Siyakhula Trust: Community Facilitation Programme

Siyakhula Trust is a NGO whose mission is to assist community leaders, CBOs, NPOs and government officials develop skills so that they can efficiently initiate and manage development and job creation projects to the benefit of the communities they serve.

Siyakhula Trust is conducting a five-day practical Community Facilitation Programme from 20-24 July in Cape Town, 3-6 August in Johannesburg, and 17-21 August 2009 in Bloemfontein.

The aim of the programme is to provide 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
This practical programme addresses the following areas:

• 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

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

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

This programme is also registered with the SA 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
Tel: 011 886 2647
Fax: 011 789 1269
mothusin@siyakhula.org.za

Dates: 20-24 July 2009
Venue: Ruslemere Hotel, Cape Town

Dates: 3-6 August 2009
Venue: Apollo Hotel, Randburg

Dates: 17-21 August 2009
Venue: Celebrations Hotel, Bloemfontein

For more information on Siyakhula Trust, click here.