community training and development - empowerment courses

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community training and development empowerment courses south africa

TRAINING: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES

community training and development empowerment courses south africa The present political situation in South Africa makes provision for equality for all. This new democratic political system opens the door to land ownership for the previously disadvantaged communities. Local Authorities often do not have the capacity and manpower to govern these communities. The communities must therefore see this as an opportunity to assist the Local Authority in the governing process. The dilemma that they are facing is, for many reasons, these communities show a lack of self-confidence and knowledge. Discussions with officials, councillors and NGO's suggests that some of the primary reasons are a lack of experience and the lack of the applicable formal training. This does not imply that the Community Leaders/Structures are incapable of doing what is expected of them or that they do not possess the required skills. On the contrary, these people are hungry for information, information which has in the past been withheld from them. For this reason Land Tenure Services (LTS) has devised a programme to help the communities to help themselves and to equip the Community Leaders/Structures to become working partners of the local authorities.

Objective

To establish the specific training needs of the community.
To equip the various communities with the necessary skills required of them to make a valuable and meaningful contribution to the successful operation of their particular community.

community training and development empowerment courses south africa Target Groups
LTS has an equality policy which is in line with the new constitution. LTS's main focus (but not limited hereto) is on the previously disadvantaged individuals, who for the greatest part of their lives did not have access to education and training.

Presentation of Courses
The courses presented by LTS are geared towards the empowerment of communities to enable them to take possession of their community. The courses take the form of formal lectures and informal discussions and will have a strong practical component with site visits, field trips, case studies and group work.

The courses will be held at premises within the specific community to ensure easy accessibility to all delegates. Course material will be handed out to all delegates. The course material becomes the property of the delegates.

community training and development empowerment courses south africa

Land Tenure Services has devised a programme to help the communities to help themselves and to equip the Community Leaders/Structures to become working partners of the local authorities. Training is done in the following fields:

Community based Environmental Planning Courses;
Community based Planning Courses;
Community based Administration; and
Community based Land Administration Courses.