Basic Technician Certificate in Social Work (BTCSW) NTA 4
The Basic Technician Certificate in Social Work training programme is a post-secondary training programme that is going to be provided by an approved learning institution conducting Social Work training in Tanzania. The training programme prepares learners for jobs that are routine and practical in nature. The Basic Technician Certificate in Social Work is a starting level of the Technician certificate training programme for learners intending to progress further to Diploma qualification. The programme has been designed to provide fundamental social work skills and knowledge. Upon successful completion of this training level, the learners will be capable of providing basic social welfare services in different settings.
Programme Summary
Programme Informations
Possession of at least four Passes at CSE OR NVA Level III with at least 3 passes
SEMESTER 1
MODULE CODE | MODULE TITLE | UNITS |
SWT04101 | Basics of Social Work | 1 |
SWT04102 | Social Work Values and Ethics | 1 |
SWT 04103 | Information Communication Technology in Social Work | 1 |
SWT 04106 | Fundamentals of Sociology | 1 |
SWT04109 | Psychology for Social Workers | 1 |
SWT 04110 | Social Welfare Services | 1 |
SEMESTER II
MODULE CODE | MODULE TITLE | UNIT |
SWT 04204 | Social Work Practice in Health Care |
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SWT04205 | Social Psychology for Social Workers |
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SWT04207 | Human Rights and Gender in Social work Practice |
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SWT04208 | Fundamentals of Social Empowerment |
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SWT04211 | Basics of Social Work Field Instructions |
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SWT04212 | Block Field Work Practice |
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Tuition and Administration fee
SN | DEDESCRIPTION DDEDITEM | AMAMOUNTAMOUNT |
1 | Tuition fee (For 1st and 2nd Semester) | 720,000/- |
2 | Examination fee | 120,000/- |
3 | Student’s ID fee | 20,000/- |
4 | Registration fee | 30,000/- |
5 | TCU Quality assurance fee | 20,000/- |
6 | Students Union fee | 20,000/- |
| TOTAL | 930,000/- |
SN | NAME | PROGRAM | MOBILE NO | |
1. | Dr Fauzia Mohamed | NTA level 4,5 and 6 | 0782374953 | fauzia.mohamed@out.ac.tz |
The purpose of the programme is to produce personnel who will apply knowledge, skills, values and ethics of Social Work in assisting and supervising welfare activities in the delivery of quality social welfare services in local communities.
The holder of the qualification will be able to apply Social Work skills and knowledge in a range of activities some of which are non-routine and perform operational responsibilities
There will be two types of Learning Assessment namely Continuous Assessment (Formative Assessment) and End of Semester Examination (Summative Assessment).
Continuous Assessment will be conducted throughout the Semester which will contribute 60% of each module weight. End of Semester examination will be conducted at the end of each Semester and contribute 40% of each module weight.
Continuous Assessments (Formative Assessment) 60%.
The 60% (60 Marks) of the Continuous Assessment will be generated from the following Assessment Segments:-
- i) Written Test 25%
- ii) Project or Practical 25%
iii) Assignment 10%
3.0: End of Semester Examinations (Summative Assessment) 40%
The 40% (40 Marks) of the End of Semester Examination will be generated from one Written Examination only.