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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Demonstrate knowledge of gender and equity in sustainability of water and sanitation related projects

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
12344	Demonstrate knowledge of gender and equity in sustainability of water and sanitation related projects
ORIGINATOR
SGB Water Sector
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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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 4	NQF Level 04	4
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2005-09-13	2008-09-13	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-09-13		2012-09-13

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 will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the gender and equity issues when working with communities that will contribute towards the sustainability of water and sanitation related projects. This competence will enable the learner to sensitively manage gender and equity related issues within the community. This competence will promote gender equity within communities. 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. Achieving this unit standard will enhance the employability of the qualifying learner.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Facilitate Community Participation Processes NQF level 4

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Explain the concept of gender and equity and gender and equity approaches.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The concept of gender is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The concept of gender mainstreaming is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. The difference between equity and equality is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. The concept of gender and equity is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

5. Gender and equity approaches to community development are explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Explain the advantages of gender and equity in development projects.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The advantages of the application of gender and equity in development projects are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The disadvantages of not applying gender and equity principles in development projects are explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Demonstrate gender and equity mainstreaming skills in all the stages of a development project.

OUTCOME NOTES

Demonstrate gender and equity mainstreaming skills in all the stages of a development project using gender and equity participatory tools.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The stages in the project cycle are identified and explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The need for gender and equity mainstreaming in the project cycle is assessed.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Appropriate participatory tools are used.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Practical strategies to ensure women and other marginalized groups are included throughout the project cycle are explained and demonstrated.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Explain the resistance to change in relation to gender.

OUTCOME NOTES

Explain the resistance to change in relation to gender and the lack of sustainability in development projects.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The concept of resistance to change is explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Gender and equity participative tools for resistance to change are identified and explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. The linkage between resistance to change and the lack of sustainability of projects is 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 ETQAs 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 sensitivity towards gender and equity when working on development projects.

2 Ways to handle resistance to change related to gender and equity.

3 Role of the facilitator.

4 Participatory tools.

5 All forms of discrimination.

6 Stereotypes.

7 Marginalised groups.

8 Awareness of discrimination against marginalised groups.

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. This relates to all assessment criteria.

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. This relates to:

Practical strategies to ensure women and other marginalized groups are included throughout the project cycle are explained and demonstrated.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information. 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 all assessment criteria.

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 of written questions
Observation and / or simulation

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	61669	Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Water, Health and Sanitation Facilitation	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	EWSETA
Core	23708	National Certificate: Community Water, Sanitation and Health Facilitation	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2008-06-11	Was EWSETA until Last Date for Achievement
Elective	64589	National Certificate: Community Water, Health and Sanitation Monitoring	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	EWSETA
Elective	48884	Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Community Facilitation in Society and Environment Interactions	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2012-06-30
Elective	23094	Further Education and Training Certificate: Development Practice	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-09-09	ETDP SETA
Elective	23095	Higher Education and Training Certificate: Development Practice	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	ETDP 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.

1.	B T Group of Companies Pty Ltd
2.	CHILUTSI TRADING ENTERPRISE
3.	D M Management and Consulting
4.	Dabulamanzi & Njabulo Ndaba Consulting cc
5.	Education and Training Unit
6.	ERGO MAPHELONG INSTITUTE (PTY) LTD
7.	ESKOM GENERATION - PALMIET PUMP STORAGE GRABOUW
8.	Future-Teacher (Pty) Ltd
9.	HAZYVIEW WATER SKILLS ACADEMY
10.	INKWENKWEZI PRIVATE COLLEGE - SKILLS DEVELOPMENT cc
11.	Isamon Vocational College of Excellence Pty Ltd
12.	Isibani Skills Academy
13.	Isibani Soluntu Development Trust
14.	Kenako Investments
15.	KITSO TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
16.	KWAZULU NATAL EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE
17.	Marematlou Training Institute
18.	MENTORNET (PTY) LTD
19.	MOTHEO SKILLS ENTITY ( PTY) LLTD
20.	Ndoma Mathodi Trading Enterprise
21.	Ntevho-Ketso Training and Recruitement Consultancy cc
22.	NTI College
23.	PMA Holding (Pty) Ltd
24.	POWER SYSTEMS TRAINING, CAPE TOWN
25.	Professional Development and Training Institute (Pty) Ltd
26.	PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING (PTY) LTD
27.	Retshetse Training Project
28.	SEANEGO INTERGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
29.	Sigodi Development Services and Associates (SDS) cc
30.	Southern African Youth Movement
31.	Spotru Training Centre
32.	SPS Consulting (Pty) Ltd
33.	Thabelanang t/a Thabelanang Trading Enterprise
34.	The Fundamentals Training Centre
35.	THE GMC GROUP PTY LTD
36.	Thembekile training consulting
37.	THOBOLOGO TRAINING & EDUCATION GROUP
38.	Thuto-Botshabelo Training and Projects (Pty) Ltd
39.	TMG Quality Services
40.	Ulwazi Training & Development
41.	WEST COAST COLLEGE FET
42.	Wildfire Development Training Agency