Level 6 Diplomas

Introduction

The objective of the SACL Level 6 Certificate in Academic and Professional Skills Development qualification is to provide learners with an opportunity for deeper engagement with academic and professional skills. These skills will enable learners to advance to academic study through the development of academic conventions, procedures and considerations relevant to study in higher education.

It will also enable learners to develop relevant academic skills towards professional, organisational and self-management attributes that are associated with professional practice.

The aims of this programme will allow learners to:

Apply principles of academic convention

Develop academic assignments

Use analytical and critical skills to develop arguments

Apply time management skills for academic study

Understand how to source and utilise information for academic study

Understand own learning styles.

Grading

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by SACL. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at./p>

Delivery Mode

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.