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

Analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
242906  Analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Public Administration and Management 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies Public Administration 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  16 
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 is intended for elected political leaders and public sector officials involved with the service delivery activities at a top strategic level. This Unit Standard will enable the learner to examine contemporary conditions of conflict, complexity and uncertainty in governance and decision making. The learner will be able to examine the issues surrounding regionalisation, regionalism, decentralisation, deinstitutionalisation and governance. The learner will also be able to analyse the implications for participation, for non-state actors and for conceptions of place, space and hierarchies.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
  • Identifying and understanding some of the main theories and issues shaping contemporary trends in decentralisation and regionalism.
  • Explaining how regionalism and decentralisation fits into a suite of policy approaches for addressing complex issues.
  • Identifying and analysing the multitude of factors involved in decentralisation programmes.
  • Relating concepts of regionalism, decentralisation and governance into own work context. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    All learners accessing this unit standard must be in possession of Level 6 Public Administration diploma, degree or equivalent. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    N/A 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Identify and understand some of the main theories and issues shaping contemporary trends in decentralisation and regionalism. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The global and local political and social concepts and definitions pertaining to the debate surrounding regionalisation, regionalism, decentralisation, institutionalisation and governance are distinguished and used appropriately in policy and public administration discussion and debates. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Concepts include but are not limited to federalism, co federalism, regionalism, devolution, and centralism.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Theories justifying contemporary trends and the conditions under which decentralisation are justified are understood and explained with examples. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Theories include, but are not limited to, public choice, competition theories, democracy, privatisation, information theories, and principal-agent theories.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Issues shaping the contemporary debate are understood and applied in public administration and policy discussions demonstrating a critical understanding of the issues involved. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Issues include but are not limited to debates about participation, public-private-voluntary interactions and loci of control.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Trends towards regional governance in both developing and developed countries are discussed with examples. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Explain how regionalism and decentralisation fits into a suite of policy approaches for addressing complex issues. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Contemporary conditions of conflict, complexity and uncertainty in governance and decision-making are understood and discussed with examples. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Trends from government to governance and from central control to localism to regionalism are described and discussed with examples. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The implications for participation of non-state actors and for conceptions of place, space and hierarchies (with an emphasis on accountability, capacity and control) are critically assessed in the context of current administrative provisions. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Diversity management tools are applied to address specific issues. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Identify and analyse the multitude of factors involved in decentralisation programmes. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Factors include but are not limited to those that are crucial for the success of decentralised and regional governance. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The key formal and informal elements of regional governance and a range of experiments and movements in decentralisation (fiscal, administrative and democratic) and regionalism and critically analyses these approaches. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Critical skills are demonstrated in conceptualising the challenges to the regional ideal based on an analysis of case examples. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Case studies can include, but are not limited to, cases from the United States, United Kingdom Australia, Indonesia, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh, India and Italy are discussed.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Policy and management techniques of proponents of Sustainable Regional Governance (SRG) are discuss with examples. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Examples may include, but are not limited to, case studies from Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and the United States of America.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    The integration and relationship between factors involved in decentralised programs are discussed with examples. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Relate concepts of regionalism, decentralisation and governance to own work context. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Emerging global and local issues relating to the practice of Sustainable Regional Governance are discussed in the context of own or typical public administration roles and experiences. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    South African public and administrative law provisions are analysed demonstrating a critical understanding of the public administration issues, benefits and constrains involved in decentralisation and public administration. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    South African decentralisation issues in public administration are compared and contrasted and evaluated against international examples. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Issues include, but are not limited to, fiscal devolution and functional devolution.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Costs on benefits of regionalism, decentralisation and governance are listed and discussed on the basis of international experience. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Any individual wishing to be assessed (including through RPL) against this unit standard may apply to an assessment agency, assessor or provider institution accredited by the relevant ETQA, or an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.
  • Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA, or an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard or assessing this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA, or an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.
  • Moderation of assessment will be conducted by the relevant ETQA at its discretion. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
  • The Public Services Act.
  • The Municipal Systems Act and the Municipal Structures Act.
  • The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
  • The Promotion of Access the Information Act.
  • The Batho-Pele White Paper on Transforming Public Sector Service Delivery.
  • Public Sector Corporate Governance policies and procedures.
  • Public Finance Management act.
  • Concepts and theories shaping decentralisation, regionalism and governance.
  • Policy approaches to decentralisation, regionalism and governance.
  • Trends and issues surrounding decentralisation programmes. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems using critical and creative thinking processes in order to analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community to analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly in order to analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information in order to analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language in the modes of oral and/or written persuasion to effectively apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility to the environment and health of others, as a tool to analyse and apply administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of interrelated systems by recognising that problem solving contexts relating to administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance do not exist in isolation and that a variety of factors, sensitivities, stakeholders and politics may impact on overall administrative provisions related thereto. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Participate as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities by ensuring that administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance benefit the wider community.

    Be culturally and aesthetically sensitive across a range of contexts when analysing and applying administrative provisions to regionalism, decentralisation and governance. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

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

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    N/A 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  57827   National Diploma: Public Administration  Level 7  Level N/A: Pre-2009 was L7  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  PSETA 


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