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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Function in a craft business environment

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115147	Function in a craft business environment
ORIGINATOR
SGB Art, Craft & Design
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 02 - Culture and Arts			Visual Arts
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
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

A learner credited with this unit standard will be able to operate in a craft enterprise that produces craft products for a market. This unit standard contributes to the competence of those learners who want to pursue a career in the Art, Craft and Design sector, and contribute to greater levels of production and quality in this industry.

Learners credited with this unit standard are capable of:

Functioning in craft retail environments

Maintaining basic financial systems

Performing administrative tasks

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

It is recommended that the learner has completed ABET level 3 or equivalent with competencies in literacy, like communication skills and business skills.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Range statements are included in the unit standard where relevant. Learners are required to demonstrate that they can perform the specific outcomes with understanding. However, at this level they will be consciously following a set of 'rules' or principles, which inform what they do, rather than performing 'internalised rules'. At this level, learners are not expected to draw on or integrate insights from beyond their specific craft or field of competency.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Function in craft retail environments.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Craft display and sales areas were established and set up.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Set up display and selling area includes price tags, swing tag story, display products and customer accessibility.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Selling procedures and policies for craft products were developed and maintained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Basic business transactions in a craft enterprise were conducted and monitored.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Business transactions include invoices, statements, stock inventories, price lists and payment schedules.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Selling records and documentations were performed and filed.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

Housekeeping procedures for maintaining craft products on display were performed.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Housekeeping includes cleaning / dusting display and area, checking for damaged craft products, replenishing craft products on display. Housekeeping also refers to optimising the use of resources, record keeping, hygiene, health and safety.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6

Stakeholders and associates were identified and contextualised in the craft industry.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Stakeholders include the various types of craft producers, suppliers and customers.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Maintain basic financial systems.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Characteristics of successful financial systems for specific craft enterprise were listed and described.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Banking procedures for craft enterprise were maintained and performed.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Functional bookkeeping systems were implemented and maintained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Best bookkeeping practices for the craft environment were identified and analysed.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Perform administrative tasks.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

General filing systems were kept and maintained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Business records were kept and maintained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Customer files were established and maintained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Business correspondences were prepared and send.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

Best administrative practices for specific craft enterprise were identified and analysed.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Assessment of learner achievements takes place at providers accredited by a relevant ETQA (RSA, 1998b) for the provision of programs that result in the outcomes specified for this unit standard.

Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with a relevant ETQA.

Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with a relevant ETQA.

The relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures will oversee moderation of assessment and is responsible for moderation of learner achievements of learners who meet the requirements of this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following embedded knowledge is addressed in an integrated way in the unit standard:

Credited learners understand and can explain:

Basic business principles, terms and concepts used in craft business environment

Documentation and information reflecting selling transactions

Maintain data processing and filing systems

The basic principles of the supply chain, stakeholders and their associated roles in the craft industry

Specific technical craft enterprise

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

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UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve craft business environment problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others as members of the same craft business and environment team, group, organization or community.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively within the selected craft enterprise.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

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

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrate an understanding of the world of craft business environment as a set of related systems by recognizing that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following 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 learner 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 judgements 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 learner 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

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QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	48806	National Certificate: Craft Production	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	CATHSSETA

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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