1.
Knowledge of the principles of team work is demonstrated.
The team is briefed on tasks to be completed.
The team is led in a manner which ensures the achievement of tasks in accordance with work and safety standards.
Effective working relationships with team members are maintained.
Problems associated with team members are identified and solved.
Communication skills are used to interact in a meaningful way with work colleagues, team members, customers and management.
2.
Tasks are planned and prioritised.
Work schedules or job cards are prepared.
Materials, labour and equipment requirements are determined for the completion of stated tasks.
Administration tasks are completed and accurate records are kept.
3.
Wastewater pumps are identified and explained.
Wastewater pumps are operated in accordance with safety procedures.
Basic maintenance for wastewater pumps and valves is provided.
Drive units on wastewater pumps are serviced.
Problems associated with wastewater pumps are identified and solved.
4.
Elementary hydraulics on a wastewater reticulation system are explained.
Potential faults on a wastewater system are identified.
Faults and abnormal sewer flows on a wastewater reticulation system are investigated.
Problems in a wastewater reticulation system are rectified in accordance with safety procedures and report back is provided on action taken.
Customer service is provided in accordance with work procedures.
Wastewater treatment processes and the Impact of poor, faulty wastewater reticulation on wastewater treatment processes are explained.
5.
Relevant construction materials and resources are procured.
Construction materials and resources are received, checked and stored.
Construction materials and resources are issued and reconciled.
The use of materials and resources is supervised when completing wastewater reticulation tasks.
6.
Different on site sanitation systems are explained.
Consumers are advised on suitable on site sanitation options based on site and environmental conditions and operation and maintenance costs.
The construction of on site sanitation systems is monitored.
On site sanitation systems, including the identification and rectification of problems are operated and maintained.
Integrated Assessment
Integrated assessment at the level of qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show that they are able to integrate concepts, ideas and actions across unit standards to achieve competence that is grounded and coherent in relation to the purpose of the qualification. Integrated assessment should show how already demonstrated competence in individual areas can be linked and applied for the achievement of a holistic outcome.
Integrated assessment must judge the quality of the observable performance, and also the quality of the thinking that lies behind it. Assessment tools must encourage learners to explain the thinking and decision-making that underpin their demonstrated performance. Some assessment practices will demand practical evidence while others may be more theoretical, depending on the type of outcomes to be assessed, and the nature and level of the qualification. The ratio between action and interpretation is not fixed, but varies according to the demands of the qualification.
While the generic component (literacy, communication and life skills) of this qualification at NQF Level 3 can be assessed through occupational contexts and activities relating to wastewater reticulation, care must be taken in both the learning programme and the assessment to ensure that these foundational skills are truly portable. The primary aim of this qualification is to ensure that learners have a sound base of general education to prepare them for further learning, whatever career path they may choose. Learners must be able to transfer generic skills such as language, computation and learning skills etc across a number of different contexts, and apply them within a number of learning areas.
A broad range of task-orientated and theoretical assessment tools may be used, with the distinction between practical knowledge and disciplinary knowledge maintained so that each takes its rightful place. Unit standards in the qualification must be used to assess specific and critical cross-field outcomes. During integrated assessments the assessor should make use of formative and summative assessment methods and should assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflexive competencies.
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