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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Explore the impact on relationships of "humanity created in the image of God"

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115995	Explore the impact on relationships of "humanity created in the image of God"
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies			Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 6	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6	12
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

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

This unit standard will be useful to people who wish to use Trinitarian and Christian anthropological perspectives in order to provide transformative models for human relationships

People credited with this unit standard are able to

Show that the doctrines of the Trinity and of humanity as 'imago Dei' are social models

Critique traditional theological and Church perspectives in the light of the two doctrines

Apply the two doctrines to redemptive and liberative models of human relationships

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:

The unit standard 'Describe and apply key Christian teachings of faith communities'

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Show that the doctrines of the Trinity and of humanity as 'imago Dei' are social models.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The Trinity is described as a dynamic and open 'corporate unity'

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Some reference to ubuntu is required

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The Christian view of humanity as created in God's image is described as a series of complementary and interconnected relationships

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Include some reference to gender issues and to human difference as an enriching principle

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Critique theological and ecclesiological perspectives in the light of the two doctrines.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Inadequate social views of God are illustrated and critiqued

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

May include Neo-Platonist views, excessive focus on transcendence or immanence alone, tritheistic or modalist views of the Trinity

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Inadequate social views of humanity within Christian theology and the church are critiqued

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

May include Christian nationalism, inappropriate differentiation on religious, cultural or racial grounds

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Apply the two doctrines to redemptive and liberative models of human relationships.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The doctrine of the Trinity is used to construct a social model of human-divine relationships.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

One model required, for example, the Church as healing community; the Church as servant of Kingdom; the L'Arche community

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The doctrine of the Imago Dei is used to construct a social model of human relationships

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

One model is required, for example, the Declaration of Human Rights; voluntarism, base Christian communities

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

Moderation Option:

The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

Knowledge of the historical doctrines of the Christian Church about the Trinity

Knowledge of the historical doctrines of the Christian Church about humanity

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems: through applying the doctrines of Trinity/Imago Dei to real situations.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others: through a project based approach.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information: through working with Biblical and Christian theological resources

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrate an understanding the world as a set of related systems: by drawing connections between doctrine and the need for transformative relationships and communities

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Contribute to the full development of oneself: through better understanding one's own faith perspective in wider context

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:

Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.

Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.

Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.

The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.

The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.

All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Definition of Terms:

Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	48917	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
Elective	62609	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 6	NQF Level 06	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

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.

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