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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Certificate: Power and Telecommunication Cable Manufacturing

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
21013	National Certificate: Power and Telecommunication Cable Manufacturing
ORIGINATOR
SGB Manufacturing and Assembly Processes
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
MERSETA - Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority			OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Certificate	Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology		Manufacturing and Assembly
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	142	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Regular-Unit Stds Based
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 06120/18	2018-07-01	2023-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

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 purpose of the qualification is to provide learners, education and training providers and employers with the standards and the range of learning required to achieve competence in setting up of complex machines/processes.

This qualification recognises the skills, knowledge and values acquired by learners involved in setting up manufacturing processes and performing troubleshooting on potential machine malfunctions.

The main skills that are recognised in this qualification are:

Setting up production machinery

Anticipating and troubleshooting machine malfunctioning

Qualified learners will also understand:

How to read and interpret graphical presentations of information

Analysis of information

Principles and concepts which underpin complex manufacturing processes

Planning of own work

With this understanding learners will be able to participate in workplace activities.

Qualifying learners will also be able to relate what they see and experience to scientific and technological principles and concepts. They will also be able to maintain and support the various policies and procedures related to the safety, health, environment and quality systems that govern their workplace.

What learners achieve in this qualification will also serve as a basis for further learning where they will engage more directly in optimising and maintaining the efficiencies of the production process.

Rationale for the qualification:

The cable manufacturing industry is characterised by diverse manufacturing processes operating in a globally competitive and challenging environment.

The manufactured products have to respond to a wide variety of exacting customer and consumer requirements.

This is the third qualification in a series for learners who want to follow a career in cable manufacturing processes. - This qualification aims to further develop people who have worked on manufacturing processes for a number of years. It will enable them to set up complex machinery and processes and perform troubleshooting on potential machine malfunctioning.

This qualification reflects the skills, knowledge and understanding required to participate effectively in the cable manufacturing industry, whether in micro, small, medium or large operations.

For those who have been in the workplace for a long time, this qualification represents part of the RPL process to acknowledge workplace skills acquired without the benefit of formal education or training.

The qualification also forms the basis for further development.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

This qualification assumes learners have a national certificate in cable manufacturing level 3.

If the learner does not already have such a qualification, learning in preparation for this qualification would also have to include:

Language and maths beyond basic literacy and numeracy.

Concepts of science and technology related to material, machinery and equipment in use in the engineering manufacturing process.

Concepts of organising factors in labour, business and the economy.

Role and purpose of procedures related to workplace relationships, roles and responsibilities.

Recognition of prior learning:

This qualification may be obtained through a process of RPL. The learner should be thoroughly briefed prior to the assessment and support provided to assist in the process of developing a portfolio. While this is primarily a workplace-based qualification, evidence from other areas of endeavour may be introduced if pertinent to any of the exit-level outcomes.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

Fundamental: All 39 credits are compulsory
Core: All 85 credits are compulsory
Elective: The learner must select a minimum of 18 credits from the Elective component.
Total: a minimum of 142 credits

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Demonstrate an understanding of and an ability to set up a range of production machines.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of and an ability to troubleshoot potential machinery malfunctions.

3. Maintain and support procedures to solve a variety of problems, both familiar and unfamiliar, within cable manufacturing process and operate within familiar and new situations, taking responsibility and making decisions.

4. Communicate across functional boundaries and demonstrate the ability to analyse information to identify problems and determine trends.

5. Promote, implement and maintain procedures that support safety, health and the environment, including reporting to and coaching team members.

6. Demonstrate an understanding of options for further learning in this or a related field of learning and preparation requirements for such learning.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1.1 Own work planned and scheduled.
1.2 Product produced according to company specifications.
1.3 Adjustments to machinery made appropriately based on information gathered from the process.

2.1 Gathered information is analysed.
2.2 Machine downtime is minimised.
2.3 Improvements to machinery functioning are made and followed up on.
2.4 Production and maintenance personnel consulted.
2.5 Defect types categorised and root cause of problem established.
2.6 Equipment repair and preventive maintenance needs communicated to maintenance specialists.
2.7 Can respond to questions and discuss issues related to maintenance issues on machinery.

3.1 Solutions to production problems are based on a clear analysis of information gathered through diagnostic procedures.
3.2 Procedures are modified to respond to unfamiliar problems where appropriate.
3.3 Can respond to questions and discuss issues related to familiar and unfamiliar problems arising in the manufacturing of cables and cable components.
3.4 All actions related to problem solving are accurately recorded for future reference.

4.1 Conditions, evidence and incidences are reported accurately in a timely manner and discussed with peers and management.
4.2 Data gathered through diagnostic procedures is examined systematically and analysis is repeated until problem is solved.
4.3 Analysed information is presented in appropriate formats.

5.1 Safety, health and environmental procedures in area of responsibility are implemented and updated where required.
5.2 Team members are working in a safe and environmentally aware manner.
5.3 Team members are coached where required.
5.4 All actions related to maintaining safety, health and environmental procedures are documented.

6.1 Options are explained.
6.2 Preparation requirements are explained.
6.3 Learning plan is developed.

Integrated Assessment:

The integrated assessment must be based on a summative assessment guide. The guide will spell out how the assessor will assess different aspects of the performance and will include:

Observing the learner at work (both in the primary activity as well as other interactions)

Asking questions and initiating short discussions to test understanding

Looking at records and reports in the portfolio and reviewing previous assessments

The learner may choose in which language s/he wants to be assessed. This should be established as part of a process or preparing the learner for assessment and familiarising the learner with the approach being taken.

While this is primarily a workplace-based qualification, evidence from other areas of endeavour may be introduced if pertinent to any of the exit-level outcomes.

The assessment process should cover both the explicit tasks required for the qualification as well as the understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin the activities and the manufacturing process. The assessment process should also establish how the critical outcomes have been advanced by the learning process.

The qualification and the standards have been written in such a way that the learning has to be assessed in an integrated way. Assessors will assess evidence to establish what the learners know and can do.

Where courses are provided for learners, institutions can use the unit standards and this qualification to assess my level of learning.

Should the learner not be able to achieve the outcomes, the institution can then use the standards and the qualification to determine a specific learning programme to suit his/her needs.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

This qualification was compared to other, similar outcomes- based qualifications, certifications or skills standards in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States. Its outcomes correspond.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

The qualification has been designed and structured so that qualifying learners can move from one context to another. Employers or institutions should be able to evaluate the outcomes of this qualification against the needs of their context and structure top-up learning appropriately.

Equally holders of other qualifications may be evaluated against this qualification for purpose of RPL.

MODERATION OPTIONS

Moderators for the qualification should be qualified and accredited with an appropriate Education, Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) and have a qualification in manufacturing, preferably in cable manufacturing manufacturing.

To assure the quality of the assessment process the moderation should cover one of more of the following:
1. Assessor credentials
2. The assessment instrument
3. The assessment process (including preparation and post-assessment feedback)

Where assessment and moderation are taking place in sectors other than the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services, assessment and moderation should be in terms of a Memorandum of Understanding negotiated with the MERS ETQA.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Assessors will have to be qualified as assessors and accredited by an ETQA. Accredited assessors should be accredited for the particular sub-field or have a recognised technical qualification in this sub-field. They should also be familiar with the particular process and the type of product being made.

The following criteria should be applied by the relevant ETQA:

1. Appropriate qualification in the field of cable manufacturing or engineering - with a minimum of 1 year in a cable manufacturing environment. The subject matter experience of the assessor can be established by recognition of prior learning.

2. Appropriate experience and understanding of assessment theory, processes and practices.

3. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to balance the conflicting requirements of:

Maintaining national standards

The interests of the learner

The need for transformation and redressing the legacies of the past

The cultural background and language of the learner

4. Registration as an assessor with the MERS ETQA or any other relevant ETQA.

5. Any other criteria required by the MERS ETQA or any other relevant ETQA.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

NOTES

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UNIT STANDARDS:

	ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Core	116714	Lead a team, plan, allocate and assess their work	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
Core	9890	Anticipate and troubleshoot machine functioning	Level 4	NQF Level 04	16
Core	9905	Change and set tooling	Level 4	NQF Level 04	16
Core	13254	Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of business processes	Level 4	NQF Level 04	10
Core	13235	Maintain the quality assurance system	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Core	13224	Monitor the application of safety, health and environmental protection procedures	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Core	9889	Set up production machines	Level 4	NQF Level 04	30
Fundamental	9015	Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems	Level 4	NQF Level 04	6
Fundamental	9506	Communicate in an assertive manner with clients and fellow workers	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8974	Engage in sustained oral communication and evaluate spoken texts	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Fundamental	12417	Measure, estimate & calculate physical quantities & explore, critique & prove geometrical relationships in 2 and 3 dimensional space in the life and workplace of adult with increasing responsibilities	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8975	Read analyse and respond to a variety of texts	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Fundamental	7468	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international issues	Level 4	NQF Level 04	6
Fundamental	116389	Write a technical report	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8976	Write for a wide range of contexts	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Elective	12465	Develop a learning plan and a portfolio for assessment	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	12429	Develop a personal financial plan	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2
Elective	12455	Perform the role of a safety, health and environmental protection representative	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
Elective	119159	Maintain manufacturing efficiencies	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	12

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

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