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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Receive and Process Reservations

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
7724	Receive and Process Reservations
ORIGINATOR
SGB Hospitality,Tourism,Travel, Leisure and Gaming
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 11 - Services			Hospitality, Tourism, Travel, Gaming and Leisure
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 3	NQF Level 03	3
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2009-11-03	2011-07-31	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2012-07-31		2015-07-31

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

The learner will be able to receive and process reservations, using various methods of payment.
The learner must also know and understand the procedures regarding cancellations and amendments.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

None

UNIT STANDARD OUTCOME HEADER

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Demonstrated knoweledge and understanding

OUTCOME NOTES

1. Explain the importance of a good knowledge of services and facilities and how incorrect information would impact on cost and customer satisfaction.

2. Describe the interrelationship between different sectors of the tourism and hospitality industries and how they relate to reservations.

3. Explain the reasons for quickly and accurately dealing with customers making reservations.

4. Explain a central reservations system and how this system would impact on performance in the reservations department.

5. Describe ways of dealing with power failures and booking errors.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding

ASSESSMENT CRITERION NOTES

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Demonstrated ability to make decisions about practice and to act accordingly

OUTCOME NOTES

6. Use and up date the manual or computerised reservation system in accordance with organisational procedures.

7. Given a range of reservations and a range of customers, check availability of service, advise guests and suggest alternatives. (Range of reservations: phone, fax/ mail, face to face, internet) (Range of customers: individual, group, VIP, conference delegates)

8. Explain why it is important to accurately answer enquires regarding costs and other product features.

9. Check customer history and use this information to assist in making the reservation.

10. Make the reservation following the correct procedure and record customer and payment details accurately.
11. Record special requests clearly and accurately and explain the importance of doing this for the organisation.
12. File completed reservations correctly.

13. Explain the reasons for accurately recording cancellations and amendments to reservations.

14. Explain the importance of advising departments and colleagues of specific customer requirements.

15. Compile relevant reservation statistics accurately and explain the importance of forwarding them to the manager.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Demonstrated ability to make decisions about practice and to act accordingly

ASSESSMENT CRITERION NOTES

6. Use and up date the manual or computerised reservation system in accordance with organisational procedures.

7. Given a range of reservations and a range of customers, check availability of service, advise guests and suggest alternatives. (Range of reservations: phone, fax/ mail, face to face, internet) (Range of customers: individual, group, VIP, conference delegates)

8. Explain why it is important to accurately answer enquires regarding costs and other product features.

9. Check customer history and use this information to assist in making the reservation.

10. Make the reservation following the correct procedure and record customer and payment details accurately.

11. Record special requests clearly and accurately and explain the importance of doing this for the organisation.
12. File completed reservations correctly.

13. Explain the reasons for accurately recording cancellations and amendments to reservations.

14. Explain the importance of advising departments and colleagues of specific customer requirements.

15. Compile relevant reservation statistics accurately and explain the importance of forwarding them to the manager.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Demonstrated ability to learn from our actions and to a adapt performance

OUTCOME NOTES

16. Given a situation where the computer system has failed and no reservations are received from central reservations system, describe ways to solve the situation.

17. In a different type of establishment (B&B/game lodge) where a manual system is used, describe how reservation requests are dealt with.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Demonstrated ability to learn from our actions and to adapt performance

ASSESSMENT CRITERION NOTES

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Embedded knowledge and Critical cross-field outcomes have been included within the specific outcomes category.
This has been done as it was deemed necessary to ensure holistic assessment occurred.

The specific outcomes can be applied in a range of contexts.

Many of the outcomes have been written in such a way that competence must be demonstrated in the context as opposed to in isolation from a context.

The specific outcomes are comparable to outcomes used internationally.

We therefore structured outcomes using the format noun + verb + condition (modifying phrase)Specific outcomes have been split into three categoriesa) knowledge and understanding (what the learner must know and understand)b) decision-making and acting (what the learner must do)c) adapting performance ( including reflexive competence)In many instances there are more than six specific outcomes, as the inclusion of critical cross-field outcomes and embedded knowledge has increased the number of specific outcomes.

If competencies are to be clustered in a meaningful way, then these unit standards cannot be split.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

1. Arrange or create an environment in which the learner can be fairly assessed against the outcomes. ?
This unit must be assessed in a realistic working environment ?
It is recommended that this unit standard be assessed in conjunction with other unit standards.

2. Evaluate the learner's ability to meet the outcomes consistently. ?
This unit standard can be assessed by a combination of observation, testimony, product sample and simulation.? Observation supplemented by questioning to cover reservations for a minimum 3 types of customers. (Range of customers: individual, group, VIP, conference delegates)?
Testimony from relevant persons, written and/or verbal.?
Product sample relevant documents.

3. Provide specific feedback to the learner on assessments and the learner's ability to meet the outcomes.

4. Complete the declaration of competence and inform the appropriate ETQA once the learner has demonstrated the ability to meet all the outcomes.

5. Counsel the learner on future assessments, necessary learning and further qualifications.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	14123	National Diploma: Accommodation Services	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	CATHSSETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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