Author: Mamagohla Patricia Tsebe

SAQA ID: 23775 Operate a Windows System NQF Level 04 Credits 00

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
This qualification is for any individual who is or wishes to be involved in the Funeral Services Industry, will have access to this qualification. It also serves as a more advanced qualification into Funeral Service operations. This qualification will be registered at NQF Level 4.

A learner can complete the qualification specialising in Embalming and Restoration, Marketing and Merchandising or Disaster Management. The core unit standards are common to all three areas of specialisation. Portability across these areas of specialisation is therefore ensured.

Learners working towards this qualification will find that the acquisition of competence in the unit standards, which make up the qualification, will add value to learner`s job. This qualification is intended to enhance the provision of a higher level service within the Funeral Service Industry.

Learners will be able to present information to clients in difficult circumstances and ensure that the funeral provisions meet the client`s needs. They will also improve their supervisory capacity and be able to conduct funeral ceremonies in a professional manner.
The learner will be able to apply the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure human remains are dealt with ethically, using competencies in this area.

It will provide the broad knowledge, skills and values needed in the Funeral Services Industry and will facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within, education, training and to progress along a learning path for learners who:
Were previously disadvantaged or who were unable to complete their schooling and were therefore denied access to Further Education and Training.
Have worked in Contact Centres for many years, but have no formal qualification in Contact Centre Support.
Wish to extend their range of skills and knowledge of the industry so that they can become competent workers in Contact Centres.

The qualification has building blocks that can be developed further and will lead to a more defined Funeral Services learning path at various NQF levels. It also focuses on the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes required to progress further. The intention is:
To promote the development of knowledge, skills and values that are required in Contact Centres.
To release the potential of people.
To provide opportunities for people to move up the value chain.

Rationale for the qualification:

The National Certificate in Funeral Services Practice: Level 4 is designed to meet the needs of those learners who are already involved in the field of Funeral Services and now wish to progress in a career in the Funeral Service Industry. The Funeral Service Industry is an essential industry and by its very nature a constant supply of customers is ensured. This means there is a need to develop career paths in this field, and it is an industry constantly in need of skilled people.

The Funeral Services Practice National Certificate at NQF Level 4 supports the objectives of the NQF in that it gives the learner access to a National Qualifications Framework register. It will therefore ensure that the quality of education and training is enhanced and be of a world class standard.

The National Certificate in Funeral Services Practice: NQF Level 4 allows the learner to work towards a nationally recognised qualification. The qualification will allow both those in formal education and those already employed in organisations in the funeral business access to a qualification that can be used as a benchmark to gauge their competence against local and international standards.

SAQA ID: Operate a Windows System NQF Level 04 Credits 06

SAQA ID: Operate a Windows System NQF Level 04 Credits 06

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD
The qualifying learner achieving this unit standard in combination with context expertise standard(s) will be able to explain the layout of own works and works policies and procedures relating to own job. This competence will enable the learner to work effectively and efficiently. This competence will enhance the ability of learners to contribute to ensuring that teamwork is more effective in workplaces, as well as contribute to transforming workplaces into sites of learning.

SAQA ID: 93626 Operate a Windows System NQF Level 04 Credits 00

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare the learner to:
Mark off and fabricate structural steel and other metal stock.
Make or repair metal products and structures which may include pressure vessels and pipes.
> Note: Products include but are not limited to: Manufacture or repaired metal structures, vessels, pipe systems, pressure vessels, heavy duty equipment, sheet metals, road tankers, oilrig stations, mechanical chassis, bins, water tanks, yachts, work boats, high speed vessels, square to rounds, cones, boilers, ducting, water tubes, shell boiler, railway trucks, chutes etc.

A qualified learner will be able to:
Interpreting drawings and develop patterns and templates.
Select, caring for and use/operate trade related hand tools, equipment and machines.
Cut and weld materials and components for fabrication.
Fabricate components and/or structures.
Erect and assemble plate and pipe components and structures.

Rationale:
Boilermaking, in the context of this qualification, is the designing and fabrication of complex metal components. These components are usually required for initial or replacement purposes within various industry sectors, as well as for maintenance purposes. The main focus is on interpreting complex drawings, the lay out and development of complex metal components, and manipulation of metal (sheet metal, plate and pipe) to produce usable components, as per design requirements.

This qualification is for learners who wish to further their learning and to possibly specialise in fabrication, within the context of boiler making, plating, welding, sheet metal working or auto vehicle body building. This qualification also enables the learner to develop him/herself to be able to progress to supervisory levels. It is suitable for application in various industries, such as the Mining and Minerals Industry; Chemical; Petro-Chemical; Metal, Engineering and related industries.

The qualification also forms the basis for further learning in the field of engineering fabrication where the learner will be able to specialise in one of the Fabrication or Welding skills areas at NQF Level 5.

Most industries rely on the design and fabrication of complex metal components. Examples of this may be the chemical industry where a wide variety of pipes of various shapes and sizes are utilised. Invariably these pipes are unique to a particular plant and need to be specifically fabricated to be fit-for-purpose. The mining and minerals industry typically has a need for designing and fabricating components that require special welding and fabrication processes to cater for the moving of men and materials. It is evident that each peculiar industry will have specific specialist requirements.

The design of this qualification stems from the collaborative approach to achieve generic type qualifications that allow progression and access, within and between sectors. Certain components of learning within this qualification may have relevance within other engineering learning fields. This will predominantly be in the area of interpreting complex drawings, welding and the lay-out and development of complex metal components.

The qualifying learner will be employable in a broad industry context, and will thus contribute to the economy of the relevant organisation and the country. The learner will benefit from obtaining this qualification due to the fact that industry has a need for persons with the ability to design, develop and fabricate complex industry related equipment.

This qualification focuses on developing the skills and knowledge necessary to perform at the level of competence required.

The learner may also choose to learn towards achievement in other fields, as the learning in the fundamental and core component of this qualification lends itself to lateral as well as vertical articulation. This qualification enables learners who have gained relevant experience in the workplace to gain credits through the Recognition of Prior Learning process.

The qualification will integrate three registered qualifications across NQF Levels 2, 3 and 4 to meet the requirements of a single trade qualification.

SAQA ID: Operate a Windows System NQF Level 04 Credits 06