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

Bachelor of Science (Honours): Construction Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
48699  Bachelor of Science (Honours): Construction Management 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Building Construction 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
The individual Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary for each Learning Programme recorded against this qualification is shown in the table at the end of this report.  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Honours Degree  Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction  Physical Planning, Design and Management 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 091/21  2021-07-01  2023-06-30 
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 qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The principal purposes of the Qualification are to:
  • Provide learners with qualifying-level knowledge, skills and competence appropriate to a vocation as a Construction Manager
  • Equip learners with a foundation for further intellectual development and opportunities for gainful employment and rewarding contributions to society
  • Provide learners with the ability to solve well defined and frequently encountered problems using well established procedures and techniques
  • Contribute towards meeting the prerequisites for professional registration

    This Qualification will provide the construction management and related professions in South Africa with graduates who possess contextually specific fundamental skills, thereby facilitating upliftment, empowerment and transformation.

    The relation between this Qualification and the principles of the National Qualifications framework (NQF) is indicated as follows:
  • NQF Principle: Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Construction Management
  • Recognition of Prior learning: Allows for Recognition of Prior Learning, especially as a means of career advancement
  • Articulation/Progression: Forms part of a Learning Pathway of whole Qualifications for Construction Management,
  • Life-Long learning: The purpose of this Qualification is to produce learners who are prepared for and understand the principles of life-long learning, critical citizenship, lateral critical and creative thinking, a wide range of issues which are crucial to the welfare of the society

    Rationale for the qualification:

    This qualification denotes competence in the application of advanced professional expertise in the theory and practice of construction management relating to the management of multi-disciplinary, multi-project construction procurement processes and the construction organisation as a business enterprise

    The Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Construction Management is for persons who:
  • Desire to study towards a vocation in the construction management profession.
  • Meet the admittance requirements as candidates for the qualification, or the appropriate Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) requirements
  • Satisfy the requirements for the award of the qualification
  • Desire to undertake post-graduate study leading to the enhancement of their Qualification

    This Qualification is intended to assist all relevant stakeholders and role-players, such as potential employers operating in the built environment or other fields related to physical planning and construction, curriculum developers and providers of learning programmes, all education and training bodies and relevant moderators as well as learners and their parents, to understand the criteria determining the level and the outcomes associated with the Honours Degree in Construction Management.

    The Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Construction Management can serve as the prerequisite Qualification needed for entry to the programme leading to the award of the Masters level Qualification in Construction Management and related fields in the Built Environment

    This Qualification will contribute towards the development of a community of competent Construction Managers and, is also essential for social and economic transformation, empowerment and upliftment within the context of the built environment. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners who register (at level 6) for entry to this qualification should:

    (i) Have the information-gathering, analytical and presentational skills required at exit level 6 on the NQF equivalent to any three-year qualification recognised for the purposes of access to this learning programme
    (ii) Be able to
  • Comprehend what they have learned
  • Communicate it reliably, accurately and comprehensively in the required medium of instruction
  • Take responsibility for their own learning and its progression within a well-structured and managed learning environment
  • Evaluate their own performance

    Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
    Persons desiring entrance to the programme leading to this Qualification are
  • Advised, assisted and supported (portfolio compilation, orientation to required levels of competence, substantiation of their claims regarding prior skills / experience, planning of progression)
  • Evaluated and assessed in accordance with their claims regarding prior skills and experience gained (portfolio review, implementation of assessment / evaluation methods, recommendations arising from the assessment / evaluation processes)
  • Provided with quality management / assurance objectives to support the achievement of competence leading to the award of the Qualification (assessment of competence in respect of required outcomes, auditing, approval, recommendation, reporting) 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    Rules of a combinaton

    Level, Credits and Learning Components assigned to Qualification

    There will be a minimum of 120 credits awarded for the qualification.

    It is required that students must satisfy minimum standards in core skills including: scientific reasoning; communication skills in the context of a science discipline or sub-field and computer skills. These competencies are fundamental to achieving the purpose of this Qualification. In addition, for programmes of learning for this Qualification, due consideration should be given to the learner's depth and breadth of knowledge.
    It is important that breadth is achieved through the appreciation of a scientific discipline different in content and method from the one in which the learner will specialise. 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    Typically, a programme leading to the award of a Honours Degree in the Built Environment aims to develop graduates who will posses demonstrable, specialised skills and competencies to:
  • Analyse and solve problems related to the built environment
  • Deal with commercial, entrepreneurial and management issues
  • Communicate effectively on all matters to which their skills and competencies have been applied
  • Use and apply information technology
  • Interpret and apply legal principles within the context of the built environment
  • Execute tasks requiring numerical and quantification expertise
  • Conduct research within the context of the built environment, including consideration of interdisciplinary aspects
  • Apply knowledge of technology within the context of the built environment

    Exit level outcomes are linked to the award of the Qualification following successful completion of the full programme (taking into account that core knowledge related to construction management is appropriately represented in the learning programme). However, learners are awarded credits for each individual programme component, which on completion, meets the stated assessment criteria. These credits support learners' transportability, mobility and articulation

    Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Construction Management qualifying learners are competent to:

    (i) Demonstrate familiarity with and display knowledge and understanding of the content, theory and scholarly positions related to construction management practice and procedure at both elementary and intermediate levels

    (ii) Demonstrate systematic, well-rounded knowledge and an ability to question critically basic assumptions related to core theory, practice and basic methodology used in construction management and other disciplines operating in the Built Environment

    (iii) Display competence in basic / elementary modes of inquiry employed in the practise of construction management and other disciplines operating in the built environment, in response to specified problems (both concrete and abstract)

    (iv) Analyse and locate the principles and performance of their own work within current practice related to the built environment professions and the construction industry

    (v) Interpret a wide range of domain-related issues by applying various systems of enquiry appropriate to the discipline of construction management and its allied professions

    (vi) Construct debate and argument around newly-encountered information and situations, to demonstrate competence in interpretation and explanation of such information

    (vii) Prepare written reports / conduct research projects in response to well-defined briefs and within specific parameters

    (a) Exit level outcomes relating to Fundamental learning
    On completion of this Qualification learners will be capable of:

    (i) Communicate effectively with the built environment audiences and the community at large using both oral and written skills

    (ii) Show critical awareness of the impact of built environment activity on society and the environment and exercise appropriate judgement in the provision of professional services

    (iii) Demonstrate competence when working as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary, multi-project environments as well as show leadership potential and perform critical support functions

    (iv) Display critical awareness of the need to act professionally and ethically, take responsibility for those actions, accept accountability for those actions as well as exercise judgement commensurate with knowledge and experience in the Built Environment

    (v) Demonstrate competence in the application of quantitative methods, finance, technology, management, economics and law, from first principles, to solving complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined problems within the context of the built environment

    (vi) Demonstrate competence in the performance of creative, procedural and non-procedural analysis of problems occurring within the Built Environment related to systems, products or processes

    (vii) Demonstrate competence in undertaking and completing investigations and data analysis within the construction industry

    (viii) Demonstrate competence in the use and application of appropriate problem-solving methods, skills and tools (which include the use of computer packages) for computation, analysis, modelling, simulation and the handling of information

    (b) Exit level Outcomes relating to Core learning
    Learners will be capable of performing construction management functions related to
  • Manage and prepare tender and contractual documents for construction projects
  • Display contractual management skills of construction projects in a multi-disciplinary, multi-project environment
  • Schedule resource requirements and prepare estimates of cost in a multi-disciplinary, multi-project environment
  • Manage financial resources of a construction projects in a multi-disciplinary, multi-project environment
  • Manage the construction procurement process of building projects and associated infrastructure
  • Evaluate economic issues concerning the construction and property sectors at both micro- and macro-levels
  • Evaluate alternative property investment options
  • Communicate with construction and property professionals concerning
    > Spatial concepts
    > Production problems
    > The planning and implementation of health and safety at work procedures
    > Economic, financial and contractual matters
    > Construction assembly problems
    > Buildability issues
  • Manage a construction organisation as a business enterprise within its macro-economic environment
  • Evaluate different procurement options within the Built Environment
  • Manage construction organisations and projects in the context of buildability, logistical planning, lean production, and supply chain management
  • Evaluate building projects in terms of bio-physical, economic, social, technical and process-orientated sustainability.

    (c) Exit level outcomes relating to Elective learning:

    The Elective learning component would be determined by the learner's chosen area of specialization and the chosen institution. Such areas of specialization might, for example, include any of the following: mining, low-income housing, mechanical and electrical services, and civil engineering. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Exit level Outcomes will be judged by the following associated assessment criteria:

    (a) Assessment criteria relating to Fundamental learning
    Outcomes will be judged by the following criteria:

    (i) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate competence in the following skills:
  • Documents and reports are produced in terms of the construction industry norms
  • Oral presentation that appropriately describes a complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined built environment problem is presented in accordance to the industry norms
  • Solutions to a complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined problem is proposed and supported by methodology to achieve the proposed solution

    (ii) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate competence in the provision of:
  • Advice and solutions that benefit society in ways that improve the quality of life through the Built Environment are provided
  • Economically viable solutions which take cognisance of the need for protection of the environment are chosen according to the project plan and resource scheduling strategies

    (iii) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate competence in achieving solutions to complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined problems, supported by demonstration of
  • Own contribution to the achievement of those solutions
  • Benefits of interaction with others in the Built Environment in achieving those solutions

    (iv) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate competence in exercising
  • Ethics in the workplace
  • Codes of professional conduct in accordance with the industry norms

    (v) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate competence in the provision of
  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative
    solutions to a variety of complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined problems within the context of the built environment

    (vi) Qualifying learners will be required to provide solutions to complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined problems within the context of the built environment, which are successful in terms of being
  • Fit for purpose
  • Innovative
  • Economically viable

    (vii) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate competence in translating complex, unfamiliar and ill-defined problems within the context of the built environment into well-planned solutions devised to provide data that are
  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative
    and that are capable of being analysed to provide solutions

    (viii) Qualifying learners will be required to demonstrate a
  • Good working knowledge of analytical methods, and a
  • High level of computer literacy


    (b) Assessment criteria relating to Core learning
    Outcomes will be judged by the following criteria:

    Learners will be required to demonstrate competence in dealing with issues and problems related to the following aspects of the construction sector in a multi-disciplinary, multi-project environment:
  • Economic
  • Financial
  • Legal
  • Technology
  • Assembly and production
  • Sustainability

    (c) Assessment criteria relating to Elective learning:

    Outcomes will be judged by learners' ability to apply the core construction management learning in the chosen area(s) of specialization, examples of which are provided in category (c) of the Exit Level Outcomes.

    Integrated assessment:
    Learning and assessment are integrated throughout the programme. Continuous formative assessment is applied to ensure that learners receive feedback on their progress towards the achievement of specific learning outcomes. Summative assessment concerned with the evaluation of the learning achievements relative to the exit-level outcomes of the qualification includes "overall integrated assessment" which evaluates the learner's ability to combine the various components and modules of the broader scope of knowledge, skills, competencies and attitudes represented by the exit-level outcomes, as a whole or as individual component-processes of the overall learning experience leading to the Qualification

    (i) A variety of assessment methods are combined to collect evidence of
  • Exit level outcomes having been attained
  • Competence to apply the integrated knowledge, skills and values/attitudes gained from the learning programme leading to the award of the Qualification

    (ii) The combination of assessment methods may include
  • Adjudication of portfolios
  • Evaluation of simulations (group and individual)
  • Assessment of assignments and tutorials (group and individual)
  • Work-place assessment
  • Written examinations
  • Evaluation of reports and essays
  • Oral examinations and interviews
  • Assessment of competence achieved relative to exit, general and specific outcomes associated with the Qualification 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    The quality of this Qualification is subject to a 5-yearly process of international accreditation and is ranked amongst similar, sought-after Qualifications within the context of the built environment (certificates / diplomas / degrees) awarded by tertiary institutions e.g. Australia, Hong Kong, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. This Qualification is also recognised by the Chartered Institute of Building International (CIOB), which is represented in many countries worldwide. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This Qualification provides career-path advancement articulation options leading to a variety of Masters Qualifications within the context of the built environment.

    Horizontal articulation exists with the Unit Standards - Based Professional Degree in Construction Management.
    Learners will also have career path articulation options, leading to a variety of Honours Degrees in fields such as Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Housing Development, Information Technology, etc. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Moderation and accreditation options include:
  • Peer review (academic - interdisciplinary)
  • Peer review (work-place practitioners - interdisciplinary)
  • Accreditation of qualifications by statutory Councils (South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions, in terms of the Project and Construction Management Professions Act No 48 of 2000) and international institutions (e.g. Chartered Institute of Building International and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, both domiciled England). The actual accreditation process will vary depending upon the specific requirements of the accrediting body. Typically it will involve the submission of external examiners reports, interim accreditation visits by appointed external moderators, and a main accreditation visit every five years.
  • Assessment of competence by external, statutory Councils (South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions, in terms of the Project and Construction Management Professions Act No 48 of 2000)
  • Assessment of competence by international institutions (e.g. Chartered Institute of Building International and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, both domiciled England) 
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    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Examiners / assessors are appointed in a manner which is consistent with the quality assurance system of the institution. 

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

    NOTES 
    Specified requirements

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

    Legal

    Act 1:The Project and Construction Management Professions Act 2000 (No 48 of 2000)
    Act 2: The Council for the Built Environment Act 2000 (No 43 of 2000)
    Act 3: The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 (No 85 of 1993)
    Act 4: The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 1993 (No 130 of 1993)
    Act 5: South African Qualifications Authority Act 1995 (No 58 of 1995)
    Act 6: The Skills Development Act 1998 (No 97 of 1998)
    A glossary of terms about the terminology of¿ Not applicable
    Context specific: Not applicable
    User manuals supplied manufacturers: Not applicable
    (_________) system: Not applicable
    Specifications, agreements and policies and procedures: South African Bureau of Standards
    Specifications (as appropriate) 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    LP ID Learning Programme Title Originator Pre-2009
    NQF Level    		 NQF Level Min Credits Learning Prog End Date Quality
    Assurance
    Functionary    		 NQF Sub-Framework
    13933  Bachelor of Science Honours in Construction Management  University of Pretoria  Level 7  NQF Level 08  120     CHE  HEQSF 
    87261  Bachelor of Science Honours: Construction Management  Nelson Mandela University  Level 7  NQF Level 08  120     CHE  HEQSF 
    17329  Bachelor of Science Honours: Construction Management  University of Port Elizabeth  Level 7  NQF Level 08  242  2009-06-30  CHE  HEQSF 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THESE LEARNING PROGRAMMES: 
    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.
     
    LP ID Learning Programme Title Accredited Provider
    13933  Bachelor of Science Honours in Construction Management  University of Pretoria  
    87261  Bachelor of Science Honours: Construction Management  Nelson Mandela University  


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