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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Diploma: Dressmaking and Pattern Cutting 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
14677  Diploma: Dressmaking and Pattern Cutting 
ORIGINATOR
Intec College 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
QCTO - Quality Council for Trades and Occupations  OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Advanced Certificate  Field 02 - Culture and Arts  Design Studies 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  240  Level 5  NQF Level 06  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 9900/00  2018-07-01  2023-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2026-06-30  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide technical knowledge and skills qualifying learners with the ability to:
  • Make clothes for their family and friends
  • Create their own patterns and adapt existing ones
  • Enter the garment industry working for a fashion design studio or garment works
  • Start their own small business making garments and doing alternations 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners who register for this qualification should demonstrate:
  • The ability to express themselves clearly and correctly both orally and in writing in English
  • The ability to apply numerical skills, including basic arithmetic (add, subtract, divide, multiply)
  • A basic interest or experience in the practice of dressmaking and
  • Competence at Grade 10 or equivalent level.


    RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

    This qualification recognises, through the submission of portfolios of evidence, the formal/non-formal/informal prior learning which learners who register for the programme leading to the award of the qualification bring to the learning situation. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification may be achieved in whole or part through the recognition of prior learning (Regulation 8(1)(h). 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Identify and solve problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made

    2. Interact effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation and community

    3. Organise and manage one's time and activities responsibly and effectively

    4. Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information

    5. Communicate effectively, using visual, mathematical and or language skills in the modes of oral and written presentation

    6. Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others

    7. Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related system by recognising that problem solving contexts do not exist in isolation


    SPECIFIC OUTCOMES


    Demonstrate an ability to:

    1. Know how to buy and look after tools, equipment and sewing machines

    2. Understand the terminology used in fashion design and sewing

    3. Choose suitable fabrics for specific garments

    4. Cut, mark and sew fabrics

    5. Classify various types of fabrics, their handling and care

    6. Remove common stains from fabrics

    7. Construct a garment from scratch

    8. Use the main stitches and seams in the making of simple garments, paper patters and simple pattern alterations

    9. Fit and alter garments

    10. Master the art of fitting zips, making buttonholes, collars and cuffs

    11. Construct garments by draping without a pattern

    12. Adapt basic pattern pieces

    13. Make patterns for special garments

    14. Know how to cut fabrics

    15. Distinguish between the various styles of sleeve, skirt, bodice and collars 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    1. Reflecting on and exploring a variety of strategies to learn more effectively

    2. Participating as reasonable citizens in the life of local, national and global communities

    3. Being culturally and aesthetically sensitive to the relationship between a range of different contexts

    4. Exploring education and career opportunities

    5. Developing skills and entrepreneurial opportunities.


    Demonstrate dressmaking skills and technical knowledge of:
  • Basic dressmaking processes
  • Decorative features
  • Fibres and fabrics
  • Alterations and fittings
  • Advanced dressmaking
  • Pattern alterations
  • Special garments
  • Designing by drafting and
  • Drafting patterns


    Demonstrating pattern cutting skills and technical knowledge of:
  • The essentials of design and pattern cutting
  • Skirt designing
  • Bodice designing
  • Sleeve designing
  • Collar designing and
  • Adapting and drafting patterns


    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

    Continuous assessment

    The learner's ability to integrate the elements of the programme is assessed through tasks, activities and self assessments

    Formative and summative assessments

    Learner competency is assessed through tests, practical tasks conducted under supervision, portfolio assignments, reports and case studies. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    Similar to courses offered by International Correspondence Schools (ICS), USA 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
  • The learners will obtain credits that enable them to exit at a FE&T national certificate level.
  • This qualification will be able to articulate with other qualifications in the sub-field, which can be determined once the other qualifications have been registered.
  • Exit level outcomes articulating with other qualifications are as specified above. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    A system of tutor moderation of the learning programme within the institution will be used, together with a system of external moderation of the assessment criteria and learner competency at exit levels to the qualification. Where professional or statutory bodies are involved in determining the curriculum, they will also be involved in moderation. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Staff contracted by INTEC will be used as assessors in a manner accommodated within the quality management system of the institution. This would apply to outside assessors also. 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    As per the SAQA decision to re-register all provider-based qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework that meet the criteria for re-registration, this qualification has been re-registered from 1 July 2018. N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. Damelin Correspondence College 
    2. Intec College 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.