SAQA ID: 519891 Operate a Windows System NQF Level 03 Credits Regular-Unit Stds Based
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 the entry qualification into Funeral Services operations. This qualification will be registered at NQF Level 3.
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 entry level service within the Funeral Service Industry.
The learners will be able to integrate all the selling, administrative, funeral provision and preparation of human remains knowledge and skills with those operational specifics in a given context.
The building on day-to-day specific funeral services as well as selling and providing an administrative competency, the qualification ensures progression of learning throughout their careers in this industry
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 3 is designed to meet the needs of those learners who enter the field of Funeral Services, or are already involved and now wish to pursue 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 3 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 3 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.
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