Description
In this course, you will get the understanding you need to effortlessly manage
public image as well as value by forming solid networks and utilizing strategic
communication planning. Effective networking is essential for day-to-day business
or for those times when you are pursuing job opportunities. This course is designed
to supply practical as well as hands-on tools that will supply you a skill set in
working with the media as well as the public.
Workplace Learning
This qualification requires a compulsory experimental learning or in-service training
component of 18 months in public relation responsibilities. Workplace Learning provides
important opportunities for professional and personal growth. It addresses specific
competencies identified for the acquisition of the qualification, which relates to the
development of skills that will make the student employable and will assist in developing
his or her personal skills. A training logbook is provided by the college as guide line for
the training on what the training should cover.
Entry Requirement
Learners who want to do this course must have completed the National Senior Certificate
or Senior Certificate or any other qualification of that equivalence. Foreign learners
are required to submit their higher qualification to SAQA to determine their level of entry.
Assessments
There are 2 (two) forms of assessments required for this qualification that must be done
at each of the qualification levels. The Internal Continuous assessments (1 Test, 1
assignment and 1 internal exam) that are conducted by the college and then the Final
external examination which is set, monitored and facilitated by the Department of higher
education and Training. You will only be able to register to write the external examination
if you pass your formative assessment component which the College will use to generate a
term mark for each of your subjects as required by the Department of higher education and
Training
Certification
On successful completion of each level, i.e., passing all the required modules of individual
qualification levels, a certificate for that particular completed level will be issued by the
Department of Higher Education and Training.
The National N Diploma is only issued if proof of 18 months of practical in-service training is
provided accompanying the Diploma application. The application process takes a maximum of 3 months.
Accreditation and Duration
3 Years (Divided into 2 components)
18 Months of the theoretical component (N4, N5 and N6)
18 Months of practical in-service training
This course is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO) as the quality assurer and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as the assessment body.
Career Path
With this qualification you could enter the following careers:
Learning Material
All learning material will be provided by the college and it will remain a property
of the college throughout the duration of the registered course Level