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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. |
| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
| Higher Occupational Certificate: Electrical Equipment Maintenance Specialist |
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
| 124470 | Higher Occupational Certificate: Electrical Equipment Maintenance Specialist | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| Development Quality Partner - QCTO (MANU) | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
| QCTO - Quality Council for Trades and Occupations | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
| Higher Occupational Cert | Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology | Engineering and Related Design | ||
| ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
| Undefined | 145 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 05 | Regular-ELOAC |
| REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
| Registered | EXCO 0632/25 | 2025-06-03 | 2030-06-03 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2031-06-03 | 2034-06-03 | |||
| 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 an Electrical Equipment Maintenance Specialist. An Electrical Equipment Maintenance Specialist installs, maintains, and repairs electrical machines, equipment and systems by performing troubleshooting and fault-finding on electrical machines, equipment and systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient performance. A qualified learner will be able to: Rationale: Many industries rely on electricity and electrical equipment and systems to operate their equipment and systems, thus ensuring sustainability. Domestically, electricity and electrical supply is also of great importance for livelihoods of many people. Electrical Equipment Maintenance Specialists, as people who ensure efficiency and effectiveness of electrical systems and equipment, play a very crucial role in the use and functioning of electrical equipment and systems, which ensures reliable supply of electrical power to and optimal functioning of electrical equipment and systems. A training programme for this purpose is therefore needed to ensure proper training for individuals who are to assume this role, hence the development of this qualification. This qualification will contribute to the economic reconstruction and recovery of South Africa by capacitating leaners with competencies that are critical around electrical engineering, particularly for maintenance and repair of electrical equipment and systems. The skills acquired from this occupation may lead to a reduction of unemployment particularly amongst youth. Learners graduating from this qualification may also venture into starting their own businesses because of knowledge, skills and competencies acquired in this qualification, thus leading to unemployment reduction. The sector will benefit from this qualification through the availability of well-trained electrical engineering maintenance equipment maintenance specialist who would be capable to deliver services required today and into the future, therefore boosting the capacity and capability of maintenance work in the sector. Typical learners are school leavers and qualifying learners from the TVET/CET college adhering to the minimum entry requirements for this qualification and individuals who have worked in industry without a formal qualification. Stakeholders from industry, training providers and the engineering regulator were consulted during the development of this qualification. Typical occupations in which the qualifying learner will operate include Electrical Engineering Technician. |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL for Access: Learners may use the RPL process to gain access to training opportunities for a programme of learning, qualification, part-qualification, or skills programme if they do not meet the formal, minimum entry requirements for admission. RPL assessment provides an alternative access route into a programme of learning, qualification, part-qualification, or skills programme. Such an RPL assessment may be developed, moderated, and conducted by the accredited Skills Development Provider which offers that specific qualification/part qualification/skills programme. Such an assessment must ensure that the learner is able to display the equivalent level of competencies required for access, based on the NQF level descriptors. RPL for Exemption: For exemption from modules through RPL, learners who have gained the stipulated competencies of the modules of a programme of learning, qualification, part-qualification or skills programme through any means of formal, informal or non-formal learning and/or work experience, may be awarded credits towards relevant modules, and gaps identified for training, which is then concluded. RPL for awarding credits: Learners who have gained the stipulated competencies of the modules of a programme of learning, qualification, part-qualification, or skills programme through any means of formal, informal, or non-formal learning and/or work experience, may be awarded credits towards relevant modules, and gaps identified for training, which is then concluded. RPL for access to the External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) A valid Statement of Results is required for admission to the EISA in which confirmation of achievement is provided that all internal assessment criteria for all modules in the related curriculum document have been achieved. For a Skills Programme, the accredited Skills Development Provider (SDP) must ensure all modular competency requirements are met prior to the FISA and keep record of such evidence. Upon successful completion of the EISA, RPL learners will be issued with the QCTO certificate for the qualification, part-qualification, or skills programme. Quality Partners are responsible for ensuring the RPL mechanism and process for qualifications and part-qualification is approved by the QCTO. Entry Requirements: An NQF Level 4 qualification with Mathematics and Physical Science. |
| RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
| Y |
| QUALIFICATION RULES |
| This qualification is made up of compulsory Knowledge, Practical Skill and Work Experience Modules:
Knowledge Modules: Total number of credits for Knowledge Modules: 83 Practical Skill Modules: Total number of credits for Practical Skill Modules: 12 Work Experience Modules: Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 50 |
| EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
| 1. Maintain electrical engineering machines, equipment, and systems by identifying, analysing, and applying appropriate methods and procedures to ensure safe and effective performance.
2. Install components and parts to an electrical machine, system, and equipment by applying appropriate methods, procedures, and techniques and utilising tools and equipment to ensure compliance with safety standards. 3. Conduct investigations on electrical engineering machines, equipment and systems by applying appropriate methods, procedures and techniques in accordance to industry and regulatory requirements. 4. Implement fault finding and troubleshooting on electrical engineering machines, equipment, and systems by applying recognised techniques and procedures. |
| ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
ELO 1: Maintain electrical engineering machines, equipment, and systems by identifying, analysing, and applying appropriate methods and procedures to ensure safe and effective performance. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: ELO 2: Install components and parts to an electrical machine, system, and equipment by applying appropriate methods, procedures, and techniques and utilising tools and equipment to ensure compliance with safety standards. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: ELO 3: Conduct investigations on electrical engineering machines, equipment and systems by applying appropriate methods, procedures and techniques in accordance with industry and regulatory requirements. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: ELO 4: Implement fault finding and troubleshooting on electrical engineering machines, equipment, and systems by applying recognised techniques and procedures. Integrated Assessment: Formative Assessments conducted internally: Formative assessments are conducted throughout the training of learners. A range of formal, non-formal, and informal ongoing assessment activities are used to focus on teaching and learning outcomes to improve learner attainment. Formative assessments are conducted continuously by the facilitator to feed into further learning, to identify strengths and weakness, and to ensure the learner's ability to apply knowledge, skills and workplace experience gained. Formative Assessments are conducted by the accredited Skills Development Provider (SDP), and a variety of ongoing assessment methods may be used, for example, quizzes, assignments, tests, scenarios, role play, interviews. Continuous feedback must be provided. Integrated Summative Assessments conducted Internally: Integrated Assessment involves all the different types of assessment tasks required for a particular qualification, part-qualification or occupational skills programme, such as written assessment of theory and practical demonstration of competence. To achieve this, the Internal Assessment Criteria (IAC) for all modules as found in the QCTO curriculum document must be followed. An accredited SDP should implement a well-designed, formal, relevant, final internal Summative Assessment strategy for all modules to prepare learners for the EISA. These assessments evaluate learning achievements relating to the achievement of each module of the relevant components of the qualification, part-qualification or skills programme. Internal Summative Assessments are developed, moderated and conducted by the SDP at the end of each module or after integration of relevant modules, e.g. applied knowledge tests, workplace tasks, practical demonstrations, simulated tasks/demonstrations, projects, case studies, etc. The results of these final formal summative assessments must be recorded. These results, which include the Statement of Work Experience results, where applicable, contribute to the Statement of Results (SoR) that is a requirement for admission to the EISA. An SoR, using the template provided by the Quality Partner, is issued by the accredited SDP for qualifications and part-qualifications. The SDP must produce a valid Statement of Results for each learner, indicating the final result and the date on which the competence in each module, of each component, was achieved. Learners are required to produce this SoR, together with their ID document or alternative ID document, at the point of the EISA. External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) - a national assessment: The Quality Partner is responsible for the management, conduct and implementation of the External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA), in accordance with QCTO set standards. Competence in the EISA is a requirement for certificating a learner. For entrance into the EISA, the learner requires a valid Statement of Results issued by the accredited institution indicating: The attainment of all modules for the Knowledge, Practical and Work Experience modules. OR The attainment of all modules for the Knowledge and Application Components. |
| INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
| The following qualifications from Australia and Canada have been identified and used for international comparability study:
Australia Engineering Institute of Technology offers an Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Engineering Systems). This qualification, which is internationally recognised under the Dublin Accord of the international engineering alliance, is offered online for a period of 18 months. A variety of skills such as electrical technology fundamentals, rotating machinery and transformers, energy efficiency, earthing and safety regulations, operation and maintenance of electrical equipment can be acquired from this qualification. Entry requirements are: at least a Year 12 or Certificate III trade qualification or equivalent in a related field; and they must have at least 2 years' work experience in a related field, or at least 4 years' work experience in a related field- subject to acceptance of an application for Credit to Entry and satisfactory English language proficiency at an English pass level in a Senior Certificate of Education or equivalent; or a specified level of achievement in a recognised English language test such as: IELTS (or equivalent) at a score of at least 5.5 (with no individual band score less than 5.0); or equivalent; or satisfactory completion of another course offered by EIT, or by another tertiary institution, in English. The following modules make up the content of this qualification: Similarities: Modules marked with an asterisk above are covered by both qualifications, in the Occupational Certificate: Electrical Engineering Equipment Maintenance Specialist they are either covered as topics or topic elements within modules. Differences: The duration and level of the two qualifications differ. The Occupational Certificate: Electrical Engineering Equipment Maintenance Specialist has a component of work experience. The Australian Advanced Diploma requires prospective learners to either have year 12 or a trade qualification or relevant work experience as entry requirements, whilst the Advanced Occupational Certificate requires grade 12 with Mathematics and Physical Science. Canada Electrical Engineering Technology qualification is a three-year diploma offered full-time at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Moose Jaw Campus. This qualification covers topics that provide comprehensive knowledge and skills in the generation, transmission and distribution, utilisation, protection, and sustainable management of energy. The following are topics covered by this qualification: This qualification is accredited by Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC), an organisation delivering accreditation services for the engineering technology and applied science profession in Canada. Admission Requirements are: Similarities: Topics marked with an asterisk above are covered by both qualifications. They also share similar pre-requisites i.e. grade 12 with Mathematics and Physical Science. Both qualifications include a component of work experience. Differences: The Canadian qualification is a three-year qualification, whilst the Occupational Certificate: Electrical Engineering Equipment Maintenance Specialist is offered for less than one year. The work experience component covered by both qualifications differ in duration. Conclusion: This qualification compares favourably well with the two qualifications from Australia and Canada in terms of content. |
| ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
| This qualification provides opportunities for the following articulation options:
Horizontal Articulation: Vertical Articulation: Occupational Diploma: Electrical Engineering Technician (Automation), NQF Level 6. Diagonal Articulation: Diploma in Electrical Engineering, NQF Level 6. |
| NOTES |
| Additional Legal or Physical Entry Requirements:
Criteria for the accreditation of providers Accreditation requirements, against which Skills Development Providers (SDP) and Assessment Centres, will be accredited, is found in the Curriculum Document, as listed below. Curriculum Code: 311401-002-00-00. Encompassed Trade: |
| LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
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| 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. |