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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Use welding definitions and symbols

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
253736	Use welding definitions and symbols
ORIGINATOR
SGB Generic Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology			Engineering and Related Design
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
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 replaces:

US ID	Unit Standard Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Credits	Replacement Status
14713	Use welding definitions and symbols	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is for a learner within the fabrication and welding fields. Learners credited with this unit standard will be able of using weld definitions and symbols during weld preparation in accordance with job and industry requirements.

A person credited with this unit standard is capable of:

Interpret Definitions used in the welding industry.

Identify and apply welding symbols used by industry.

Sketch and describe welding symbols used in the industry.

This unit standard will contribute to the full development of any learner by providing recognition, further mobility and transportability within the field. The knowledge, skills and understanding demonstrated in this unit standard are essential for social and economic transformation and upliftment within the fabrication and welding environment.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Abet Level 4/NQF Level1 Unit standards:

SAQA Lo/06.

SAQA Com/001.

SAQA Com/003.

SAQA Com/004.

SAQA Unit Math 001.

SAQA Unit math 002.

SAQA Unit Math 007.

SAQA Unit Math 013.

Safety Health and Environmental (OHS Act) relevant to work site procedures.

Work site practices.

Engineering practices.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Scope:

Definitions and weld symbols is limited to those as being used in the welding industry.

This task is done under constant supervision.

Level:

Level (for Level 2).

A learning programme leading to the award of this unit standard should develop learners who demonstrate:

Ability to carry out moderate tasks that are familiar.

Ability to offer a clear choice of routine responses.

Basic operational knowledge base as indicated in the embedded knowledge component and that are readily available.

An understanding of known solutions to familiar problems with little generation of new ideas.

Ability to work under direct supervision with some responsibility.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Know the basics of welded joints and their terminology.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The definitions used in the welding industry is described and explained in accordance with AWS standards and practices.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Definitions limited to those as prescribed in the AW Standards and practices.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Different joints and their characteristics are explained and described.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Characteristics of welds, types of joint preparation, weld profile and surface finish are explained and described.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Identify and apply welding symbols used by industry.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Weld symbols used in the industry is described in accordance with AWS instruction manual.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Welding symbols is limited to those as prescribed in the AW Standards and practices.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Sketch and describe welding symbols used in the industry.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Weld symbols are sketched and described in accordance with AWS and work instruction sheet.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Sketches of weld symbols can be done on free hand sketching or formal drawing format.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Welding symbols are identified and interpreted.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The use of a WPS in the production is identified and described.

UNIT STANDARD 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 in terms of the criteria laid down by the relevant ETQA.

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

Worksite procedures including good house keeping.

Definitions used in the welding industry.

Welding symbols use in the industry.

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others and in teams.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one`s activities responsibly and effectively.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

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

This unit standard replaces unit standard 14713, "Use welding definitions and symbols", Level 2, 5 credits.

This unit standard may be obtained through RPL. The learner should be thoroughly briefed on the mechanism to be used and support and guidance should be provided. Care should be taken that the mechanism used provides the learner with an opportunity to demonstrate competence and is not so onerous as to prevent learners from taking up the RPL option towards gaining a qualification.

Supplementary Information:

Assessment Tools:

These tools may include the following:

In-situ (on-the-job) observations.

Role-play simulations.

Structured group discussions.

Written reports (e.g. tests, exams, case studies, projects, registers, logbooks, workbooks).

Verbal report backs (presentations).

Portfolios of evidence.

Projects.

Experiential learning.

Working in teams.

Scenario sketching.

Notes to Assessors:

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 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 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.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	59750	National Certificate: Mechanical Engineering: Pipe-Fitting	Level 3	NQF Level 03	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:

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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