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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
Higher Certificate in Television and Screen Media |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
90537 | Higher Certificate in Television and Screen Media | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
Academy of Sound Engineering | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
CHE - Council on Higher Education | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
Higher Certificate | Field 02 - Culture and Arts | Film, Television and Video | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 120 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 05 | Regular-Provider-ELOAC |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Reregistered | SAQA 1141/23 | 2021-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2025-06-30 | 2028-06-30 |
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 |
Purpose:
The Higher Certificate in Television and Screen Media seeks to address these gaps by providing a qualification focused squarely on the art, science and business of creating television today - and into the future. The intention of this Higher Certificate is to equip learners with a breadth of technical, theoretical, practical, and ethical knowledge. This qualification will prepare learners to advance their studies further in a specialised area or to start to work at entry-level in the industry with a palette of tools and a professional attitude that will enable them to contribute to and advance in the industry. Most audio-visual studies provided have "film" in mind, nearly the entire existing industry is created on video for one or more aspects of "television", the latter being broadly defined. The educational focus on old models and methods and on the techniques and processes of feature film-thinking are not aligned with the actual socioeconomic situation of South Africa, or in fact, Africa. This qualification is designed to: Rationale: The structure of this Higher Certificate has been created as a result of our survey and ongoing needs and opportunities in the South African screen production, broadcast, and education industries, as well as recognition of the need for articulation-enabling qualifications to promote the widening of access in higher education. A survey was compiled from distinct types of sources: Overall findings were as follows: This qualification seeks to address the skills gap identified by the survey. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
This qualification assumes that the learners are competent in:
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): This qualification may be achieved in part through the Recognition of Prior Learning and through prior experience as a practitioner in the area of audio technology, or sound engineering. Learners can receive partial credit towards the qualification, through the Recognition of Prior Learning. This facilitates learner mobility and efficient progression through the qualification. RPL can also be used to admit into the qualification, certain learners who do not initially meet the full entry requirements for their target qualification. The horizontal and diagonal articulation mechanisms cater for the learning needs of those whose past learning experiences have not adequately prepared them for their chosen qualification, without forcing them to re-start their studies from the beginning. Access to the Qualification: Or |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
The qualification comprises the following compulsory modules:
Total Credits at NQF Level 5 - 126. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Create, broadcast and promote a variety of screen programmes, assuming various roles and paralleling methods used in the real screen industry at an entry or supporting level.
2. Transcend practical challenges appropriate to the screen industry, through problem solving strategies. 3. Deal thoughtfully and creatively with issues of content, implementing an understanding of storytelling as a central aspect of screen media. 4. Demonstrate an engagement with the issues of citizenship necessary to be a responsible screen media practitioner and demonstrate an understanding of ethical concerns. Critical Cross-Field Outcomes: All Critical Cross-Fields are addressed throughout the qualification. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: > Range of technical control includes but is not limited to: Exposure, focus, profiles. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Integrated Assessment: No single assessment method can adequately demonstrate the range of competencies required for the qualification. A complete, holistic and wide-ranging set of assessments is employed. The assessment strategy must demonstrate evidence through a variety of methods: Whichever assessments are used, in whatever balance, all should assess the extent to which learner can function competently and effectively in a professional environment. They should all measure the extent to which the learner has integrated the knowledge and skills acquired through the programme, to a focus area of screen media, such as those identified in the focus modules. In other words, assessments should measure applied competence. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
This qualification is compared with other qualifications internationally from countries with best practices.
Australia: Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT): Certificate IV in Screen and Media: The Certificate IV in Screen and Media is designed for people looking to develop or enhance existing skills in TV and video production. The course operates with video production equipment used commonly in the industry and includes non-linear editing on AVID Media Composer and Final Cut Pro. Students work in state-of-the-art High Definition broadcast quality production studios Duration is one year. Course content: United Kingdom: Birkback College of the University of London: Understanding Visual Arts and Media - One-Year Practical Filmmaking (Certificate of Higher Education): It is envisaged that the One-Year Practical Filmmaking course will enable the successful learner to: Modules: Conclusion: Based on our extensive studies of the above international qualifications, we are clear that the Higher Certificate in Television and Screen Media compares favourably with international standards and directions in screen media education, internationally in terms of the duration and the modules. The One-Year Practical Filmmaking is even more comparable with Higher Certificate in Television and Screen Media in terms of its exit outcomes. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This Qualification articulates horizontally with the Higher Certificate: Design, Film and Television Make-up at NQF Level 5.
This Qualification articulates vertically with the following qualifications at NQF Level 6: |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
Assessors are appointed in respect of the examination of learners from outside of the programme, to assess the practical work of the learners. The Assessors should be in possession of either:
Or All faculty members accredited to deliver this qualification are considered qualified assessors for this qualification. Practical work is assessed with an External Examiner or Assessor twice a year, at end of Semester 1 and Semester 2. |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
The assessors and moderators must be:
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REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2015. |
NOTES |
N/A |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: |
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. | Academy of Sound Engineering |
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. |