Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
FEES:
Application Fee:
R 350.00
Admission Fee:
The admission fee is a non-refundable fee payable prior to the commencement of the programme.
Registration Fee:
R4 200.00
When you exit the qualification, you should be equipped to:
- Evaluate management development theories and the impact they may have on sustainable development within the student’s economic context.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply techniques related to the management of technology, the management of innovation, and the management of people processes within a working or community environment.
- Examine and communicate ideas and concepts related to systems thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.
- Apply technology, innovation, people, and systems thinking concepts to transform individuals, communities, and/or organisations.