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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
Occupational Certificate: Production Supervisor |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
115723 | Occupational Certificate: Production Supervisor | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
Development Quality Partner - MERSETA | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
- | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
Occupational Certificate | Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology | Manufacturing and Assembly | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 216 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 05 | Regular-ELOAC |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Registered | EXCO 0522/24 | 2022-11-22 | 2025-12-31 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-12-31 | 2029-12-31 |
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 qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. |
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Production Supervisor. A Production Supervisor - plans, organises, controls, leads, coordinates, and reviews the production operations of an organisation. The qualifying learner will be able to manage physical and human resources in production or manufacturing processes. The duties may include managing first-line supervisors, such as: The duties cover maintenance, monitoring and control of occupational health and safety, legal compliance, quality assurance, troubleshooting and problem-solving. A Production Supervisor is required to schedule and oversee production activities and resources for efficiency and continuous improvement. He/she also plays a key role in training and development, including on-the-job-training and development. A qualified learner will be able to: Rationale: The Occupational Certificate: Production Supervisor reflects the needs of the manufacturing and production sectors, as represented by employers, employees and training providers, for learners to develop the management skills and competencies to become Production Supervisors. Production Supervisors work across a wide range of industries in the production and manufacturing sectors. The qualification is in a generic format and contextualised in the manufacturing, mining, chemical, energy, water, food and beverage sectors. The qualification is portable across a wide range of sectors as the skills and competencies are generic. The qualification takes into account that small and medium organisations may need one Production Supervisor as they have only one production/manufacturing unit. Large organisations have multiple units, with several Production Supervisors. Expert practitioners from a range of sectors within the manufacturing and production fields participated in the development of this qualification. Typically, learners work already in a technical or operational capacity in manufacturing or production. This qualification will provide the learner with the necessary supervisory and management skills and competencies to continue the learning pathway to progress vertically in any production or manufacturing environment. It will, therefore, be an essential qualification for upward mobility in any organisation in the sector. Typically, employees, who are technically and operationally competent, lack the necessary management knowledge, skills and experience to progress to supervision and management levels in an organisation. This qualification will be essential to any person aspiring to progress in his chosen field. The benefit, to the economy and the country in general, is that the qualification will provide the learner with the necessary learning pathway, essential training and development to progress in an organisation. This qualification provides the learner with the necessary knowledge, skills, competency and work experience to work as a Production Supervisor. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL for access to the external integrated summative assessment: Accredited providers and approved workplaces must apply the internal assessment criteria specified in the related curriculum document to establish and confirm prior learning. Accredited providers and workplaces must confirm prior learning by issuing a statement of results or by certifying a work experience record. RPL for access to the qualification: Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognise prior learning against the relevant access requirements. Entry Requirements: Or |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
This qualification is made up of the following compulsory Knowledge, Practical Skills and Work Experience Modules:
Knowledge Modules: Total number of credits for Knowledge Modules: 60. Practical Skill Modules: Total number of credits for Practical Skill Modules: 48. Work Experience Modules: Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 108. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Plan, organise, control, lead, coordinate and review production operations of a unit, including physical and human resources.
2. Plan, organise, control, lead, coordinate and review personnel in the unit. 3. Plan, organise, control, lead, coordinate and review production operations of an organisation, which will have more than one unit, including physical and human resources production. 4. Plan, organise, control, lead, coordinate and review personnel in the organisation, which will include managing the activities of unit first-line supervisors. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Integrated Assessment: Integrated formative assessment To qualify for an external assessment, learners must provide proof of completion of all required modules using statements of results and work experience records including the Foundational Learning Competence. Integrated summative assessment: An external integrated summative assessment, conducted through the relevant QCTO Assessment Quality Partner, is required to issue this qualification. The external integrated summative assessment will focus on the Exit Level Outcomes and Associated Assessment Criteria. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
The Occupational Certificate: Production Supervisor compares with qualifications from New-Zealand, the United States and the European Union.
New Zealand: The following institutions in New Zealand offer the Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Main Contract Supervision) (Level 5) offered by: The qualification includes the generic supervisory competencies that are the same as those developed in the Occupational Certificate: Production Supervisor, namely: It also addresses the regulatory environment, administration activities and principles of supervision. United States of America: In the United States of America, prior experience and degree qualifications are pathways to supervisory positions. Production Supervisor job description follows the modules identified in this qualification, namely: Some supervisors may prepare department budgets or make recommendations for expenditures. European Union: The Occupational Certificate: Production Supervisor compares to the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) which is the multilingual classification, across all the 28 member countries of the European Union (EU). The ESCO classification for Production Supervisor includes Essential Skills and Competencies for First line Production Supervisor which are as follows: Essential Knowledge includes manufacturing and production processes. Optional skills and competencies include: Member states are in the process of linking learning programmes/qualifications to the ESCO competencies. This qualification includes the knowledge, skills and competencies detailed above, ensuring that the qualification aligns to the ESCO classification. Qualifying learners will have achieved the standards required by any of the EU and other participating countries. Conclusion: This qualification complies with international best practice and will be comparable to many international qualifications. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This part-qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.
Horizontal Articulation: Vertical Articulation: |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
N/A |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
N/A |
NOTES |
Qualifying for external assessment:
To qualify for the external summative assessment, learners must provide proof of completion of all required modules using a statement of results and a signed Statement of Work Experience. Foundational learning competence is a prerequisite for the awarding this qualification. Additional legal or physical entry requirements: Criteria for the accreditation of providers: The curriculum title and code are: Production Supervisor: 312201-000-00-00. Encompassed Trade: Assessment Quality Partner (AQP): Part-qualification(s) |
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. |