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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Achieve export objectives through improved productivity 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
243216  Achieve export objectives through improved productivity 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Transport and Logistics Operations 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 11 - Services Transport, Operations and Logistics 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  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 for persons working in the International trade environment especially within exports. The learner is able to achieve export objectives through improved productivity.

A person credited with this unit standard is able to:
  • Participate in production planning in order to ensure that the export market demands can be met.
  • Develop production alternatives to optimise the satisfaction of export market demands.
  • Evaluate technology transfer as an option to local product manufacture and export.
  • Analyse how local resources can be beneficiated to optimise export productivity.
  • Ensure that specific export product quality is controlled. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    It is assumed that learners are competent in:
  • Communication Literacy at NQF Level 4.
  • Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 4.
  • Computer Literacy at NQF Level 4. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    N/A 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Participate in production planning in order to ensure that the export market demands can be met. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The export sales plan is used as an input to production planning as it relates to specific markets, products and/or services. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Production alternatives are developed with the assistance of the production manager to optimise the satisfaction of export market demands as it relates to specific markets, products and/or services. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Participate in the evaluation of technology transfer as an option to local product manufacture and export. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The relative costs of manufacturing domestically and exporting as opposed to transferring technology to the export market and manufacturing externally are evaluated as they relate to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The impact of manufacturing domestically and exporting as opposed to transferring technology to the export market and manufacturing externally is assessed against the company's export strategy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Participation in processes aimed at reviewing export strategy in light of the feasibility studies is carried out as it relates to different export products. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Analyse how local resources can be beneficiated or outsourced to optimise export productivity. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The export product range of the organisation is analysed to determine the degree of beneficiation as they relate to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The costs of further beneficiation domestically as an outsourced process are compared to those of beneficiating in-house as they relate to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The resources required to beneficiate domestically are evaluated as they relate to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Processes aimed at reviewing export strategy in light of the feasibility studies are participated in as they relate to different export products 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Ensure that specific export product quality is controlled. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Processes and procedures are put in place to control the quality of export raw materials as they relate to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Processes and procedures are put in place to control the quality of production of export products as it relates to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Processes and procedures are put in place to control the quality of packing, packaging, marking and labelling of export products as it relates to different export products. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Quality control requirements of the export markets as they relate to different export products are applied to ensure conformity. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Anyone assessing a learner must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA or an ETQA where a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) exists 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 or ETQA where a MOU exists with the relevant ETQA.
  • Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the Moderation Guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
  • Interpretation of production plans.
  • Concept of technology transfer.
  • Beneficiation - concepts, costs and cost calculations.
  • Quality management systems.
  • Productivity modelling. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems related when achieving export objectives through improved productivity. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise oneself and one's activities so that all requirements are met in achieving competence when achieving export objectives through improved productivity. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, evaluate, organise and critically evaluate information when achieving export objectives through improved productivity. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively when achieving export objectives through improved productivity. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

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

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    N/A 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  96401   National Certificate: Export Administration  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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