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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Further Education and Training Certificate: Gaming Supervision |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
59098 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Gaming Supervision | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
CATHSSETA - Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Education and Training Authority | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
Further Ed and Training Cert | Field 11 - Services | Hospitality, Tourism, Travel, Gaming and Leisure | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 140 | 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 9999/99 | 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
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 |
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to ensure that individuals performing supervisory functions within a casino have the skills and competencies required to effectively perform their duties. Effective supervision of gaming operations is essential to prevent, inter alia, cheating, fraud and money laundering, all of which are extremely detrimental to profitability and the smooth operation of a casino. It is also necessary to help manage the consequences of problem and pathological gambling, and promote responsible gambling practice. The learners undertaking this qualification will also be encouraged to continually update their knowledge of the industry and to keep it current. This will assist them in performing their duties and ensuring that their area of responsibility complies with the legislative framework. The acquisition of recognised skills and abilities is therefore needed by the sector in order to meet legislative and operational requirements and to remain profitable in order to increase growth and job opportunities. People in any of the four types of positions listed above will be able to demonstrate mastery of the processes, including equipment, for the area which they area supervising. They will also have to demonstrate competency in key areas of their position, such as: This qualification thus provides an opportunity for individuals who have been operating as dealers, cashiers, slots attendants, surveillance personnel or slots technical attendants to progress to positions of increased responsibility. Individuals already operating as supervisors in a casino might benefit by using this qualification to supplement their experience with relevant and current knowledge of the gaming industry and legislation that governs its operation. This qualification will be of great benefit to individuals on a development path in a casino. Depending on the selected learning combination, the qualifying learner will be equipped to perform the duties required of Slots, Surveillance, Dealing, Count and Cash-desk supervisors. This qualification acts as a stepping stone for further development into managerial positions within the casino. There is little or no formal recognition of people who are working and being trained in the gaming environment. Additionally, Casinos devote much time and resources to train their employees to deal with the technical and legislative demands placed on individuals operating in this environment. This qualification assists in recognising such training and development on the NQF. It will also provide the opportunity for experienced workers to receive formal recognition of their expertise. It is thus very much in line with industry practice. Benefits to the learner include improving technical proficiency, as well as equipping them with the competencies necessary to perform supervisory functions. The qualification includes aspects that will be of benefit to society, including dealing with the effects of pathological gambling, as well as promoting responsible gambling. This qualification helps to achieve the publicly outlined objectives of the NQF. In particular, qualifying learners will be able to: > Carry out supervisory functions within the dealing department. > Carry out supervisory functions within the cashiering department. > Carry out supervisory functions within the slots department. > Carry out supervisory functions within the surveillance department. Rationale: The Gaming sector is a highly regulated and supervised area, related to (and often within) the hospitality sector. This regulation is partly due to the large amounts of cash and cash equivalents involved, as well as potential or imagined opportunities for illegal activities such as money-laundering. The Gaming sector provides leisure, tourism and potential income-earning opportunities, as well as employment in specific venues throughout South Africa, particularly in the casino environment. The sector is utilised both by domestic and international tourists, as well as locals in a non-tourist capacity. The large sums of money involved with the Gaming sector, and the high level of marketing related to this environment, ensures that the sector contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product of South Africa, as well as towards the country's foreign exchange earnings and the marketing of South Africa as a tourist destination. The sector also provides a wide range and large number of employment opportunities. Due to the nature of the sector, a large emphasis is placed on training and education of staff members particularly, but also an awareness programmes aimed at the clientele, especially in the area of responsible gaming. Varieties of organisations contribute to and operate within this sector, for example: The sector utilises strictly managed access and operational processes which all require operational implementation of the legislative frameworks related to the sector. The activities within the sector are also broken up into four main operational areas, namely: There is a range of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values which is common to all of these areas, while there are others which are specific to each of these four areas. These are all catered for in this qualification, and together they define the main operational and vocational objectives across the envisaged career paths resulting from this qualification. The skills and competencies gained in this level 4 qualification enable the qualifying learner to take up a variety of supervisory roles within the casino/gaming environment, while ensuring that the understanding gained of the environment is applied in the sector in one of the following positions: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
It is assumed that a learner is competent in:
This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through RPL and the qualification may be granted to learners who have acquired the skills and knowledge without attending formal courses providing they can demonstrate competence in the outcomes of the individual unit standards as required by the fundamental, core and elective areas as stipulated in the qualification and by the exit level outcomes. Recognition of Prior Learning: This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through RPL and the qualification may be granted to learners who have acquired the skills and knowledge without attending formal courses providing they can demonstrate competence in the outcomes of the individual unit standards as required by the fundamental, core and elective areas as stipulated in the qualification and by the exit level outcomes. A RPL process may also be used to credit learners with unit standards in which they have developed the necessary competency as a result of workplace and experiential learning. Learners submitting themselves for RPL should be thoroughly briefed prior to the assessment, and may be required to submit a Portfolio of Evidence in the prescribed format to be assessed for formal recognition. 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. Access to the Qualification: There is open access to any learner who is able to arrange for assessment in a Gaming environment. |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
The Qualification consists of a Fundamental, a Core and an Elective Component.
To be awarded the Qualification learners are required to obtain a minimum of 140 credits as detailed below. Fundamental component: The Fundamental Component consists of Unit Standards in: It is compulsory therefore for learners to do Communication in two different South African languages, one at NQF Level 4 and the other at NQF Level 3. All Unit Standards in the Fundamental Component are compulsory. Core component: Elective component: The Elective Component consists of a number of specializations each with its own set of Unit Standards. Learners are to choose a specialization area and must choose Elective Unit Standards to the value of 18 credits from the Unit standards listed under that specialization so as to attain a minimum of 140 credits for this qualification. The elective component of the qualification has been divided into four specialisations. The specialisations with their unit standards, as listed in the electives, are: Dealing: Cashiering: Slots: Surveillance: |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Ensure Customer satisfaction.
2. Address fraud and compliance issues in a casino context. 3. Supervise staff to ensure productivity. One of the following depending upon the specialisation chosen: 4. Carry out supervisory functions within the dealing department. 5. Carry out supervisory functions within the cashiering department. 6. Carry out supervisory functions within the slots department. 7. Carry out supervisory functions within the surveillance department. Critical Cross-Field Outcomes: Several of the critical cross-field outcomes (CCFOs) have been embedded within each of the unit standards that constitute this qualification. As a whole all CCFOs will be addressed in completing this qualification. Spread of Critical Cross-field Outcomes across the Unit Standards that are classified as Core for the purpose of this Qualification: Unit Standard Title: Core: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant current occupational health and safety legislation: Resolve a gaming dispute: Analyse and understand social issues: Care for customers: Motivate and build a team: Plan and conduct a research project: Monitor and supervise legislative compliance in a casino environment: Explain South African money laundering legislation and the implications for accountable institutions in transacting with clients: Administer disciplinary and grievance policy and procedure: Conduct a structured meeting: Demonstrate and apply understanding of the main issues of responsible tourism: Implement measures to prevent defrauding within the casino: Manage individual and team performance: |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: One of the following depending upon the specialisation chosen: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7: Integrated Assessment: Integrated assessment at this level will evaluate the learner's ability to combine actions and ideas across a range of activities and knowledge areas. The integrated assessment must specifically assess the learner's ability to: The assessment will require assessment methods, which measure and evaluate evidence generated during workplace-based activities into account. Because assessment practices must be open, transparent, fair, valid and reliable, ensuring that no learner is disadvantaged in any way whatsoever, an integrated assessment approach is incorporated into the qualification. A variety of methods must be used in assessment and tools and activities must be appropriate to the context in which the learner is working or will work. Where it is not possible to assess the learner in the workplace simulations, case studies, role-plays and other similar techniques should be used to provide a context appropriate to the assessment. The term "integrated assessment" implies that theoretical and practical components should be assessed together. Whenever possible the assessment of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values shown in the Unit Standards should be integrated and, during integrated assessment, the assessor should make use of a range of formative and summative assessment tools and methods. Combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflexive competencies should be assessed. Assessment should further ensure that all specific outcomes, embedded knowledge and critical cross-field outcomes are evaluated in an integrated way. Assessors must assess and give credit for the evidence of learning that has already been acquired through formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience as the assessment process is capable of being applied to the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), subject to the rules and criteria of the relevant Education and Training Quality Assurance body (ETQA). |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
When researching this Further Education and Training Certificate: Gaming Supervision, it becomes apparent that it would be virtually impossible to compare this qualification with training in emerging markets. This is mainly due to the fact that gaming establishments are not recognised in all markets and that most training is conducted in-house and the detail thereof is thus not readily available to the general public.
It is however widely recognised that best practice for formally organised gaming in casino environments is in the United States of America (USA). This can be seen in: When comparing this Certificate against training offered in the United States of America, it becomes evident that, at this level, the training offered through this Qualification compares well with training offered in the USA, especially in terms of the supervisory/inter-personal skills included in the Qualification. This can be illustrated by comparing the core competencies of this FETC with the outcomes of the Gaming-Casino Management Program (Code 101097) offered by the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, namely: In addition the FET Certificate: Gaming Supervision addresses the competencies identified by the US Occupational Information Network for Gaming Supervisors. These competencies include: However, as the gaming industry is not restricted to the USA, comparability also included other regions. In terms of competencies specific to Gaming as part of the Hospitality Industry, this qualification, while taking cognisance of South African realities, shares many of the core competencies found in the New Zealand National Certificate in Hospitality (Level 4), which under the Gaming Strand includes the following competencies: In the New Zealand National Certificate in Casino Gaming (Level 4), many core competencies again reflect those developed through the FET Certificate: Gaming Supervision, including: However the New Zealand (NZ) gaming qualification places much greater emphasis on ensuring compliance with the rules and procedures of specific games. So much so, that the NZ qualification includes 13 separate standards, each addressing the rules and procedures of a specific game. Within the context of this qualification it was however decided not to follow this example as the emphasis of the Certificate: Gaming Supervision is on the skill of ensuring compliance, rather than the detail of each specific game as per the NZ Qualification. Conclusion: Given the above, together with the fact that this qualification has been developed with the assistance of stakeholders who operate at an international level or have ties with international organisations, it can be deduced that the Further Education and Training Certificate: Gaming Supervision compares favourably with international training in terms of core competencies developed. This is borne out by the large proportion of similar or overlapping competencies required in the foreign qualifications comparison, and although this qualification does not cover all the areas which foreign qualifications do, it does include important, relevant and appropriate areas related to the local environment and context. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This qualification provides the following articulation opportunities:
Vertical articulation: Horizontal articulation: |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
Anyone assessing a learner against this qualification must:
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REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
NOTES |
N/A |
UNIT STANDARDS: |
ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS | |
Core | 246740 | Care for customers | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Core | 242816 | Conduct a structured meeting | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Core | 246758 | Demonstrate and apply understanding of the main issues of responsible tourism | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Core | 120344 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant current occupational health and safety legislation | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Core | 242593 | Explain South African money laundering legislation and the implications for accountable institutions in transacting with clients | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Core | 246752 | Implement measures to prevent defrauding within the casino | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Core | 11473 | Manage individual and team performance | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Core | 242819 | Motivate and Build a Team | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 10 |
Core | 246746 | Resolve a gaming dispute | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Core | 120476 | Adhere to professional conduct and organisational ethics | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 4 |
Core | 246744 | Administer disciplinary and grievance policy and procedure | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 8 |
Core | 246766 | Monitor and supervise legislative compliance in a casino environment | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 9 |
Fundamental | 119472 | Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 119457 | Interpret and use information from texts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 119467 | Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 119465 | Write/present/sign 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 | 119462 | Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Fundamental | 119469 | Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9016 | Represent analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Fundamental | 119471 | Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes | 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 | 119459 | Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 246742 | Analyse various reports pertaining to the gaming floor | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Elective | 246750 | Control and order stock | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Elective | 246741 | Implement emergency count procedures | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Elective | 246754 | Initiate, conduct and follow up on surveillance investigations | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 7 |
Elective | 243950 | Maintain a preventative maintenance programme | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Elective | 246753 | Maintain productivity within the tables area | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 246755 | Monitor credit and cheque cashing facilities, applications and transactions | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Elective | 246763 | Perform cashiering administration | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Elective | 246743 | Process financial transactions in a gaming environment | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Elective | 246757 | Recognise and report staff cheat moves | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 3 |
Elective | 246749 | Supervise activities within a surveillance room | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 12 |
Elective | 246747 | Supervise gaming floor activities | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 9 |
Elective | 246745 | Supervise table games | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 11 |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: |
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