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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Keep informed about current affairs related to one`s own industry |
SAQA US ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | |||
14341 | Keep informed about current affairs related to one`s own industry | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Administration | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | ||||
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FIELD | SUBFIELD | |||
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies | Office Administration | |||
ABET BAND | UNIT STANDARD TYPE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS |
Undefined | Regular-Fundamental | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 4 |
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 provides a broad introduction to the business environment. It is the starting point for a learner new to the industry they are working within. The focus is knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in relation to the learner`s own context and experience of the world of work.
The qualifying learner is capable of: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
There is open access to this unit standard. Learners should:
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UNIT STANDARD RANGE |
The typical scope of this unit standard is events in the physical, social and economic environments and other items of news that appear on television, radio newscasts or in a daily or weekly newspaper. |
Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 |
Identify events in the physical environment that could impact on a selected industry |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. The term physical environment is understood and a list is made of possible events related to the physical environment. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Information relating to current events in the physical environment is collected and organised demonstrating basic processing of readily available information. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. A brief indication is given of how each event could impact on the selected business sector. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
4. The ways in which the selected industry could be affected by such an event are named for three different sub-sector/s of the industry. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 |
Identify events in the social environment that could impact on a selected industry |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. The term social environment is understood and a list is made of possible events related to the social environment. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Information relating to current events in the social environment is collected and organised demonstrating basic processing of readily available information. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. A brief indication is given of how one such event could impact on one of the sub sectors of the selected industry. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 |
Identify events in the economic environment that could impact on a selected business sector |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. The term economic environment is understood and a list is made of three possible events related to the economic environment. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Information relating to current events in the economic environment is collected and organised demonstrating basic processing of readily available information. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. A brief indication is given of how one such event could impact on one of the sub-sectors of the selected business sector. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
4. The groups of people and kinds of work most likely to be affected are identified for each event. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 |
Identify people and companies in the news |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. Achievements of people and companies in the selected business sector in the news are identified with examples of why they are newsworthy. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Problems in the industry and possible causes for the problems are identified with examples. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. New developments in the industry are discussed with examples. |
UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS |
Accreditation and Moderation:
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UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE |
The learners can identify:
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Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING |
A learner is able to identify and provide possible causes and solutions to problems by identifying events in the environment and the industry that could impact on one`s own industry. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING |
A learner can work effectively with others as a member of a community when gathering information about the industry from the community. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING |
A learner is able to collect and organise information gathered to indicate how events in the physical, economic and social environments could impact on one of the sub-sectors of one`s own industry. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING |
Learners can communicate effectively and responsibly to describe or present information gathered during research activities into the events in the physical, economic and social environments that could impact on one`s own industry. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING |
Learners can demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising and identifying the impact that the different environments can have on one`s own industry. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING |
A learner can explore educational and career opportunities in their research of the industry and current events. |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | STATUS | END DATE | PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY | |
Core | 23833 | National Certificate: Business Administration Services | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
Core | 48887 | National Certificate: Hiring Services and Support | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
Elective | 57162 | National Certificate: Aluminium Fabrication and Installation | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | CETA |
Elective | 49648 | National Certificate: New Venture Creation (SMME) | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
Elective | 58308 | National Certificate: Informal Small Business Practice | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | W&RSETA |
Elective | 49447 | National Certificate: Trade Exhibition Support | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
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. |
1. | Advanced Assessments and Train |
2. | Signa Academy (Pty) Ltd |
3. | Training Force (Pty) Ltd (Durban) (TP) |
4. | Visual Excellence Trading 508 (Pty) Ltd |
5. | Yenza Umehluko/ Make a Difference |
All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source. |