Completing a your National Certificate in Paralegal Practice with Arke – 

FULLY accredited with SASSETA – accreditation number 171999692745 

This qualification focuses on the training and development of paralegals in South Africa. The purpose of this learning program is to equip learners with theory, practical and workplace readiness within the legal field and providing a career-path for learners who are interested in working in any sector of the legal profession or within a legal support staff environment.

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Course Details

Learners enrolled for this qualification are required to attend 65% theory (face-to-face) facilitation with subject matter experts and 25% workplace training.

This qualification is accredited by the SASSETA offering you a National Certificate NQF Level 5 with 132 credits. 

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

Qualifying learners will be able to:

  • Apply fundamental knowledge and understanding of law to a specific problem within the South African legal context.
  • Apply appropriate technology in order to conduct legal research on behalf of a legal or paralegal practitioner.
  • Communicate with internal and external clients in a paralegal or legal workplace.
  • Guide and refer clients in a paralegal context.
  • Assist in solving problems in a paralegal context by working in a team and individually.
  • Provide administrative and organisational support in an office environment.
  • Exercise ethical conduct, values and professionalism when dealing with all clients.

    This qualification equips learners to make a meaningful contribution to South Africa’s constitutional democracy by enhancing access to justice and promoting economic and social transformation.

    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 organisations.
  • Public institutions.
  • Commercial institutions.
  • Private practices.

    Paralegal assistants play an important role in providing support services to legal and paralegal practitioners; as well as limited assistance to members of the public. This results in a greater capacity to address the growing social demand for legal services and limited legal assistance as South Africans embrace democracy and seek to protect their rights.

    This qualification will produce qualified and competent assistants to ensure that primary legal services are more accessible and affordable to the public. It includes legal, administrative and social knowledge and skills; although the emphasis is on providing support or supervised practice. It intends to equip the learner with the necessary life skills and has an integrated approach on critical cross-field outcomes. This certificate establishes minimum standards and contributes to quality service provision; as a result communities will receive assistance in compliance with ethical and professional standards.

    This qualification will provide a career-path for those qualifying learners intending to further their studies in all sectors of the paralegal or legal profession. The portable unit standard format allows specific unit standards to contribute to qualifications in the legal, development, public administration and commercial fields. This qualification will facilitate the accumulation of credits through institutionalized and workplace learning. The qualification also provides learners who have gained relevant experience in the workplace with an opportunity to gain credits through a RPL process. Extracted from the SAQA website, for more information click to follow the link: http://regqs.saqa.org.za/showQualification.php?id=97228 

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Completing a your National Certificate in Paralegal Practice with Arke 

FULLY accredited with SASSETA – accreditation number 171999692745 

This qualification focuses on the training and development of paralegals in South Africa. The purpose of this learning program is to equip learners with theory, practical and workplace readiness within the legal field and providing a career-path for learners who are interested in working in any sector of the legal profession or within a legal support staff environment.

The learner will be required to attend 65% theory (face-to-face) facilitation with subject matter experts and 25% workplace training.

For more information click on the following link to access our course brochure – Information on Paralegal Practice

 

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How to Apply

Entry Requirements:

  •  Applicants should have a Matric Certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent Certificate (NQF Level 4), or,
  • Working in a legal environment with/without a formal qualification for a period of 2 years or more, or,
  • 21 years and older

How to Enrol: 

  • A copy of your ID / Passport (Certified)
  • Copy of your latest qualifications (Certified)

Should the applicant have met the requirements above he/she will be notified upon acceptance.

Once approved, you will be required to attend a formal induction session whereby the relevant documents will be required to be completed. 

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Applicants may enroll at the start of a new module throughout academic year to ensure that we always have uninterrupted lectures.

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COURSE FEE

R 23 405.00 per person (as per proforma invoice) upon registration. 

CORPORATE

Supplier / Vendor Forms to be emailed to info@arke.co.za 

Payments as per agreed tranche amounts and intervals as stipulated upon receipt of the Purchase Order.

LEARNERSHIPS (WORKPLACE ACCREDITATION)

Employers Registered with SASSETA wishing to implement a Learnership from another Seta

    Contact the SETA to which the learnership belongs to ascertain if the employer fulfils all the requirements to implement the learnership. Complete the SASSETA learnership agreement and submit it to SASSETA will register the Learnership Agreement and issue the employer with a confirmation letter.

Employers not Registered with SASSETA wishing to implement a SASSETA Learnership

    The employer contacts the relevant professional body / AQP / SASSETA to become an accredited workplace provider. Once accredited, the employer completes their SETA’s learnership agreement. The employer submits the learnership agreement to their SETA. The Learnership Agreement will be registered by the other SETA.

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