Culture and Arts - Sport
The Advanced Diploma in Sport and Leisure Management aims to deepen learners' understanding of managing sport and leisure organizations, events, facilities, individuals, and teams in various contexts. It equips learners with modern management skills and knowledge to navigate the ever-changing environment in the sports and leisure industry. Key focus areas include national legislation, leadership, technology for digital marketing, social and cultural issues, promoting wellness, and conducting research projects to address industry challenges. The qualification strives to produce ethical, socially responsible sport and leisure managers with effective teamwork and communication skills.
The qualification addresses the gap in post-diploma level studies specifically focused on sport and leisure management. With the growing professionalization of the sports industry globally, there is a need for managers with business acumen and industry-specific knowledge, especially in emerging economies like South Africa. The alignment of qualifications with the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF) presents an opportunity to update and broaden the scope of the existing qualification to include the leisure industry.
The Advanced Diploma aligns with the strategic goals of the World Leisure Organisation, emphasizing the link between sport and leisure to sustainable development goals and advancing research and scholarship. It also meets the requirements set by governmental departments, local institutions, and industry bodies in the sport and leisure sector. The qualification aims to enhance employability, support entrepreneurship, and equip learners for managerial positions in the industry.
By addressing the need for skilled professionals in the sport and leisure sector, the qualification contributes to economic development, youth employment, and promotes physical activity and mass participation. It aligns with the mission of Sport and Recreation South Africa to provide equitable access and excellence in sport and recreation, ultimately contributing to a better quality of life for all South Africans.
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Integrated assessment forms part of continuous assessment at the institution and takes the form of an appropriate mix of both formative and summative assessment methods. Formative assessment strategies within the qualification are designed to promote learning and to diagnose teaching methodologies in preparation for integrated assessments that measure attainment of knowledge and skills in a manner appropriate to the aims and outcomes of each unit of study. A variety of assessment methods are used to enable learners to demonstrate their progress. Formative assessment is aimed at enhancing learner learning and provides learners with an opportunity to reflect critically on their learning and to improve their levels of personal accountability and time management. The formative assessment consists of a variety of assessment tasks relevant to the field of study and depending on the specific requirements of that particular subject. This normally includes a combination of the following: Classroom-based activities and tasks, assignments, projects (individual and group), essays, reports, and case studies, practical planning and executing of events and leisure programs, experiential learning project reports, integrated portfolios of evidence, online assessments, self-study assessments, tutorials, moderated discussions/forums (including online), practical/laboratory work. Summative integrated assessments will take place at the end of a section of work/quarter or semester and is aimed at assessing learners' attainment against the learning outcomes of the qualification and subject(s). Summative assessments are internally and externally moderated based on institutional policy and requirements. Summative assessments usually consist of a variety of formal assessment tasks relevant to the field of study, including written tests, reports, and examination. This qualification consists of written assessments in the form of written class tests and examinations conducted during and at the end of the academic semester/year. Integrated assessment often cuts across several subjects/modules of qualification and is aimed at the holistic development of learners and contributes to learners' personal and professional development in the field of study in terms of foundational, practical and reflexive competence. Integrated assessments in this qualification will take place through research projects conducted across different subject fields and in community engagement projects that make use of the different knowledge and skills from different subject areas.
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