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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Certificate: Quality Assurance of Tyre Manufacturing Processes

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
48796	National Certificate: Quality Assurance of Tyre Manufacturing Processes
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	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L4	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 satisfy the challenges of participating effectively in the tyre manufacturing industry.

For those who have been in the workplace for a long time, this qualification can be used in the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process to assess and recognise workplace skills acquired without the benefit of formal education or training.

For the new entrant, this qualification describes the learning outcomes (the skills, knowledge and values) required to effectively participate in a structured workplace within the tyre manufacturing industry.

For education and training providers, this qualification provides guidance for the development of appropriate learning programmes. For employers, the qualification allows skills gaps to be identified and programmes to close those skills gaps to be developed. The qualification also acts as an external benchmark for fulfilling the criteria of national and international quality standards such as ISO 9000:2000.

This qualification recognises the skills, knowledge and values acquired by learners to assure the quality of tyre and tyre components during the manufacturing processes by testing materials and products, analysing data and verifying causes of problems.

Qualified learners will also understand:

How to cope with the pressures of manufacturing

How to plan, schedule and evaluate their own work

How to interact with and develop the capacity of team members to maintain and support quality, safety and health systems.

What learners achieve in this qualification will also serve as a basis for further learning where they will engage in maintaining production efficiencies, optimising product quality and measuring the performance of tyres.

Rationale for the qualification:

The tyre manufacturing process requires the preparation of a range of materials (rubber, additives, synthetic fibres, fabrics and steel wires); the manufacture of components from combinations of these materials; the assembly of the components into a green tyre; the curing or vulcanising of the green tyre into the finished product and the finishing of the cured tyre.

The tyre manufacturing industry combines sophisticated manufacturing processes with skilled hand assembly and fabrication within a competitive and challenging environment. The manufactured products have to respond to a wide variety of exacting customer and consumer quality requirements. In addition, the industry has to respond to competition in export and domestic markets and to ensure the on-going development of new products required by changing customer needs.

This means that people working in the tyre manufacturing industry require a range of skills and knowledge to help them respond to the exacting quality requirements, the pressures of high speed production and ongoing change.

This is the third qualification in a series related to the quality of manufactured tyres and tyre components that will enable competent learners to participate effectively in the tyre manufacturing industry.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

It is assumed that learners entering a programme towards this qualification have achieved a qualification in quality checking of manufactured tyres and tyre components at NQF Level 3, or have the relevant experience.

Recognition of prior learning:
This qualification may be obtained through the process of RPL. The learner should be thoroughly briefed prior to the assessment and support should be provided to assist the learner in the process of developing a portfolio. While this is primarily a work-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

The qualification is composed of Fundamental, Core and Elective learning components:

Fundamental: 59 credits

Core: 71 credits

Elective: a minimum of 12 credits must be selected from Elective unit standards.
Total: a minimum of 142 credits

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Verify the quality of manufacturing processes and products and collect and analyse data to identify problems, trends and potential trouble spots.
2. Understand and apply rubber technology and tyre construction principles in order to identify, formulate and recommend solutions to common manufacturing process problems and areas for improvement
3. Ensure efficient and seamless production by co-ordinating activities in the workgroup and with other departments
4. Maintain a safe, productive workplace, developing the efficiency and effectiveness of the workgroup
Range:
Safety also includes issues of health and issues relating to reducing negative impacts on the environment
5. 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. > Quality issues are identified and analysed and recommendations are made

The testing of processes and products conforms to specifications

Testing equipment is set up, cared for, calibrated and maintained to ensure accuracy and consistency

Testing and recommendations provide a support for decision making and changes to manufacturing processes and materials

Issues related to quality assurance of the manufacturing process and the materials used are discussed and resolved

2. > Solutions are formulated and proposed in such a way as to minimize the reoccurrence of problems or inefficiencies

Solutions are implemented, recorded and monitored for the reoccurrence of problems

Operating procedures, manuals, quality standards and other documents are updated to reflect the changes

Problems, solutions and opportunities for improvement are discussed and resolved with workgroup members and internal customers and partners

The underlying scientific and technological causes of problems, basis for improvements, and related issues are explained and discussed.

3. > Problems, plans and actions are discussed with relevant personnel and agreement is obtained

Work is organised and planned and communicated clearly

Interpersonal interactions and processes are managed to achieve the required outputs

Procedures are used to ensure consistency of effort and outcomes

Achievements of work unit objectives are evaluated and suggestions for improvements are implemented

4. > The workplace is safe and free of hazards

Tools, equipment and services are cared for, maintained and stored according to good practice and to workplace procedures

Workgroup members are assisted and influenced to work effectively, efficiently and safely

Interpersonal interactions and processes are managed to achieve required outputs

Procedures are used to ensure consistency of effort and outcomes

5. > Options are explained

Preparation requirements are explained

Learning plan is developed

Integrated Assessment:

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

Observing (and listening to) the learner at work, both in primary activities as well as in other interactions, or in relevant simulations

Asking questions and initiating short discussions to test understanding

Looking at records and reports

The learner may choose in which language s/he wants to be assessed. This should be established as part of a process of 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 the explicit tasks required for the qualification as well as the understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin the activities required for tyre manufacturing. The assessment process should also establish how the critical outcomes have been advanced by the learning process.

Assessors should also evaluate evidence that the learner has been performing consistently over a period of time. The assessment can include a small project or projects that need more time to complete than is practical in a live assessment session.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

This qualification and associated qualifications have been found comparable in terms of outcomes and duration to:
1. Qualifications in the United Kingdom: National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (N/SVQ)
2. Modern apprenticeship qualifications in the United Kingdom in the field of polymer processing
3. Vocational qualifications in Germany

In addition, the qualification design has been benchmarked against the Manufacturing Skills Standards developed by the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council in the United States.
For the detailed comparison see the Executive Summary of the SGB Process Report.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

This 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 the purpose of RPL.

MODERATION OPTIONS

Moderators for the qualification should be qualified and accredited with an appropriate ETQA.
To assure the quality of the assessment process, the moderation should cover one of the following:

Assessor credentials

The assessment instrument

The assessment process

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The following criteria should be applied by the relevant ETQA:

1. Appropriate qualification in the field of quality assurance, with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a tyre-manufacturing environment. The subject matter expertise 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 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 relevant ETQA
5. Any other criteria required by the relevant ETQA

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

NOTES

This qualification links to the following qualifications:

NQF level 5

National Diploma in Rubber Technology (240 credits)

(Draft) Tyre and Tyre Component Manufacturing: Optimising Tyre Manufacturing Processes and Tyre Performance (120 credits)

Industrial Rubber Manufacturing

NQF level 4

Tyre & Tyre Component Manufacturing

Quality Assurance of Tyre Processes

Industrial Rubber Manufacturing

NQF level 3

Tyre &Tyre Component Manufacturing

Tyre Assembly

Quality Checking of Tyres and Tyre Components

Industrial Rubber Manufacturing

NQF level 2

Tyre & Tyre Component Manufacturing

Quality Checking and Finishing of Manufactured Tyres

Industrial Rubber Manufacturing (Mixing OR Extruding OR Moulding OR Calendaring)

NQF level 1

Manufacturing, Engineering, Assembly & Related Activities

UNIT STANDARDS:

	ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Core	13254	Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of business processes	Level 4	NQF Level 04	10
Core	13198	Formulate and recommend solutions to common industrial rubber manufacturing problems	Level 4	NQF Level 04	20
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	13194	Perform statistical process control	Level 4	NQF Level 04	12
Core	115112	Plan and set up testing programme to investigate quality issues and recommend changes	Level 4	NQF Level 04	20
Fundamental	8968	Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Fundamental	8969	Interpret and use information from texts	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Fundamental	8973	Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Fundamental	8970	Write texts for a range of communicative contexts	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
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	117877	Perform one-to-one training on the job	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
Elective	7567	Produce and use spreadsheets for business	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Elective	7570	Produce word processing documents for business	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Elective	8555	Contribute to information distribution regarding HIV/AIDS in the workplace	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Elective	7854	Provide First Aid	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Elective	13203	Counsel workgroup members in respect of HIV/AIDS	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	3

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

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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.

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