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

Bachelor of Agriculture Honours in Plant Quarantine 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
105408  Bachelor of Agriculture Honours in Plant Quarantine 
ORIGINATOR
University of Pretoria 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Honours Degree  Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation  Primary Agriculture 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "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 
1. Postgraduate level knowledge of the field of Phytosanitation and plant quarantine regulations.
2. Skills to understand plant disease development, importance of phytosanitation regulations and implementing plant quarantine regulations.
3. To study the complexity of plant diseases, economic impact of insect pests and to determine risk assessment of new disease or pest outbreaks to positively contribute to ensuring the national food supply of the country.
4. Opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.
5. To improve the livelihood of South Africans by preventing introduction of new disease or pest outbreaks. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
  • Access may be gained to the qualification through the Recognition of Prior Learning.

    Entry Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science Agriculture Degree or Cognate Qualification, Level 7. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Understand and have a deeper knowledge of the complexity of plant diseases, the interaction of micro-organisms with the plant, disease expression and basic concepts of insect or plant disease control.
    2. Understanding global phytosanitation principles and be able to detect new potential disease or insect pests.
    3. Collect, analyse, interpret, select and critically evaluate general plant pathological, entomological, nematological and weed science literature and utilise this knowledge in a problem solving way.

    Critical cross-field outcomes:
    1. Appreciate and understand the economic and social important of new disease and pest outbreaks in Southern Africa.
    2. Recognise his/her responsibility towards preventing new disease outbreaks in the wider socio-economic context.
    3. Comply with the ethics demanded by science and provide practical problem solving solutions to restrict unregistered movement of plant material. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    1. Laboratory work assessment (formative).
    2. Tutorial exercises in problem solving aspects to plant quarantine of diseases and pets (formative).
    3. Computer-based assessments (formative and summative).
    4. Oral tests (summative).
    5. Written tests.
    6. Written examinations.

    Integrated Assessment:
  • Written examinations.
  • Oral examinations.

    Other:
  • Written project reports to assess and confirm disease occurrence.
  • Written scripts or seminars on plant pathological projects/topics. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Vertical Articulation:
  • Master of Institutional Agriculture in Plant Quarantine, Level 9. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    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.
     
    NONE 


    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.