CERTIFICATE IN REHABILITATION SKILLS FOR 
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.169
CERTIFICATE IN REHABILITATION SKILLS FOR 
EDUCATORS IN A SPECIAL SETTING COURSE 
REGULATIONS
9th February, 1999
LEGAL NOTICE 36 of 1999.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Certificate in
Rehabilitation Skills for Educators in a Special Setting Course
Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Child
Development;
"the Certificate" means the Certificate in Rehabilitation Skills
for Educators in a Special Setting; and
"the course" means the course leading to the Certificate in
Rehabilitation Skills for Educators in a Special Setting.
Applicability.
October 1995 or later.
Eligibility.
must have:
( a ) been registered as regular students in terms of the
Admission Regulations of the University;
( b ) completed the course of studies, passed the final
examination and satisfied any other requirements as
prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) satisfied all other requirements laid down in any other
relevant statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the
University.
Registration.
to the provisions of these regulations, if they are eligible for
admission in terms of the Admission Regulations of the University.
(2) Candidates must also satisfy the Institute for Child
Development that they have the necessary aptitude towards
working with children with disability and other members of the
team. Candidates shall be required to attend an interview/
assessment for this purpose.
Course 
programme.
5. (1) The course of studies leading to the Certificate extends
over a period of one academic year of part-time study.
(2) The course shall consist of study-units to which sixteen
credits shall be assigned, six of which shall be assigned to practical
study-units.
(3) Each practical study-unit shall normally involve
approximately fifty hours.
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(4) The following is a list of study-units offered as part of the
course:
Team Work - A Transdisciplinary Approach
The Role of the Social Worker
The Role of the Educator I and II
The Role of the Psychologist I and II
The Role of the Communication Therapist I and II
The Roles of the Occupational and Physical Therapists
Health Issues
Special Needs Provision
The Educator as a Conductor I and II (Practicum)
Behaviour Modification (Practicum)
Striving Towards Independence (Practicum)
Communication Pathways (Practicum)
(5) A catalogue of study-units, with the credits assigned to
each, shall be published at the commencement of each course.
(6) In order to be eligible for the award of the Certificate,
students must obtain at least fourteen credits over the period of one
academic year and pass the final examination.
Assessment. 6. (1) Credits shall be assigned according to the following
grades, in descending order of merit: A, B, C, D and F, where F
signifies a failure.
(2) Students who fail a study-unit shall be allowed to re-sit the
assessment for that study-unit once only. The maximum grade that
may be awarded following a re-sit shall be grade D.
Final examination. 7. (1) Students who obtain the minimum number of credits
indicated in regulation 5(6) shall be required to sit for the final
examination.
(2) The final examination shall be held at the end of the
Course, normally in June, and shall consist of one synoptic paper
and an oral examination.
(3) Students who fail the final examination shall be allowed a
supplementary session once within a period of twelve months from
the end of the course. In such cases, the highest grade that may be
awarded shall be the minimum pass grade.
Final results. 8. (1) The final results shall take into account the
performance of the students in all the components of the course as
follows:
Coursework 60%
Final examination 40%.
(2) The names of the students who are eligible for the award of
the Certificate shall be published in a list in alphabetical order in
the following categories:
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Pass with Distinction
Pass.
