Innovation and Design Thinking
Design Thinking Practitioner
Innovate, Empathise & Create – Shaping Solutions for a Better Tomorrow
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NQF Level:
4
Credits:
100
Minimum Duration:
1 Year (2 Semesters)
Faculty:
Information, Communication & Future Technologies
Department:
Future Technologies & Innovation
Accreditation Authority:
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
Empower Innovation with Our Design Thinking Practitioner Qualification!
Dive into the world of human-centred design and innovation with our Occupational Certificate: Design Thinking Practitioner. This qualification equips you with essential skills to creatively solve complex problems and develop impactful solutions that resonate with user needs.
Why Choose This Qualification?
Empowers practitioners to address real-world challenges with empathy, creativity, and collaboration, fostering user-centred solutions and organisational agility in the 4IR era.
Admission Requirements.
NQF Level 3 qualification or equivalent. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available for candidates with relevant work experience.
Qualification Structure.
Modules include human-centred innovation, design thinking fundamentals, collaboration, applied ethnographic research, and project management, with a mix of practical and theoretical components.
Learning Outcomes.
Graduates will immerse in real-world problems, conduct ethnographic research, apply design thinking methodologies, collaborate with diverse teams, and facilitate ideation and prototyping sessions.
International Comparability.
Comparable to global standards such as Canada's Graduate Certificate in Human-Centred Design and Australia’s Graduate Certificate in Service Design, with a focus on user-centred problem-solving.
Qualification Modes of Delivery and Support.
Available through Contact, Blended, and Distance Learning, with access to digital tools like Moodle LMS and comprehensive academic support.
Career Opportunities.
Service Designer, Innovation Consultant, Design Strategist, Customer Experience Specialist, Marketing Strategist, Design Researcher, Human-Centred Design Consultant.
Articulation Options.
Horizontal: Occupational Certificate: Community Development Worker (NQF Level 4); Vertical: National Certificate: N6 Art and Design (NQF Level 5); Diagonal: Business Administration Services (NQF Level 3).
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