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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Bachelor: Policing Practices |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
50194 | Bachelor: Policing Practices | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Visible Policing | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
The individual Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary for each Learning Programme recorded against this qualification is shown in the table at the end of this report. | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
National First Degree | Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security | Safety in Society | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 394 | Level 6 | NQF Level 07 | Regular-ELOAC |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
SAQA 091/21 | 2021-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2024-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
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 qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. |
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
Purpose:
This qualification will enable managers within the Safety in Society environment to improve professionalism and enhance the quality of service delivery. It will also contribute to the further development of learners within Safety in Society by providing articulation, recognition and further mobility within a dynamic, changing environment. A learner acquiring this qualification will be able to plan, organize, lead, manage and control human, financial, physical and information resources in a Safety in Society environment in order to achieve the objectives of the organisation. The skills, knowledge and understanding demonstrated within this qualification are essential for social and economic transformation and contribute to the upliftment and economic growth within the Safety in Society environment. Qualifying learners will be able to show responsibility, and independently and effectively manage themselves and policing management processes. The qualification aims at developing a competent and professional cadre of managers to ensure the effective delivery of relevant and appropriate policing services. Rationale: This qualification is for learners who are pursuing management careers within the Safety in Society sub-field and is one of several in a learning pathway that has been created. It provides learners with opportunities for professional development and career advancement within the broader constituencies of the Safety in Society community that will contribute to providing a safe and secure environment for all the people in the Republic of South Africa. This qualification reflects the need and demand within the policing environment for officials who are/will be able to perform managerial and leadership functions with more complex managerial knowledge, skills and attributes of organisational processes and procedures contextualised within the Safety in Society environment. This qualification will provide a vehicle through which to develop competent managers that can stay abreast with the changing and dynamic environment of policing as well as create an atmosphere for life-long learning opportunities. The occupations, jobs or areas of activity in which the qualifying learners that will typically operate are in the areas of crime prevention, crime detection, community service centres and support in the Safety in Society environment. Through the availability of this qualification managers within the policing environment will be able to provide top class service, improve professionalism and enhance the quality of service delivery thereby contributing to the creation of public trust and achieving the vision of the sector. This qualification opens up access for historically disadvantaged incumbents as well as other learners in the Safety in Society environment for further development through vertical mobility to higher-level qualifications and horizontally to qualifications on the same level but in a different discipline. The level of flexibility within the range of electives will also allow the individual to pursue further specialisation within the Safety in Society sector. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
It is assumed that the learners are competent in the outcomes of the National Certificate in Policing at NQF Level 5 or equivalent.
Recognition of prior learning The structure of this non-unit standards-based qualification makes the Recognition of Prior Learning possible through challenging the associate Exit Level Outcomes. This qualification may therefore be achieved in part or completely through the recognition of prior learning, which includes formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience. The learner should be thoroughly briefed on the mechanism to be used and support and guidance should be provided. Care should be taken that the mechanism used provides the learner with an opportunity to demonstrate competence and is not so onerous as to prevent learners from taking up the RPL option towards gaining a qualification. If the learner is able to demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes implicit in this qualification the appropriate credits should be assigned to the learner. Recognition of Prior Learning will be done by means of Integrated Assessment as mentioned above. This Recognition of Prior Learning may allow: Access to the Qualification Access to the qualification is open for any learner with: |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
A learner who want to achieve this qualification must do all Exit Level Outcomes from the Fundamental and Core to the value of 320 and a choice of 40 credits from any of the Exit Level Outcomes in the Elective component of the qualification. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
On achieving this qualification the qQualifying learners will be are able to:
1. Strategically manage and lead human, financial, physical and information resources through effective organisational relations and practices to achieve strategic goals. 2. Apply managerial functions within a police specific environment on a daily basis for consistency and efficiency. 3. Manage the legal framework by ensuring police adherence to the prescripts of the law in order to function strategically and effectively within a range of situations. 4. Manage crime prevention by utilising specialised management skills in order to function strategically and effectively with a range of situations. 5. Manage Community Service Centres by utilising specialised managerial skills in order to function strategically and effectively within a range of situations. 6. Manage crime detection and intelligence by utilising specialised management skills in order to function strategically and efficiently with a range of situations. 7. Manage the rendering of quality service orientated policing to the community and foreigners in order to strengthen the image and partnership with the communities and foreigners. 8. Understand the principles of research and project management. 9. Manage the provisioning of training and assessments within a policing environment with emphasis on creating competent officials. 10. Manage internal quality management systems to enable the organisation to reflect on whether organisational needs have been met. 11. Manage international relations and cooperation for policing with the focus on building partnerships, relations and development support to foreign police agencies. Any other area of specialisation can be added to this qualification at any time. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 2: > Note: Communication refers to but is not limited to end user computing, written and verbal communication and language proficiency (in English). Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 3: > Note: Other legal frameworks refer to but are not limited to Administrative Law, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and other relevant private law. Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 6: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 7: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 8: Elective Component: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 9: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 10: Associated Assessment Criteria for exit level outcome 11: Integrated Assessment: |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
The International comparison focussed on the specific needs of middle managers in a policing environment.
International comparison was conducted by means of questionnaires based on the Exit Level Outcomes and Associated Assessment Criteria, Research on the Internet and staff reports compiled by SAPS Officials visiting various police forces and interviews with their training staff. The following countries were chosen for the international comparison. Botswana. Botswana is known to have a well-developed police service and the South African Government has a bi-lateral agreement with the Botswana Government regarding cross border policing activities. The United Kingdom The United Kingdom has a well-established police service and is renowned for their experience in national and international operations. Botswana The Botswana Police Service provides an in-house three-year programme at the Botswana Police College. It is equated equivalent to a national diploma. The programme covers leadership skills, management skills, managing crime, managing crime prevention, Community Service Centres, finances and disasters. Conclusion The proposed Bachelor in Policing covers all the objectives of the Botswana programme and is at least on par with the Botswana qualification. United Kingdom The comparison was conducted through the Internet based on the unit standards making up the qualifications. The United Kingdom has four National qualifications registered on the NVQ, namely: The listed qualifications were pitched at a higher level than the proposed Bachelor: Policing Practices, however, most of the unit standards did not indicate such a complex level. The UK qualifications also have major overlaps between the four qualifications. The UK qualifications covered the entire Exit Level Outcomes of the proposed Bachelor: Policing Practices. Fortunately the unit standards also indicated some shortcomings in the proposed qualification, which were rectified by the task team. On the other hand, the proposed Bachelor: Policing Practices extends beyond the UK qualifications broadening the scope of managers in a policing environment and covering most of the Critical Cross Field Outcomes. Conclusion The proposed Bachelor: Policing Practices compares favourably with UK qualifications and is probably better pitched than the UK qualifications. It is not as narrow focussed as the UK qualification thus allowing more articulation possibilities. South Eastern Europe (Countries such as Finland, Norway, Sweden, Unit Kingdom, Nederland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium and Estonia) The current training development in these countries as indicated in the police forum initiative progress report was benchmarked against this qualification. The following were found: No formal qualifications were found to benchmark this qualification with, although various training initiatives between various countries in South Eastern Europe (see countries such as Finland, Norway, Sweden, Unit Kingdom, Nederland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium and Estonia) were found and it compares fairly with this qualification. The current learning areas include: The following areas are included within this qualification: Although the other areas are not directly included, certain exit level outcomes refer to these areas. Swaziland In the Human Resource Development strategy of the Royal Swaziland Police Services the following aspects were found and compared with this qualification. Training and Development in this country have a fairly well developed training infrastructure comprising of the initial Training Police College and Command Wing. The organization lacks coherent training and development strategy resulting in the organization's human resources not being trained and developed appropriately to meet the present and future demands. It is also clear that training and development approaches are not generally based on competencies, needs and requirements of the organization. They identified that they need to establish standards of performance and structure to support the organization's purpose, direction and requirements in terms of performance. They need to make provision of adequate facilities and re-skilling of personnel in line with current and projected policing and global technological demands. They also identified the need for the development of a profile of core competencies in order to enable all levels of the organization to deliver an effective and efficient service which meets public expectations. The South African Police Service is one of the major role-players in assisting the Royal Swaziland Police Service to fast track these developments as identified and for this reason, the SAPS are leaders in the field of the development of competencies of its members. Florida Within the Criminal Justice (Bachelor) the following were compared with this qualification: The Criminal Justice (Bachelor) prepares graduates for the entry level and middle management positions in probation, criminology, corrections, law enforcement, security and administration. The qualification explores all facets of crime and criminology and expands into areas such as gang activity, drug operation and criminal justice management. These areas include: It compares with the content of this qualifications, although not directly but indirectly. The exit level outcomes of this qualification covered most of the areas as indicated in the Criminal Justice (Bachelor). Colorado Learners entering the Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice programme gain a solid knowledge base in the triad areas of the court, corrections and law enforcement in addition to the management skills needed for career advancement. Some areas included in this qualification are: It compares well with the content of this qualification, although not directly but indirectly. The exit level outcomes of this qualification covered most of the areas as indicated in the Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. Indonesia In support to good governance in Indonesia, there is an urgent need to boost the capabilities of civilian police authorities in their role of maintaining public security and order in Indonesia. These areas include: It is very clear that these areas form part of this qualification and compare very well with the content and exit level outcomes. United Kingdom The following NVQ qualifications are used to compare: 100/4825/X Level 4 Police Operational Management Standards: 100/4826/1 Level 5 Police Operational Management Standards 100/4863/7 Level 4 Police Organizational Management Standards 100/4864/9 Level 5 Police Strategic Management Standards Taking all these unit and qualifications titles in consideration it is every clear that the exit level outcomes of this qualification is in line with the requirements of other countries. It is also important to note although these standards and qualifications are on different levels, it seems that the NQF level for this qualification are aligned. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This Qualification articulates horizontally with the following registered qualifications:
This Qualification articulates vertically with the following registered qualifications: |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA or by an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA, according to the ETQA`s policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation. |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
For an applicant to register as an assessor, the applicant needs:
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REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
NOTES |
N/A |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
LP ID | Learning Programme Title | Originator | Pre-2009 NQF Level |
NQF Level | Min Credits | Learning Prog End Date | Quality AssuranceFunctionary |
NQF Sub-Framework |
59226 | Bachelor of Policing Practices | Southern Business School (Pty) Ltd | Level 6 | NQF Level 07 | 394 | 2020-09-29 | CHE | HEQSF |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THESE LEARNING PROGRAMMES: |
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. |
LP ID | Learning Programme Title | Accredited Provider |
59226 | Bachelor of Policing Practices | Southern Business School (Pty) Ltd |
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. |