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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Work in a local church under supervision 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116034  Work in a local church under supervision 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
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 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  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 prepare to enter a form of ministry in church.

People credited with this unit standard are able to
  • Understand the principles of Field Education in a theological context.
  • Develop goals for learning under supervision.
  • Work under supervision.
  • Assimilate learning that has taken place through the supervision experience. 
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    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: 'Engage in the caring and pastoral ministry of the Church'. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard:
  • Supervision refers to the mentee's relationship to a mentor (or mentoring committee) with experience in the field and training in the skill of supervision or mentorship.
    Supervision is an educational process in which a Supervising-pastor or group and a learner-pastor agree to organise a relationship in a given setting in such a way as to effect changes in the learner as he/ she does the work of ministry.
  • Mentoring is a synonym for supervision. International literature speaks of the supervision of learners, but in the South African context this word has connotations not helpful to the learning relationship. The word Mentoring is preferred in this context.
  • Field Education is the science whereby principles of theological and ministry education are implemented in real life situations under supervision of professionals who have been trained to supervise.
    Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria. 
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    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Understand the principles of Field Education in a theological context. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The philosophy and goals of field Education are explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The role and task of the mentor / mentoring committee is described. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The process of supervision and evaluation are explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    The values of the supervision relationship are understood. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    The theory of reflection and specifically theological reflection, are understood. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Develop goals for learning under supervision. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    At least four goals. Examples include, but are not limited to: Bereavement counselling, youth evangelist, preaching pastoral sermons, facilitate adult learning sessions, care for AIDS caregivers, lead worship, initiate a mission project, etc. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Goals are realistic, appropriate and measurable. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Work under supervision. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    A trained mentor or mentoring committee. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    At least 900 hours' work in a congregation are supervised. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Supervision is conducted through at least 12 supervision meetings. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Supervision is done at least but not exclusively through observation by the Supervisor or Supervising committee and feedback or evaluation, as well as reports completed by the learner and other parties who observe or experience ministry from the learner, as well as case studies, incident reports, verbatim reports, process notes and electronic means.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Reflection and theological reflection are part of the discussion in every Supervision meeting. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Assimilate learning that has taken place through the supervision experience. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The learner is able to reflect on supervision done, and change behaviour through it. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Evaluation of the whole process of supervision is made with insight including giving feedback by the learner to the Supervisor/s. 


    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. 
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    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.
  • Understand the principles of Field Education in a theological context. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others and in teams: The mentoring relationship is close team work. 

    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: supervision is about evaluation of oneself in the light of accumulated data. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically: supervision can take place through audio-visual media. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system. Integration of skills is key to this US. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contribute to the full development of oneself: the purpose of supervision is to grow as a person and as a pastor/ minister through reflection and theological reflection. 

    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. 
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    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. 
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    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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    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.