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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
| National Certificate: Intellectual Property Administration |
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
| 59387 | National Certificate: Intellectual Property Administration | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| SGB Marketing | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
| CATHSSETA - Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Education and Training Authority | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
| National Certificate | Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies | Marketing | ||
| ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
| Undefined | 122 | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | Regular-Unit Stds Based |
| REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
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Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
SAQA 0480/09 | 2009-07-01 | 2012-06-30 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2013-06-30 | 2016-06-30 | |||
| 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 |
| Purpose:
This qualification requires that learners are able to administer intellectual property created in the media, advertising, publishing, culture, heritage, arts or other creative sectors, to ensure that it is exploited, protected and/or secured. Qualified learners are able to ensure the protection of their intellectual property rights, and can advise others regarding tactics for the protection and exploitation of intellectual property. Improved protection and exploitation of intellectual property ensures that conflict is prevented as far as possible, and that the creators of intellectual property derive rightful benefits. Protection of intellectual property at community level and the protection of culture ensure social transformation at all levels of society. The social and economic legacy resulting from the protection of intellectual property positively affects future generations. Finally, the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship ensures economic transformation through business growth. The qualification provides learners who have gained relevant experience in intellectual property administration with access to, and mobility and progression within various learning (e.g. access to Higher Education) and career paths (e.g. legal studies) by recognising the competence they have already achieved. The qualification also sets the minimum standard for education and training that is required to administer intellectual property according to best practice standards and legal requirements. Especially with regards to the creators of intellectual property, the qualification will contribute significantly to the creators' personal development through empowerment, which, in turn, impacts on social and economic development of national intellectual property rights. Qualified learners are capable of: Rationale: The media, advertising, publishing, culture, heritage, arts and other creative sectors in South Africa need to protect and exploit intellectual property created within these sectors. However, these sectors are experiencing various challenges in this regard: In addition to the above sector challenges, technological and information conversion and digitisation pose their own intellectual property protection, licensing challenges relating to especially standards (i.e. electronic and description standards), copyright, collective rights, royalties, ownership of materials (e.g. historic content), subscriptions, etc. Also, in the legal services sector, learning about intellectual property management usually takes place during employment only, specific training is scarce, and competence is seldom nationally recognised. Intellectual property is frequently lost or underutilised because of poor management of property rights and poor workflow. Particularly in the digital age, proper processes and swift turnaround becomes central to successful intellectual property management. This qualification is required to improve the level of competence of those persons who create and disseminate intellectual property to ensure that it is administered correctly, and to ensure inclusivity not only relating to tangible outputs intellectual property, such as goods, but also other manifestations of intellectual property, such as brands. Outside the legal profession, there is no standardised specialisation for intellectual property administration and management competence, and learning takes place in isolation within organisations, focusing on clerical competence and in-house training for the use of information technology systems used for intellectual property management and administration. With current and developing legislation regarding access to information and intellectual property, much administration is required, which does not require involvement of lawyers. The demand for intellectual property management advice is currently greater than the supply, requiring consultation and litigation competence. Also, legal experts have a social responsibility to invest in society by providing information for public consumption. However, information regarding intellectual property management remains inaccessible and demystification is needed. This qualification is required to address the need for competence that is not at the specialised level of lawyers, and to improve access to information and intellectual property protection. A balance should be achieved between social and commercial objectives. Trends impacting on intellectual property administration include the following: Target learners are from any field where intellectual property is created or managed. Many learners will also require recognition of prior learning (RPL) against this qualification for the competence that they have achieved in their workplace. The qualification is aimed primarily at learners who would consult, give support and advice, and educate others regarding intellectual property administration. They would be required to identify intellectual property requirements, that is, develop the plans of action to consider measures to protect and exploit intellectual property. Part of this process is also to identify potential conflicts to prevent, for example, filing incorrectly, and identifying when to refer to, for example, lawyers and attorneys. A secondary target group consists of people who create intellectual property, and who mostly need only part of the competence required for achieving this qualification. For example, authors, illustrators, composers, photographers, script writers, artists, performers and musicians, media, advertising, publishing, culture, heritage, arts and other creative practitioners must be able to recognise intellectual property requirements, realise when to seek help, and know where to find advice, in order to protect their rights and secure their intellectual property. Qualified learners may find employment in the legal, media, advertising, publishing, culture, heritage, arts and other creative fields (e.g. craft, design, music, performing arts, visual arts, audio-visual media production such as film, television, live events, radio, multimedia, etc.), and employers may include legal clinics; business start-up advisory services; legal firms/practices (e.g. trademark paralegals, trademark managers, or trademark administrators); heritage sites; advertising agencies (e.g. strategists); Government departments (e.g. legal advisors; officials in the trademarks, copyright, patents, and design offices; cultural and heritage practitioners in the Department of Arts and Culture; researchers and information officers; librarians, researchers, and archivists working in state libraries; etc.). Other employment opportunities include the broadcasting and science and technology sectors, and self employment giving legal advice and support. Typical learners who would enter programmes leading to this qualification will generally have achieved a Further Education and Training Certificate. Once they have achieved this qualification, learners can progress within a legal studies learning pathway, for example, a law degree, or may choose to pursue a first degree in their area of practice, for example, heritage, visual art, marketing, advertising, publishing, performing arts, etc. The competencies required to qualify are also transferable to other fields such as education, training and development, and business management. When intellectual property is administered effectively, conflict is prevented and boundaries are set for the rights related to and use of intellectual property. Benefits to society and the economy will result from improved management of intellectual property and resources by means of: |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| The qualification was designed based on the assumption that the following competencies have already been achieved:
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): This qualification can be achieved wholly, or in part, through recognition of prior learning. Evidence can be presented in a variety of forms, including previous international or local qualifications, reports, testimonials, mentoring, functions performed, portfolios, work records and performance records. As such, evidence should be judged according to the general principles of assessment described in the notes to assessors below. Learners who have met the requirements of any Unit Standard that forms part of this qualification may apply for recognition of prior learning to the relevant Education and Training Quality Assurance body (ETQA). The applicant must be assessed against the specific outcomes and with the assessment criteria for the relevant Unit Standards. A qualification will be awarded should a learner demonstrate that the exit level outcomes of the qualification have been attained. Access to the Qualification: |
| RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
| Y |
| QUALIFICATION RULES |
| All Fundamental component (14 credits) and Core component (98 credits) unit standards are compulsory. For the elective component, learners are required to achieve at least 10 of the available 80 credits. |
| EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
| 1. Negotiate intellectual property rights for own media, advertising, publishing, cultural, heritage, arts and other creative intellectual property.
2. Disseminate information regarding intellectual property rights and requirements to relevant media, advertising, publishing, culture, heritage, arts and other creative sector stakeholders. 3. Collate information regarding existing media, advertising, publishing, cultural, heritage, arts and other creative intellectual property. 4. Recommend tactics and strategies to secure media, advertising, publishing, cultural, heritage, arts and other creative intellectual property. 5. Administer intellectual property processes within defined scope of practice. 6. Refer media, advertising, publishing, cultural, heritage, arts or other creative sector stakeholders for advice regarding intellectual property outside allowable scope of practice. |
| ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome1:
> Range: Intention can include, for example, commercial gain. > Range: Validity means reasonable and fair. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6: Integrated Assessment: The assessment criteria in the unit standards are performance-based, assessing applied competence, rather than only underpinning knowledge, or only skills. The critical cross-field outcomes are also achieved in the unit standards. In addition to the competence assessed to achieve the unit standards, learners must demonstrate that they can achieve the outcomes in an integrated manner, dealing effectively with different and random demands related to occupational and learning contexts, to qualify, and assessment approaches used should be appropriate for assessing applied competence. Integrated assessment is meaningful if there are clear relationships between the purpose statement, exit level outcomes and integrated assessment of this qualification. Learners who qualify must be able to integrate concepts, ideas and behaviours across unit standards to achieve the purpose of the qualification. Evidence (as specified in the associated assessment criteria) is required that the learner is able to achieve the exit level outcomes of the qualification as a whole and in an integrated way, and thus its purpose, at the time of the award of the qualification. Evidence of integration may be presented by learners when being assessed against the unit standards, and separate assessment for integration may not be necessary. Workplace experience can be recognised when assessing towards this qualification. Integrated assessment should include observable performance as well as the quality of thinking behind such performance. Formative assessment can be employed during learning towards the unit standards and during integration to achieve exit level outcomes, to ensure that integration takes place when summative assessment is employed. |
| INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
| In 2002, the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights published a much discussed report on "Integrating Intellectual Property Rights and Development Policy. The report referred to a "paucity of literature which identifies 'best practice' for IP-related technical assistance." (p.168). Unfortunately, this continues to be the case, and internationally agreed guidelines still do not exist, even though, according to the authors of the aforementioned report, "Large numbers of people, from a variety of professional backgrounds, have received general and specialised training in IP subjects" (p.168). Nonetheless, "the study of intellectual property has grown in to a distinct academic discipline, most notably in law schools from higher education institutions in developed countries such as the UK, Germany, USA and Canada" (http://www.ip-institute.org.uk/).
The majority of programmes in the area of intellectual property are aimed at graduates (e.g. lawyers and engineers), especially in the autonomous law schools found in the United States and Canada. However, there are qualification programmes and short courses offered at a level equivalent to the level of this South African qualification, provided "within the mainstream educational system from university level and/or in non-degree conferring vocational training institutions". This is the case, for example, in the United Kingdom and most of Europe. In addition, legal colleges offer so-called vocational training similar to continuing education in the South African professional context (http://www.ip-institute.org.uk/). For the purpose of this international comparison, published materials regarding education and training were obtained using a methodology similar to that of snowball sampling: information about and from international organisations that operate in the area of intellectual property administration and management (e.g. the World Intellectual Property Organisation - WIPO) was used to identify countries that are actively involved in research and education about intellectual property. It should be noted that the United States of America also consider South Africa and the nations that constitute the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN - Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) to be in need of improved enforcement of intellectual property rights protection. Because the ASEAN members are actively involved in rectifying the situation in their countries, examples from these countries were included in the comparison. The following countries were specifically excluded because of either inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, or inadequate enforcement of intellectual property rights protection, resulting in pirate markets, pirated goods and counterfeit goods: Brazil, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Korea, Malaysia, Panama, Colombia, India, Paraguay, Ukraine, Indonesia, and Russia. The WIPO Worldwide Academy was established in Geneva in 1998. It offers a number of courses and seminars as part of, amongst others, a professional development programme for the area of intellectual property. Distance learning courses include the following, at an equivalent level, compared with this South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: The above courses are approximately 153 notional hours. This is considerably less than the South African qualification, but equivalent in terms of the content addressed. The same is true for the WIPO two-week Summer School on Intellectual Property in Geneva, Switzerland. The summer school programme components compare as follows with this South African qualification's components: WIPO Summer School on Intellectual Property: South African qualification: Intellectual property in the global context. WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African Qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: WIPO Course: South African qualification: The Professional Training Programme offered by WIPO is provided in a number of countries and at various levels of complexity, aimed at right owners, administrators, law enforcement officers and professionals in the field of intellectual property. The courses provide basic or specialised training in law, administration and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and the use and dissemination of industrial property documentation and information, in all fields of intellectual property. At a level equivalent compared with the South African qualification, the following comparison was made with examples of courses: WIPO Professional Training Programme Course: > The purpose of the patent system. > Introduction to the European and the Norwegian Patent System: aspects of biotechnology, software patenting, the Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC). > The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). > Introduction to patent examination. > Patent search; PCT minimum documentation. > Manual patent search, search exercises. > Search tools using free databases, search exercises. > Assessment of patentability, exercises on assessing novelty and inventive step. > Implementation of a full electronic case handling: the way from paper case handling to electronic handling. Duration: 1 week. Country: Norway. South African qualification: Fundamental and Core (generic), although some aspects are at a higher level of complexity than the SA qualification. WIPO Professional Training Programme Course: > The importance of intellectual property for technological, economic and social development (South African qualification: Core). > The international framework in the field of industrial property (South African Qualification: Essential embedded knowledge in all unit standards). > OAPI and its information services in the field of patents; the protection of trademarks and other intellectual property rights on the Internet: Legal problems. > Practical studies of the patent system, trademarks, industrial designs. > OAPI and the revised Bangui Agreement (South African qualification: Core). > The use of patent information for research and for improving the competition of small and medium-sized enterprises (South African qualification: Fundamental and Core). > Acquisition and dissemination of technical and scientific information (South African qualification: Fundamental). > Strategies for scientific and technical information search (South African qualification: Fundamental and Core). > Access to patent information and transfer of technology (South African qualification: Fundamental and Core). > Introduction to patent search tools (CD-ROM products, BREF, ESPACEACCESS, CASSIS, etc.), practical exercises (South African qualification: Fundamental and Core). > International patent classification - a tool for information search (South African qualification: Fundamental and Core). > Challenges and legal aspects of the protection of copyrights and related rights in the digital age (South African qualification: Core). > Procedural rules for litigation, damages and interests, civil remedies and criminal sanctions: Examples of France and OHADA countries (Organisation for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa) (South African qualification: Elective). > Practical exercises, case studies. Duration: 1 week. Country: Cameroon. The University of Connecticut (School of Law) Certificate Program in Intellectual Property (United States of America) offers an elective first-year Intellectual Property course, over five semesters. The requirements for the Certificate are as follows, compared with this South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: One intellectual property seminar: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: One of the following: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: One of the following (optional): University of Connecticut Certificate Program in Intellectual Property: South African qualification: Also in the United States of America, the Franklin Pierce Law Center offers Intellectual Property Basics courses, at the equivalent level compared with this South African qualification. For example, the course "IP Basics for Artists, Authors, Inventors, Web Page Designers" include: All these aspects are covered in the Core component unit standards of the South African qualification. The European Patent Office (EPO) offers a four-day course, focused on patents, at the level of this South African qualification that compares as follows: EPO Patent Information Beginners Seminar; South African qualification: In Australia, most qualifications combine law with another discipline. For example, the five year Arts/Law program at the University of Sydney, one of the top institutions, includes the Bachelor of Arts (BA) simultaneously with the Bachelor of Laws (LLB). The equivalent of year one of the Bachelors of Laws (LLB) is completed over the first three years of the Arts degree. The Law Elective Program (year four and five) includes more than 50 optional units, for example, international law, corporate law, comparative law and constitutional law, environmental law, taxation, family law, criminology, intellectual property, legal theory, law and gender, industrial law, anti-discrimination law, and dispute resolution. These courses are at a level above the level of this South African qualification. Melbourne University Law School, also in Australia, and one of the top institutions, offers post graduate programmes only, with short courses on invitation, for example, a 2-day workshop on Intellectual Property Protection of Integrated Circuits in Vietnam. No comparison was made due to a lack of published information. The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) is an intergovernmental organisation for cooperation among African states in patent and other industrial property matters. ARIPO members are Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. South Africa, although not a member, is an observer. Other observers are Angola, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, and Seychelles. Also focused on Africa, The Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI - African Intellectual Property Organisation, in English) has its headquarters in Cameroon. The organisation was created by Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977. The Bangui Agreement was subsequently amended in 1999. Its 16 member states are mostly French-speaking countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, and Togo. ARIPO opened a Regional Training Centre in 2006. Although the focus of programmes will be on training trainers, the ARIPO web site includes information about the following aspects of intellectual property administration, all of which are addressed as embedded knowledge in the South African qualification, within most of the new unit standards: The Multi Actors Cooperation for Sustainable SMEs through Informal Intellectual property Management (MAC-SSIIM) training and support programme mainly for SMEs (and companies in general) and Universities (students at all levels), and also decision/policy makers and relay actors such Chambers of Commerce, and professional bodies. The programme was originally funded by the European Commission, and is offered by ACTIF-Europe (France and Belgium), Industrial Association of the College of Biotechnology (AESBUC - Portugal), MAC-Team aisbl (Belgium), Ostroleka Council of Scientific and Technical Associations' Federation (Poland), SC - Research (Finland), University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Hungary), CCI Hajdú-Bihar county (Hungary), CCI Ostroleka - RIG (Poland), CCI South Ostrobothnia (Finland), City of Debrecen (Hungary), City of Ostroleka (Poland), and Etelä-Pohjanmaan liitto (Finland). The programme includes equivalent level courses regarding formal and informal intellectual property protection, including the key principles and fundamentals of intellectual property, intellectual capital and knowledge management, business networking in a knowledge based economy, innovation management and change management and organisational learning in SMEs; assessing, defining and planning for intellectual property management; implementation of intellectual property management in an organisation. The South African qualification requires similar competence as addressed in this programme. In addition to graduate and e-learning courses, the Hungarian Patent Office also offers accredited adult education courses with state recognitions (i.e. basic level, advanced level - for graduates - and tailor-made courses). The Basic level course is at a level comparable with this South African qualification, and runs over 6 months. It compares as follows with the South African qualification: Hungarian Patent Office Adult Education: Basic level course on intellectual property rights: perform patent and trademark searches or novelty search; recognise the possibilities lying in the IP protection of own intellectual properties: The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) offers a programme in France at the equivalent level and of equivalent notional duration (i.e. one year) compared with this South African qualification, although a first degree in engineering is set as entry requirement. The programme consists of two components: a patents course, leading to the International Industrial Studies Diploma in Patents, and a trademarks and industrial designs course, leading to the International Industrial studies Diploma in trademarks and industrial designs, with the two Diplomas combined to lead to the Diploma in International Industrial Studies. The programme compares as follows with this South African qualification: CEIPI programme, France: South African qualification: CEIPI programme, France: South African qualification: CEIPI programme, France: South African qualification: The Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) offers courses at various levels of complexity that compare as follows with this South African qualification: Course: Entry Level: Course: Beginner Level: Course: Intermediate Level: Course: Advanced Level: Course: Research: The biggest difference between the JIPA courses and this South African qualification's components, other than the fact that the JIPA courses are short courses, is the focus on patents in the JIPA courses. The JIPA Advanced Level courses are at a level above the South African qualification. The Arab Society for Intellectual Property, with liaison offices in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, Morocco, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, and China offers four courses that combine as the Arab Certified Intellectual Property Practitioner Program at a comparable level with that of this South African qualification, and of equal notional hours. The courses include an introduction to intellectual property, and intellectual property principles, tools and practice for trademarks and unfair competition; copyrights and related rights; patents of inventions and trade secrets; advanced courses (optional). The South African qualification addresses all these components, although there is less depth regarding patent principles, tools and practice. At the level of this South African qualification, various other short courses and modules, ranging from 1 day to are offered internationally, that compare as follows: Course: Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property: Country/Organisation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America. > Patentable subject matter. > Statutory bars. > Rights of the patent holder. > Infringement. > Novelty and non-obviousness. > Patent protection for software, algorithms, and business methods. > The patent application. > Scope of claims. > Copyrightable subject matter. > Comparison with patents. > Merger and scènes-à-faire. > Substantial similarity. > Copyrights in the context of information technologies. > Fair use. Course: Copyright and Intellectual Property Management: Country/Organisation: National University, United States of America (San Diego, California). Course: Copyright Crash Course: Country/Organisation: University of Texas, United States of America (Online). Course: Certificate in Intellectual Property Creation and Management for Semiconductor and Related Industries: Country/Organisation: Semizone/Stanford Center for Professional Development, United States of America. Course: Regional Intellectual Property Management Course: Country/Organisation: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (Bangkok). Course: Intellectual Property Management (Singapore case study): Country/Organisation: Research and Markets, United Kingdom (E-learning). Course: Commercialization Workshop: Country/Organisation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States of America. Course: Managing Intellectual Property: A Guide for Employees: Country/Organisation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States of America. Course: TVC Workshop on Patent Writing: Country/Organisation: Center for Commercialization & Entrepreneurial Training (CCET) Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), United States of America. Course: Intellectual Property Management Program: Country/Organisation: University of Washington, United States of America. Course: Intellectual Property Management Training: Country/Organisation: Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand. Country/Organisation: Biotechnology Australia: Course: Short Course in Trade Marks Database Searching: Country/Organisation: IP Australia (Australian Government). Course: Bachelors of Laws includes intellectual property as a first year subject: Country/Organisation: Australian National University, Australia. Course: Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property: Country/Organisation: Haifa University, Israel (E-learning). South African qualification: Elective. Course: Science technology and intellectual property course, as part of a first degree with a major in Intellectual Property Protection: Country/Organisation: Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Hitotsubashi University, Japan. Course: Practical Intellectual Property Training Course: Country/Organisation: Tohoku University Extension School, Japan. Country/Organisation: Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Canada: Course: Intellectual Property Law Module: Country/Organisation: Manchester University, United Kingdom. Country/Organisation: The Intellectual Property Academy, Singapore: Country/Organisation: IGE, Switzerland: The South African qualification components are the equivalent of courses offered internationally. Although the qualification is below the level of the majority of qualifications internationally, it is comparable with the qualifications at an equivalent level. |
| ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
| Horizontal articulation is possible with the following NQF Level 5 qualifications:
Vertical articulation is possible with the following NQF Level 6 qualifications: |
| MODERATION OPTIONS |
| Moderation of assessment and accreditation of providers shall be at the discretion of a relevant ETQA as long as it complies with the SAQA requirements. The ETQA is responsible for moderation of learner achievements of learners who meet the requirements of this qualification. Particular moderation and accreditation requirements are:
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| CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
| Assessment of learner achievements takes place at providers accredited by the relevant ETQA (RSA, 1998b) for the provision of programs that result in the outcomes specified for this qualification. Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this qualification must be registered as an assessor with the ETQA. Assessors registered with the relevant ETQA must carry out the assessment of learners for the qualification and any of the Unit Standards that make up this qualification.
To register as an assessor, the following are required: Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments: In particular, assessors should assess that the learner demonstrates an ability to consider a range of options by: All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well-documented principles: |
| NOTES |
| N/A |
| UNIT STANDARDS: |
| ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS | |
| Core | 252445 | Advocate intellectual property rights and value | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 8 |
| Core | 252444 | Build resource networks for intellectual property processes | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Core | 252441 | Categorise intellectual property information | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 12 |
| Core | 113807 | Draft Legal agreements | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Core | 119509 | Guide and refer clients in terms of legal enquiries | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Core | 252449 | Identify intellectual property and materials | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 15 |
| Core | 252448 | Maintain intellectual property processes | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Core | 252447 | Prepare applications for intellectual property registration | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 8 |
| Core | 252443 | Propose tactics for protecting intellectual property | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 15 |
| Fundamental | 252442 | Collect information regarding intellectual property | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 14 |
| Elective | 115499 | Gather, record and interpret business related information | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
| Elective | 117927 | Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based database application to solve a given problem | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
| Elective | 252446 | Acquire copyright permissions | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Elective | 243267 | Apply and continuously improve company policies and procedures | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Elective | 115821 | Apply business financial practices | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 4 |
| Elective | 119506 | Apply legal administrative and alternative dispute resolution procedures in a paralegal context | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
| Elective | 119173 | Develop and maintain effective working relationship with clients | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 8 |
| Elective | 10148 | Supervise a project team of a business project to deliver project objectives | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 14 |
| Elective | 10146 | Supervise a project team of a developmental project to deliver project objectives | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 14 |
| 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. |