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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of key policies to environmental education

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
13670	Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of key policies to environmental education
ORIGINATOR
SGB Environmental Educators
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-
FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 05 - Education, Training and Development			Adult Learning
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 4	NQF Level 04	2
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
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 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 for people working as environmental education practitioners in a range of contexts, from environmental education centres and heritage sites to community-based projects, business or government departments.

A person credited with this unit standard will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of paragraphs 24 and 29 of the Constitution of South Africa, and understand their implications for environmental education

Demonstrate knowledge of the 20 principles of the National Environmental Management Act and understand their relevance to environmental education

Demonstrate knowledge of the corporate mission and vision of their organisation and the role of environmental education in achieving these aims

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The learner should demonstrate GETC or equivalent. This unit standard does not assume prior environmental education training or experience. However, it does assume that the learner is currently employed as an environmental education practitioner.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

This unit standard applies to assistant or junior environmental education practitioners. At this level, the learner should be able to relate the essential principles of a limited number of key policies to their practice. The unit standard recommends focusing on national and workplace-based policies and procedures, in order to provide the learner with an understanding of the scope of policy that affects environmental education practice. The relevant paragraphs of the Constitution of South Africa and the key principles of the National Environmental Management Act provide the national context. Policy documents from the workplace, e.g. mission statements, strategic and management plans, policy and procedures manuals, provide the workplace context.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Demonstrate knowledge of paragraphs 24 and 29 of the Constitution of South Africa

OUTCOME NOTES

Demonstrate knowledge of paragraphs 24 and 29 of the Constitution of South Africa, and understand their implications for environmental education.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the content of paragraphs 24 and 29 of the Constitution of South Africa.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Describe the implications of these articles for environmental education.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Demonstrate knowledge of the 20 principles of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA)

OUTCOME NOTES

Demonstrate knowledge of the 20 principles of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and understand their relevance to environmental education.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the 20 principles of the NEMA.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Describe the implications of the NEMA for environmental education.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Demonstrate knowledge of the corporate mission and vision of their organisation

OUTCOME NOTES

Demonstrate knowledge of the corporate mission and vision of their organisation and the role of environmental education in achieving these aims.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the corporate mission and vision of the organisation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Describe the role of environmental education in achieving the goals of the organisation.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Accreditation and moderation options:

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

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

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

Refer to Specific Outcomes and to the Assessment Criteria contained in this unit standard.

To complete this unit standard, learners will require knowledge of the relevant articles of the South African Constitution, the principles of the National Environmental Management Act, and the mission and vision of their organisation.

They will also need to understand the goals, principles and methods of environmental education.

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Participate as a responsible citizen in the life of local, national and global communities.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Specified requirements:

Specified requirements include specific legal and workplace requirements and are contained in one or more of the following documents:

Legal:

Relevant laws, regulations and policies, e.g. the National Environmental Management Act, Curriculum 2005

Site specific:

Relevant contextual information and documentation, including corporate strategic plans and workplace procedures

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	22900	National Certificate: Environmental Education, Training and Development Practice	Level 4	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L4	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	ETDP SETA
Elective	78529	Further Education and Training Certificate: Chemical Operations	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

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