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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
| National Diploma: Communication and Navigation Systems |
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
| 64089 | National Diploma: Communication and Navigation Systems | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| SGB Aerospace Operations | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
| TETA - Transport Education and Training Authority | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
| Advanced Certificate | Field 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences | Physical Sciences | ||
| ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
| Undefined | 262 | Level 6 | NQF Level 06 | 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" |
EXCO 07158/17 | 2015-07-01 | 2016-12-31 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2017-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | |||
| 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 combination of learning outcomes that comprise this Qualification will provide the qualifying learner with vocational knowledge and skills appropriate to the context of Air Traffic Management Technical Support Services. It will also equip learners with a foundation for further intellectual development, opportunities for gainful employment and reward for contributions to society. The learner assessed as competent against this qualification will be able to: This Qualification will provide the Air Traffic Management profession with qualified Air Traffic Management Technical Support Personnel, thereby facilitating social and economic transformation, empowerment, and upliftment in the Industry and country in general. Rationale: There is an urgent need to provide recognition to people who are able to conduct the essential operations associated with safe and efficient aviation communication, navigation and surveillance. The focus of this qualification will be mainly on technical personnel who have been working within the Aviation Industry in Air Traffic Management (ATM) or for persons with relevant aviation skills, knowledge and experience who wish to pursue a career in ATM technical support. In the past many practitioners in the Air Traffic Management technical support area were denied career advancement and possible professional registration. The introduction of a unit standard based National Diploma in Communications and Navigation Systems, will allow learners, mainly employed in the field for a long time, recognition for their knowledge and acquired competencies through the process of RPL. It will also allow them advancement in their professional careers through transfer of credits gained, to whatever further learning they wish to carry out in their related aviation fields. This qualification will facilitate the development of a professional community of Air Traffic Management Technical Personnel who are able to contribute towards a safe and productive technical support environment through the application of enhanced knowledge and skills relating to the installation, operation, maintenance and technical support of Communications and Navigation Systems used within the Air Traffic Management environment. The combination of learning outcomes will provide the qualifying learner with applied competence in the provision of technical support for Communications Systems and Radio Navigation Aids used in the Aviation Environment. This qualification lays down the basis for further learning towards a proposed NQF Level 7 Diploma in ATM Systems Engineering. |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| It is assumed that learners are competent in:
Recognition of Prior Learning: This Qualification and all the Fundamental, Core and Elective Unit Standards associated with it, as described in the rules of combination, can be achieved by any learner through the recognition of prior learning, which includes learning outcomes achieved through formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience. The Exit-Level Outcomes and the related Unit Standards may also be achieved through the recognition of prior learning. Access to the Qualification: There are no access limitations on any learners or classes of learners for this qualification. |
| RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
| Y |
| QUALIFICATION RULES |
| The qualifying learner will achieve this Qualification by complying with the following rules of combination for the accumulation of credits:
Learning Component; Credits: Total Credits = 262 Credits. |
| EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
| 1. Apply technical knowledge of Radio Navigation Systems to operate, monitor and restore related equipment according to technical instructions.
> Range: Radio Navigation Systems include but are not limited to: Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range (VOR) Systems, Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Systems, Very High Frequency Direction Finding Equipment (VDF), Non Directional Radio Beacons (NDB) and Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). > Range: Technical knowledge of aspects related to Radio Navigation Systems includes, but is not limited to: Aerial Systems, Transmitter Systems, Receiver Systems, Radiated and received signals, System Architecture, Monitoring, Use, HMI, Measurements and Signal Processing. 2. Apply technical knowledge of Radio Communication Systems to operate, monitor and restore related equipment according to technical instructions. > Range: Radio Communications Systems includes, but is not limited to: Very High Frequency Systems, Voice Communication Control Systems and High Frequency Systems. > Range: Technical knowledge of aspects related to Radio Communications Systems includes, but is not limited to: Aerial Systems, Transmitter Systems, Receiver Systems, Radiated and received signals, System architecture, Monitoring, HMI, Measurements and Signal Processing. 3. Apply technical knowledge of Telecommunication Systems to operate, monitor and restore related equipment according to technical instructions. > Range: Technical instructions include, but are not limited to: Manufacturer's technical manual, Quality management system procedures, ICAO recommendations and Organisational operational requirements. |
| ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit-Level-Outcome 1:
1.1 Radio navigation systems and architecture is explained in terms of its purpose and functionality. 1.2 Routine preventative maintenance is performed using appropriate test equipment according to manufacturer's specifications. 1.3 Remote and on-site corrective action is conducted according to corrective maintenance procedures. 1.4 The performance of the radio navigation systems is measured and analysed to support the Flight Calibration team in accordance with aviation legislative requirements. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit-Level-Outcome 2: 2.1 Radio communication systems and architecture is explained in terms of its purpose and functionality. 2.2 Routine preventative maintenance is performed using appropriate test equipment according to manufacturer's specifications. 2.3 Remote and on-site corrective action is conducted according to corrective maintenance procedures. 2.4 The performance of radio communication systems are measured, analysed and monitored in accordance with aviation legislative requirements. 2.5 Stress management strategies are implemented to optimise the provision of engineering support and maintenance services for aeronautical Communication and Navigation Systems. Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit-Level-Outcome 3: 3.1 Telecommunication systems and architecture is described and explained in terms of its purpose and functionality. 3.2 Routine preventative maintenance is performed using appropriate test equipment according to manufacturer's specifications. 3.3 Corrective fault diagnosis and corrective action is conducted in terms of corrective maintenance procedures. 3.4 The performance of telecommunication systems is measured, analysed and monitored in accordance with aviation legislative requirements. Integrated Assessment: Integrated assessment at the level of the qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show that they are able to integrate concepts, ideas and actions across unit standards to achieve competence that is grounded and coherent in relation to the purpose of the qualification. Integrated assessment should show how already demonstrated competence in individual areas can be linked and applied for the achievement of a holistic outcome as described in the exit level outcomes. Integrated assessment must judge the quality of the observable performance, and also the quality of the thinking that lies behind it. Assessment tools must encourage learners to give an account of the thinking and decision-making that underpin their demonstrated performance. Some assessment practices will demand practical evidence while others may be more theoretical, depending on the type of outcomes to be assessed. The ratio between action and interpretation is not fixed, but varies according to the demands of the particular exit level outcome of the qualification. While the generic components of this qualification at NQF Level 6 can be assessed through occupational contexts and activities relating to Air Traffic Management, care must be taken in both the learning programme and the assessment to ensure that these foundational skills are portable. The primary aim of this qualification is to ensure that learners have a sound general foundation to prepare them for further learning towards a specialised role in their chosen career path. Learners must be able to transfer generic skills across a number of different contexts, and apply them within a number of learning areas. A broad range of task-orientated and theoretical assessment tools may be used, with the distinction between practical knowledge and disciplinary knowledge maintained so that each takes its rightful place. |
| INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
| The institutions responsible for the education and training of engineering personnel in the aviation industry of many countries contacted were unwilling to share information that would assist in making a comparison with this National Diploma in Surveillance Systems: Engineering Support.
Countries and institutions that were included in the search for similar qualifications are: Useful and usable information was obtained from "Eurocontrol" and "International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel" (IFATSEA). The guidance material for technical training as obtained from these two institutions is described below. Eurocontrol: EUROCONTROL is the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. Created in 1963 by six founding members, this civil and military intergovernmental organisation now counts 38 Member States from across Europe. It is based in Belgium with specialised offices in six other European countries. The member countries include: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Cyprus, Estonia and Romania. It is widely accepted that this career pathway of Engineering Support in the aviation industry comprises four learning areas, namely: Communication Systems, Navigation Systems, Display Systems and Radar Systems. The European Organization for Safety in Air Navigation under its sub-division "European Air Traffic Management" has developed guidelines for a common qualification level for Technical Training for Air traffic Safety Electronics Personnel. These guidelines refer to the following progression table for training of technical personnel: The "basic training" level compares closely in terms of the learning areas with the registered National Certificate in Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Support, Level 5 (SAQA ID: 57229). The "qualification training" and "type rating" training compares closely with the two National Diplomas in Communication and Navigation Systems and Surveillance Systems. The difference is that the "Type Rating" training focuses on only one of the four disciplines while each of the South African diplomas provides for two disciplines namely Communication and Navigation Systems in the one diploma and Surveillance (Radar and Display) Systems in the other diploma. Furthermore, "Data Processing" is treated as a separate discipline in the Eurocontrol approach, while the South African approach is that it is a common thread that features in both the diplomas because data processing is viewed as being embedded in all aviation equipment. The credit value for the European training of aviation technicians was not available for a direct comparison with the South African qualifications comprising this career pathway. The duration of the contact component of the European training compares closely with the South African diplomas. The table below reflects the comparison described above: South African National Diplomas: European Air Traffic Management/IFATSEA: International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel (IFATSEA): IFATSEA was founded in October 1972 by 11 countries, today member countries exceed 50 including: Canada, Greece, United Kingdom, Japan, Nigeria, Portugal, Belgium, Australia, Switzerland and Germany. This institution has developed a Training Manual for Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel under supervision of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. This Training Manual follows very much the same profile as the Eurocontrol training progression model. The comparison is therefore similar to the comparison reflected in the table indicated above. Conclusion This comparison suggests that there is a close similarity of the learning areas and duration of study between the eighty eight member states of Eurocontrol and IFATSEA programmes for training aviation technicians and this National Diploma in Communication and Navigation Systems. |
| ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
| The possibility exists for vertical articulation with this Qualification. The following qualifications serve as examples of vertical articulation:
Examples of horizontal articulation with this Qualification: |
| MODERATION OPTIONS |
| CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
| Assessors for this Qualification will hold a NQF Level 5 Qualification in Electronics or equivalent Qualification in related disciplines within the field of electronics, or will be competent in the outcomes of this Qualification and have at least two years experience in the field. The Assessor must include both internal and external moderation of assessments.
Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this Qualification or its Unit Standards must be a constituent registered assessor with the relevant accredited ETQA or an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant accredited ETQA. |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
| As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
| NOTES |
| N/A |
| UNIT STANDARDS: |
| ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS | |
| Core | 15096 | Demonstrate an understanding of stress in order to apply strategies to achieve optimal stress levels in personal and work situations | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 5 |
| Core | 259510 | Apply technical knowledge of aeronautical Air Traffic Information Service (ATIS) and Digital Air Traffic information Service (D-ATIS) | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 10 |
| Core | 259506 | Apply technical knowledge of aeronautical Automatic Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 10 |
| Core | 259509 | Apply technical knowledge of aeronautical Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) voice and data communication reception systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Core | 259513 | Apply technical knowledge of aeronautical Ultra high Frequency (UHF) and Very high Frequency (VHF) voice and data communication transmission systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Core | 259517 | Apply technical knowledge of Communication Control Systems (CCS) | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 20 |
| Core | 259500 | Apply technical knowledge of Direct Speech (DS) and Public Access Branch Exchange (PABX) Systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 8 |
| Core | 259512 | Apply technical knowledge of Fibre Optic link systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Core | 259518 | Apply technical knowledge of radio navigation Conventional Very High Frequency Omni-range (CVOR) systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Core | 259519 | Apply technical knowledge of radio navigation Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Core | 259504 | Apply technical knowledge of radio navigation Instrument Landing System (ILS) Glide Path systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 18 |
| Core | 259507 | Apply technical knowledge of radio navigation Instrument Landing System (ILS) Localiser systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 17 |
| Core | 259498 | Apply technical knowledge of radio navigation Non Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 10 |
| Core | 259505 | Apply technical knowledge of radio navigation Very High Direction Finding (VDF) systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Core | 259502 | Apply technical knowledge of Recording and Playback Systems used in ground-based aviation environment | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 10 |
| Core | 259503 | Apply technical knowledge of Satellite Communication systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 19 |
| Fundamental | 259508 | Demonstrate a technical understanding of Data Communication Theory | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Fundamental | 259501 | Demonstrate a technical understanding of Radio Engineering Theory | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 10 |
| Elective | 252038 | Prepare and manage a budget | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 5 |
| Elective | 259499 | Apply technical knowledge of aeronautical High Frequency (HF) voice and data communication transmission and reception systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| Elective | 259511 | Apply technical knowledge of Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-range (DVOR) systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 10 |
| Elective | 259497 | Apply technical knowledge of Microwave systems | Level 6 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6 | 15 |
| 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. |