SAQA ID: 24133 Operate a Windows System NQF Level 02 Credits 00
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
This qualification is for persons who work or intend to work within a construction context on a site, and who seek recognition for essential skills in construction operations in roadworks.
People credited with this qualification must know and are able to:
Communicate in a Road construction environment (verbally, writing, signs)
Use mathematics in a Road construction environment (calculate quantities, set out work)
Perform team leader supervisory functions (when such unit standards are elected)
Conduct general construction activities (use and maintain small plant)
Conduct roadworks construction activities (as reflected in unit standard elected)
Perform supplementary roadworks construction activities
Recipients of this qualification will have the knowledge and skills to conduct the essential operations associated with efficient and safe work in roadworks.
The qualification is designed to be flexible and accessible so that people are able to demonstrate the competencies required to work safely in construction generally and more specifically in roadworks.
Rationale:
The introduction of a National Certificate in Construction at level 2, based on unit standards will allow learners to develop skills required in the Construction Industry. The stream or context in which the learner will apply the generic construction competence forms part of the qualification title – in this case – Roadworks – indicating the area of specialization at this level. Some elective unit standards allow learners to develop team leader competence.
Typical job roles would include Roadworker, roadwork team leader.
The qualification will give them the opportunity to balance their practical skills with the essential knowledge needed to earn a formal qualification in construction without formal education becoming an impassable barrier.
There is also a critical need in the industry to identify people who are able to conduct the essential operations associated with efficient and safe construction work in at least one of the construction areas of roadworks, structures or drainage and services.
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