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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication (light or heavy)

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
22871	National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication (light or heavy)
ORIGINATOR
SGB Manufacturing and Assembly Processes
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
MERSETA - Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority			OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Certificate	Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology		Fabrication and Extraction
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	153	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Regular-Unit Stds Based
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 0160/05	2006-11-07	2007-08-16
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2008-08-16		2011-08-16

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 is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
58721	Further Education and Training Certificate: Engineering Fabrication	Level 4	NQF Level 04	141	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners, education and training providers and employers with the standards and the range of learning required to work effectively in various industries making use of engineering fabrication (light OR heavy) and to meet the challenges of such an environment.

The chief skill that is recognised in this qualification is the ability to produce complex components using a variety of fabrication methods. This capability requires an understanding of, and the ability to, lay out and mark off shapes; set up and use powered machinery; develop and fabricate from complex drawings, and cut, assemble and join components using a variety of methods. This qualification also recognises the ability to co-ordinate teamwork. Hand skills play a vital role in this qualification.

Qualifying learners will be able to relate what they are doing to scientific principles and concepts. They will also be able to maintain and support the various policies and procedures related to the safety, health, environment and quality systems that govern their workplace.

Rationale of the qualification:

This is the third qualification in a series for learners who want to follow a career in the field of engineering fabrication, which includes boilermaking, sheetmetal working and vehicle body building. This qualification is for learners who want to specialise in light OR heavy fabrication within the context of boilermaking, sheetmetal working and vehicle body building, and it focuses on developing skills and knowledge necessary to progress in such a career.

It enables learners who have gained relevant experience in the workplace to gain credits through the RPL process. The qualification also forms the basis for further learning in the field of engineering fabrication within the higher education and training band.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

This qualification assumes learners have a National Certificate in Engineering Fabrication (Light OR Heavy) (NQF level 3). If the learner does not already have such a qualification, learning in preparation for this qualification would also have to include:

Language and maths related to organising and controlling their environment

An ability to weld components of some complexity using a variety of welding methods

An ability to set up and assemble equipment and perform routine maintenance on equipment and machinery

Concepts of organising factors in labour, business and the economy

Role and purpose of procedures related to workplace relationships, roles and responsibilities

Recognition of prior learning:

This qualification may be obtained through RPL. The learner should be thoroughly briefed on the mechanism to be used and support and guidance should be provided. Care should be taken that the mechanism used provides the learner with an opportunity to demonstrate competence and is not so onerous as to prevent learners from taking up the RPL option towards gaining a qualification.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Demonstrate an ability to produce complex components using a variety of fabrication methods and operations, meeting output requirements and working safely with due care for fellow workers and the environment.

2. Demonstrate an ability to read, interpret and produce complex plating and structural steel drawings.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of quality specifications and an ability to interpret these and evaluate fabricated components to determine compliance with specifications.

4. Maintain and support procedures to solve a variety of problems, both familiar and unfamiliar, within a welding context and operate within familiar and new situations, taking responsibility and making decisions.

5. Co-ordinate work team, promoting the maintenance of a safe and efficient workplace, and developing the skills and performance of workgroup members.

6. Communicate with peers and members of supervisory / management levels by producing simple written reports using information gathered and summarised from a range of sources.

7. Demonstrate the ability to communicate and present information clearly and reliably, and to analyse information in order to identify problems and determine trends.

8. Demonstrate an understanding of options for further learning in this or a related field of learning and preparation requirements for such learning.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1.1 Output and quality requirements are met.
1.2 Fabrication time limits are adhered to.
1.3 Safe working practices are adhered to.
1.4 Can respond to questions and discuss issues related to the theoretical principles of fabrication and the various fabrication methods and their respective operations at this level.

2.1 Components and assemblies to be fabricated are identified and requirements are interpreted from drawing.
2.2 Drawing is produced to meet job requirements.
2.3 Material list is compiled.

3.1 Quality specifications are interpreted and applied to fabricated components and compliance is determined and reported.
3.2 Can respond to questions and discuss issues related to quality specifications and the principles underpinning such methods.

4.1 Solutions to welding-related problems are based on a clear analysis of information gathered through diagnostic procedures.
4.2 Procedures are modified to respond to unfamiliar problems where appropriate.
4.3 All actions related to problem solving are accurately recorded for future reference.
4.4 Can respond to questions and discuss issues related to familiar problems in the welding of components and assemblies.

5.1 Production schedules and assignments are met.
5.2 Production workflow is managed efficiently.
5.3 Workgroup goals are met.
5.4 Provide leadership in workgroup discussions, in workgroup problem solving activities and in the implementation of solutions.
5.5 Relevant information is received, processed and passed on.
5.6 Workgroup members are supported, coached and influenced to work effectively, efficiently and safely.

6.1 Information is gathered from a range of sources and accurately summarised.
6.2 Information is clearly presented in a timely manner in the required format to appropriate parties.
6.3 Relationships with peers and supervisory / management levels are established and functioning.

7.1 Conditions, evidence and incidences are reported accurately in a timely manner and discussed with peers and management.
7.2 Data gathered through diagnostic procedures is examined systematically and analysis is repeated until problem is solved.
7.3 Records are available for scrutiny and future reference.

8.1 Options are explained.
8.2 Preparation requirements are explained.

Integrated Assessment:

Integrated assessment at the level of the qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show they are able to integrate concepts, actions and ideas achieved across a range of unit standards and contexts. Integrated assessment must evaluate the quality of observable performance as well as the thinking behind the performance.

Some assessment aspects will demand practical demonstration while others may not. In some cases inference will be necessary to determine competence depending on the nature and context within which performance takes place.
Since this is a foundational qualification, it is necessary to ensure that the fundamental part of the qualification is also targeted to ensure that while the competence may have been achieved in a particular context, learners are able to apply it in a range of other contexts and for further learning. The assessment should also ensure that all the critical crossfield outcomes have been achieved.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

Other, similar outcomes-based qualifications, certificates and skills standards in New Zealand and the United Kingdom have been used extensively to inform this qualification and its associated standards, and it compares favourably with them.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

The qualification has been designed and structured so that qualifying learners can move from one context to another. Employers or institutions should be able to evaluate the outcomes of this qualification against the needs of their context and structure top-up learning appropriately.

Equally, holders of other qualifications may be evaluated against this qualification for the purpose of RPL.

MODERATION OPTIONS

Anyone assessing a learner against this qualification must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

Any institution or learning provider offering learning towards the achievement of this qualification should be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.

Moderation of assessment should be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines provided for in this qualification as well as the agreed ETQA guidelines.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The following criteria should be applied by the relevant ETQA:

1. Appropriate qualification in the field of engineering fabrication and a minimum of 2 years` experience in a light / heavy engineering fabrication environment. The subject matter experience of the assessor can be established by recognition of prior learning.

2. Appropriate experience and understanding of assessment theory, processes and practices.

3. Good inter-personal skills and the ability to balance the conflicting requirements of:

Maintaining national standards

The interests of the learner

The need for transformation and redressing the legacies of the past

The cultural background and language of the learner

4. Registration as an assessor with the MERS ETQA or any other relevant ETQA.

5. Any other criteria required by the MERS ETQA or any other relevant ETQA.

NOTES

This qualification has been replaced by qualification 58721, which is "Further Education and Training Certificate: Engineering Fabrication", Level 4, 141 credits.

UNIT STANDARDS:

	ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Core	9527	Lead a team, plan, allocate and assess their work	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
Core	13275	Perform heat treatment processes on engineering metals	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Core	13254	Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of business processes	Level 4	NQF Level 04	10
Core	12253	Cut, drill and punch, assemble and mechanically join structural steel work	Level 4	NQF Level 04	24
Core	12252	Develop and fabricate from complex drawings	Level 4	NQF Level 04	28
Core	12254	Weld workpieces with the shielded metal arc welding process in all positions	Level 4	NQF Level 04	25
Fundamental	9015	Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems	Level 4	NQF Level 04	6
Fundamental	9506	Communicate in an assertive manner with clients and fellow workers	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8974	Engage in sustained oral communication and evaluate spoken texts	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Fundamental	12417	Measure, estimate & calculate physical quantities & explore, critique & prove geometrical relationships in 2 and 3 dimensional space in the life and workplace of adult with increasing responsibilities	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8975	Read analyse and respond to a variety of texts	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Fundamental	7468	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international issues	Level 4	NQF Level 04	6
Fundamental	9502	Write a technical report	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8976	Write for a wide range of contexts	Level 4	NQF Level 04	5
Elective	12429	Develop a personal financial plan	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2
Elective	13260	Perform non-destructive tests on metal parts and components	Level 3	NQF Level 03	6
Elective	12814	Remove metals using air-carbon arc gouging processes	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
Elective	13274	Test the physical properties of engineering metals	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
Elective	12255	Weld workpieces with the gas metal arc welding process in all positions	Level 3	NQF Level 03	15
Elective	12256	Weld pipes with the gas tungsten arc welding process in all positions	Level 4	NQF Level 04	20

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

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