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The purpose of the qualification is to provide the qualifying learner with basic knowledge and understanding of the South Africn legal system, fundamental laws, the application and social context as so to enable the learner to provide supuervised support and assistance in a paralegal environment.

Rationale

This qualification is meant to prepare qualifying learners for supervised practice as paralegal assistants in all sectors of the industry which includes:

Community based paralegal Advice Offices

Non-governmental organizations

Public Institutions

Commercial Institutions

Private Practices

Entry Requirements

Learning assumed to be in a place and recognition of prior learning

it is assumed that learners enrolling for this qualification will have acquired all the outcomes in the following areas:

Communication at NQF level 4

Numeracy Skills at NQF level 4

Computer Skills at NQF level3

Articulation Options Learners who have achieved the Certificate in paralegal Practice will have access to the Diploma in Paralegal Practice. This qualification articulates horizontally with the following qualifications:

National Diploma-Service Management(Court Management)

National Certificate-Mission Administration

The Paralegal Practice NQF 5 Consists of 24 unit standards worth 131 credits