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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Certificate: Automotive Body Repair

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
64709	National Certificate: Automotive Body Repair
ORIGINATOR
SGB Vehicle Maintenance
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	120	Level 2	NQF Level 02	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

Purpose:

The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with the standards and the range of learning required to work effectively in the Automotive Body Repair industry. This qualification will enable learners to meet the challenges of an industry that has shown a rapid increase through the introduction of new technology in body repair methods.

This qualification also serves to develop new skills for new technology. It creates an infrastructure of sound technological support and opportunities in a labour market with a growing demand to recognise people for their skills and to meet the challenges of the automotive body repair environment.

The primary skill that is recognised in this qualification is the ability to understand and apply the relevant theory of auto body construction and passive- and active safety systems in order to repair minor dents. Hand skills also play an important role in this qualification and successful learners will need to apply hand skills in completing their tasks.

After achieving this qualification learners will be able to:

Communicate with peers and supervisors in an automotive work context.

Use and maintain automotive workshop tools and equipment.

Prepare a vehicle for automotive body repair work.

Repair minor accident damage to vehicles.

Rationale:

The automotive body repair industry is subjected to the ever increasing new technology of body repair methods. This necessitates that learning programmes are developed so that learners entering this field of learning are introduced to this new technology at an early stage of their career.

Introducing learners at this level of learning also forms the support structure in an automotive body repair shop from where learning gradually progresses to more advanced repair techniques at higher levels of learning, thereby exposing learners to more advanced and sophisticated body repair methods and equipment.

This is the first qualification in a series and forms the basis for learners who want to follow a career in the field of automotive body repair. This qualification focuses on developing skills and knowledge necessary to begin such a career. It also provides learners who have gained relevant experience in the workplace with an opportunity to obtain credits through an RPL process.

This qualification recognises the skills, knowledge and values relevant in the workplace and will cater for learners who:

Have attended courses and need to apply the knowledge gained to activities in the workplace.

Are already workers and have acquired skills and knowledge without having attended formal training.

Are part of a learnership programme which integrates structured learning and operational experience.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learners registering for this qualification should already have achieved a General Education and Training Certificate at NQF Level 1or equivalent.

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

Literacy and numeracy at NQF Level 1.

Basic concepts of science and technology at NQF Level 1.

Recognition of Prior Learning:

The structure of this qualification makes the Recognition of Prior Learning possible, if the learner is able to demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes implicit in this Qualification. Recognition of Prior Learning will be done by means of an Integrated Assessment as mentioned in the previous paragraph.

This Recognition of Prior Learning may allow:

For accelerated access to further learning.

Gaining of credits towards any of the Exit Level Outcomes in this qualification.

All recognition of Prior Learning is subject to quality assurance by the relevant accredited Education and Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) and must be conducted by a registered workplace assessor. Identified outcomes may have been acquired in a range of economic sectors and these will be considered as appropriate where the candidate provides evidence of the applicability of that learning to this qualification.

Access to the Qualification:

This qualification is open for anyone who wishes to pursue a career in automotive body repair, but prior achievement of the "Learning Assumed to be in Place" would facilitate an easier progression into learning programmes to address the outcomes of this qualification.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

Rules of combination for this qualification are as follows:

All Fundamental unit standards are compulsory (36 Credits).

All Core unit standards are compulsory (51 Credits).

Additional Elective unit standards accounting for 33 credits must be selected to achieve a total of 120 credits for this qualification.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Communicate with peers and supervisors in an automotive work context.

2. Use and maintain automotive workshop tools and equipment.

3. Prepare a vehicle for automotive body repair work.

4. Repair minor accident damage to vehicles.

Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

This qualification addresses the following critical cross-field outcomes, as detailed in the unit standards:

Identifying and solving problems in which responses indicate that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made.

Working effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community.

Organising and managing oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.

Collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information.

Communicating effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral/written persuasion.

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

Demonstrating and understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

1.1 Oral communication is maintained and adapted as required to promote effective interaction in a work context.
1.2 Terminology used is appropriate to the situation and in accordance with normal workplace usage.
1.3 Information related to work tasks is accessed and interpreted from a range of written and oral sources to ensure that work requirements are understood.
1.4 Communication is clear and unambiguous and at an appropriate level for designated target audiences.
1.5 Information communicated is accurate and conveyed in accordance with acceptable timeframes.
1.6 Communication is effective, regular and ongoing.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

2.1 Tools and equipment are selected and used in accordance with their design and are appropriate for the task at hand.
2.2 Tools and equipment required for the scope of work are sourced from available supplies.
2.3 Tools and equipment are checked for condition prior to use.
2.4 Faulty tools are identified and replaced or repaired according to workplace procedures.
2.5 Tools and equipment are used according to manufacturer operating guidelines.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

3.1 The vehicle is made safe to work with in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
3.2 Body construction features of the vehicle are identified in relation to access to damaged area.
3.3 Vehicle safety features are identified in terms of precautions when working near activation points.
3.4 Damaged panels are prepared for repair in accordance with workplace procedures.
3.5 Damaged components are cleaned and dismantled according to organisational requirements.
3.6 Work is conducted with due consideration for other team members and overall productivity.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

4.1 Vehicles are moved and lifted in accordance with accepted workplace procedures.
4.2 Damaged components are removed and replaced according to manufacturer specifications.
4.3 Consequences of not replacing components correctly are described in terms of safety hazards and customer satisfaction.
4.4 Damaged body panels are repaired to original manufacturer specifications.
4.5 Repaired panels are replaced and sealed in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
4.6 Work is conducted with due consideration for other team members and overall productivity.

Integrated Assessment:

Because assessment practices must be open, transparent, fair, valid, and reliable and ensure that no learner is disadvantaged in any way whatsoever, an integrated assessment approach is incorporated into the Qualification. Learning, teaching and assessment are inextricably linked. Whenever possible, the assessment of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values shown in the exit level outcomes should be integrated.

A variety of methods must be used in assessment tools and activities must be appropriate to the context in which the learner is working. Where it is not possible to assess the learner in the workplace or on-the-job, 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. During integrated assessments the assessor should make use of formative and summative assessment methods and assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflective competencies. Assessors should assess and give credit for the evidence of learning that has already been acquired through formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience.

Assessment should ensure that all outcomes, embedded knowledge and critical cross-field outcomes are assessed. The assessment of the critical cross-field outcomes should be integrated with the assessment of specific outcomes and embedded knowledge.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

This qualification is part of a series of qualifications in the field of Automotive Body Repair and was compared to other, similar outcomes-based qualifications in various countries as follows:

New Zealand:

The National Certificate in Motor Industry (Panelbeating) is a New Zealand qualification at NQF Level 4. This is a three year qualification without qualifications or exit level outcomes at the intermediate levels. The qualification is pitched at NQF Level 4 on their NQF with only unit standards and credits at NQF Levels 1 to 4. This notwithstanding, the technical content of this qualification does correspond with the equivalent level of qualification in Automotive Body Repair in New Zealand.

United Kingdom:

The Level 2 Certificate in Automotive Engineering covers aspects related to this qualification but also includes more broadly defined work aspects such as Motor Vehicle Refinisher, Motor Vehicle Builder, Motor Vehicle Mechanic and Motor Vehicle Technician. The scope is way beyond that of a panel beater and includes aspects of vehicle engine performance and improved suspension for racing.

The basic methods of assessment include Coursework, Oral Examination, Portfolio of Evidence, Practical Demonstration/Assignment, Practical Examination and Written Examination. No units are specified as compulsory, and the learner may select any units they like, totalling 120 credits. Notes are given regarding accepted grouping of units and progression to further levels of education.

The Level of the Level 2 Certificate in Automotive Engineering is much higher than the South African NQF Level 2 and covers various aspects included in the South African qualifications at Levels 3 and 4.

Elements of the Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) in the UK have been used in benchmarking best practice procedures in some of the unit standards used in this qualification. The NVQ qualifications offered in the UK cover all the same objectives of this series of qualifications at various levels of complexity. The qualifications are offered as an internship wherein the learner enrols with a college or training centre for the theoretical component, and achieves the practical component in-house. The qualifications are all based on specific levels of performance, and lead to progressive levels of complexity, but are identified as separate qualifications. The learning towards these qualifications is offered through long-term learner-employer relationships, with short-term stints at a training centre. Qualification titles in the UK include:

Vehicle Refinishing - Level 3: (Q1017590).

Vehicle Body Repair - Level 3: (Q1015917).

Vehicle Body Fitting - Level 2: (Q1015913).

Australia:

The Certificate in Automotive Vehicle Body Repair is a 3 year course for artisans to learn how to repair and paint vehicles. The qualification has 2 specialisation areas: one for spray painting and one for panel beating. Both specialisation areas comprise less than 1200 notional learning hours, but are spread out over 3 Levels, with core units being specified at the entry level (Level 2).

There are a range of elective units that may be selected from different categories, but the rules of combination indicate that all units must be selected, thereby not allowing the learner any choice in learning. The qualification aims at targeting competence at artisan level only with no recognition for achievement of less than the whole qualification.

Denmark:

The Danish panel beater qualification is spread over 4 years with 55 weeks of formal education and training and 153 weeks of on-the-job training. Danish vocational education and training programmes are alternating programmes, which means that the education and training activities alternate between education and training at a school and on-the-job training in an enterprise. The training programme is a full vocational education and training programme, equivalent to Level 3 in the Isced system.

No breakdown of the qualification is given in terms of units of learning, but the end point equates to the South African Level 4 Panel Beater. There is no recognition for achievement of less than the whole qualification.

Germany:

The qualifications offered in Germany are also predominantly vocational qualifications with theoretical components being achieved through a specified period at a training centre. The qualifications are aimed at achieving complete competence in all aspects of vehicle maintenance through the progressive series of qualifications and includes mechanical, electrical and coach works (panel beating). The training programmes are progressive qualifications of one-year duration each and include ongoing training through workbooks in which the trainee is required to complete evidence of understanding for each month of the registered year of learning. Germany has a requirement that competent people be licensed to operate under the meister (master craftsman) programme, and this licence is valid for a period of two years. The qualification titles offered in Germany include:

Auto Fachman - Level 1.

Auto Fachman - Level 2.

Auto Fachman - Level 3.

Auto Fachman - Meister.

United States of America:

America uses a system of specialisation areas, with a master technician being identified as a person who is competent in all areas and will be able to perform on almost any part of a vehicle. The learning is conducted through apprenticeships and has specialisation areas for:

Engine technicians.

Transmission technicians.

Steering and suspension technicians.

Brake technicians.

Electrical system technicians.

Heating and air-conditioning technicians.

Driveability and performance technicians.

Lubrication technicians.

Coachwork technicians.

SADC:

None of the SADC countries have their own qualifications relating to vehicle maintenance, but use the British City and Guilds Standards for training learners in the automotive field. Namibia has indicated interest in the South African qualifications and may implement this qualification once it has been registered.

Conclusion:

Most other countries have a streamlined qualification process that ends in a required result, but does not recognise competence in parts of the qualification. This has been identified as a problem in the South African context, and that was why the move to the NQF and unit standards was made. Through achieving this qualification, learners will given recognition for their abilities after just one year of learning. Alternately, learners may achieve employable skills by electing to exit with one or more Exit Level Outcomes instead of the entire qualification.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

This Qualification lends itself to both vertical and horizontal articulation possibilities.

Horizontal articulation is possible with the following Qualifications:

ID 49689 - National Certificate: Automotive Repair and Maintenance, NQF Level 2.

ID 21004 - National Certificate: Automotive Component Manufacturing and Assembly, NQF Level 2.

ID 22858 - National Certificate: Autotronics, NQF Level 2.

ID 63473 - National Certificate: Mechanical Engineering: Fitting: Manufacturing and Engineering, NQF Level 2.

ID 22770 - National Certificate: Mechatronics, NQF Level 2.

ID 62709 - National Certificate: Service Station Operations, NQF Level 2.

ID 64410 - National Certificate: Automotive Spray Painting, NQF Level 2.

Vertical articulation is possible with the following qualifications:

ID 64529 - National Certificate: Automotive Body Repair at NQF Level 3.

MODERATION OPTIONS

Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this Qualification must be accredited as a provider with the relevant Education and Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA).

Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this Qualification must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the ETQA's policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation, in terms of agreements reached around assessment and moderation between ETQAs (including professional bodies).

Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the Qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described in the ELOs of the Qualification and will include integration of skills relevant to the economic sector.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Assessors must be registered in terms of the requirements of SAQA and the relevant ETQA. In addition, assessors should have:

A minimum of 3 (three) years' practical, relevant occupational experience.

A relevant Qualification at NQF Level 3 or higher.

The ability to meet the outcomes of this qualification.

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	260158	Apply sealers and cavity fillers on vehicles	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Core	13220	Keep the work area safe and productive	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Core	119734	Perform surface preparation on a body panel	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Core	119741	Remove, replace and align body parts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Core	119747	Repair minor dents on ferrous body shell and parts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Core	15123	Select and use vehicle lifting equipment	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Core	119744	Select, use and care for engineering hand tools	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Core	119736	Understand the body construction and safety features of a vehicle	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Fundamental	119463	Access and use information from texts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	9009	Apply basic knowledge of statistics and probability to influence the use of data and procedures in order to investigate life related problems	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Fundamental	7480	Demonstrate understanding of rational and irrational numbers and number systems	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Fundamental	9008	Identify, describe, compare, classify, explore shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional shapes in different contexts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Fundamental	119454	Maintain and adapt oral/signed communication	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	119460	Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	7469	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal and community life	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
Fundamental	9007	Work with a range of patterns and functions and solve problems	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	119456	Write/present for a defined context	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Elective	116932	Operate a personal computer system	Level 1	NQF Level 01	3
Elective	119752	Adjust headlights	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
Elective	13217	Collect and use information	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Elective	119745	Conduct an inspection	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Elective	243067	Cut materials using the oxy-fuel gas cutting process (manual cutting)	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	12465	Develop a learning plan and a portfolio for assessment	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	12466	Explain the individual`s role within business	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Elective	9268	Manage basic personal finance	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	119753	Perform basic welding/joining of metals	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Elective	260159	Polish automotive painted panels	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	12219	Select, use and care for engineering power tools	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6

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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