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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Demonstrate an understanding of preventative maintenance, environmental and safety issues in a computer environment

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
114636	Demonstrate an understanding of preventative maintenance, environmental and safety issues in a computer environment
ORIGINATOR
SGB Information Systems and Technology
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences			Information Technology and Computer Sciences
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular-Fundamental	Level 3	NQF Level 03	6
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
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 unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is designed to provide credits towards health and safety in the work environment, specifically applicable to the computer industry.

Qualifying learners are able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of preventive maintenance measures and procedures of computer hardware;

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of safety measures and procedures of a computer working environment;

Explain environmental protection measures and procedures of a computer working environment.

The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credit value is based on the assumption that people starting to learn towards this unit standard are:

Competent in Communications Literacy at NQF level 2

Able to describe basic concepts of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Able to describe basic concepts of electricity

Able to identify basic computer components

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

This unit standard covers:
The health and safety requirements related to the computer environment. More detailed range statements are provided for specific outcomes and assessment criteria as needed.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of preventive maintenance measures and procedures.

OUTCOME NOTES

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of preventive maintenance measures and procedures of computer hardware.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The demonstration identifies the causes of computer hardware maintenance.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: Over heating, Dust, Electrical Spikes, Thermal creep.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The demonstration covers preventive measure for the causes of computer hardware maintenance.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: Ventilation, Liquid cleaning compounds, Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS).

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of safety measures and procedures.

OUTCOME NOTES

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of safety measures and procedures of a computer working environment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The demonstration explains safety measure for different types of fires and which applies to computer environments.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: A, B and C types of fires.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The demonstration covers potential hazards and safety procedures relating to the computer environment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: High-voltage equipment, Power supply, Screens.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The demonstration cover Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and precautions for it.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: Conductive rubber mat with grounding cable, grounding wrist strap, Goggles.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Explain environmental protection measures and procedures of a computer working environment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The explanation covers handling of computer components.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: Screens, Batteries.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The explanation covers handling of computer peripheral components.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Including, but not limited to: Printer toner cartridges, Chemical solvents and cans.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

The relevant Education and Training Quality Authority (ETQA) must accredit providers before they can offer programs of education and training assessed against unit standards.

Moderation Process:

Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines in the relevant qualification and the agreed ETQA procedures.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that the possession or lack of the knowledge can be inferred directly from the quality of the candidate's performance against the standards.

The different hardware components of a computer, and their basic functioning

Peripherals used in a computer environment

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify, solve problems and make decisions:

Identify hazards, plan contingencies and identify solutions to hazardous situations.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise, and critically evaluate information:

Gather, organise and interpret health and safety information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically:

Use scientific solutions to problems, like rubber maps, grounding wrist strap etc.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Contribute to his/her full personal development and the social and economic development of the society at large:

Being aware of the potential environmental hazards of computer and computer-related equipment.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:

Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.

Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.

Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.

The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgments should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.

The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.

All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Supplementary information:

Definitions:
A, B and C type fires refers to standard industry known definitions of types of fires.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	78964	Further Education and Training Certificate: Information Technology: Technical Support	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	MICTS
Core	24293	National Certificate: Information Technology: Technical Support	Level 4	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L4	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2010-01-23	Was MICTS until Last Date for Achievement
Elective	61591	National Certificate: Information Technology: End User Computing	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
Elective	78965	Further Education and Training Certificate: Information Technology: Systems Development	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	MICTS
Elective	24294	Further Education and Training Certificate: Information Technology: Systems Development	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2010-01-23	Was MICTS until Last Date for Achievement

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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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