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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Attend to special clearance items within the banking environment

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
7130	Attend to special clearance items within the banking environment
ORIGINATOR
SGB Banking and Micro Finance
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
BANKSETA - Banking Sector Education and Training Authority
FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies			Finance, Economics and Accounting
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 3	NQF Level 03	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
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

Persons credited with this unit standard will be able to prepare cheques for special clearance, process them and then record the information as required.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Open

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

All cheques requiring clearance before close of business on the day of receipt or within 48 hours.

UNIT STANDARD OUTCOME HEADER

Prepare cheques for special clearance

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Prepare cheques for special clearance.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. All special clearance cheques are collected from the relevant department according to the bank's procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The cheques are reconciled with the report as required by the bank.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Process special clearance cheques.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The special clearance procedure is followed as stipulated by the bank.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Decisions are made in line with the bank's guidelines or referred to the supervisor.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Presenting branches are notified of the decision taken in the manner required by the bank.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Record the information.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. All answers and instructions are recorded before the daily cut off time and in the manner required by the bank.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The front and back of all special clearance cheques are photocopied as records according to the bank's procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. The final checklist is submitted to the manager/supervisor for authorisation according to the bank's procedures.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

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

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

3. Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines in the relevant qualification
and the agreed ETQA procedures.

Therefore anyone wishing to be assessed against this unit standard may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution which is accredited by the relevant ETQA.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

an understanding of all relevant banking policies and procedures.
- an understanding of the workflow.
- operating and computer systems knowledge sufficient to locate the necessary information and complete the task.
- an understanding of operational risk.
- relevant security precautions.

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

To organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively when all answers and instructions are recorded before the daily cut off time and in the manner required by the bank.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Legal Requirements:

All procedures must meet recognised codes of practice as well as obligations required under current legislation within South Africa and within the normal parameters of the defined job/task.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	20184	National Certificate: Banking	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	BANKSETA

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.	Absa Learning & Development
2.	Fachs Business Consulting and Training
3.	Octomate Education Pty Ltd
4.	SIGNA ACADEMY (PTY) LTD
5.	Standard Bank Personal and Business Banking
6.	Trainers Without Borders