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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Bachelor of Technology: Agricultural Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72369  Bachelor of Technology: Agricultural Management 
ORIGINATOR
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
B Tech  Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation  Secondary Agriculture 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  480  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 06120/18  2018-07-01  2018-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31   2022-12-31  

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 replaces: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
2225  Bachelor of Technology: Agricultural Management  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  480  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
This qualification is intended for Agricultural Management students in the Higher Education and Training of the NQF. Persons achieving this qualification will be competent in applying relevant knowledge, skills and values about advanced management techniques in order to function at middle- and top-management levels. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

QUALIFICATION RULES 
The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the satisfaction of the assessors that the stated competence of the qualification, as detailed in the specific outcomes, has been achieved, either through education and training in a single provider`s learning programme, or through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes. 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Exhibit the following management capabilities:

1. Apply strategic planning techniques

2. Implement and monitor strategies

3. Analysing, interpretation and application of financial management techniques

4. Application of leadership skills

5. Develop, implement and manage efficient animal production systems

6.- Develop, implement and manage efficient plant production systems

1. Apply strategic planning techniques (10 credits)

2. Implement and monitor strategies (20 credits)

3. Analysing, interpretation and application of financial management techniques (30 credits)

4. Application of leadership skills (30 credits)

5. Develop, implement and manage efficient animal production systems (30 credits)

6. Develop, implement and manage an efficient plant production system (30 credits)

Specified outcomes:

1. Specified outcome 1
  • Describe the nature of the process of strategic management
    (C; F) (1 Credit) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 2
  • Perform an analysis of the organisation`s resources
    (C; 7) (3 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 3
  • Perform an environmental analysis (C; 7) (3 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 4
  • Formulate Strategies
    (C; 7) (3 Credits) (NQF 7)

    2. Specified outcome 1
  • Build a capable organisation
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 2:
  • Develop a strategy supportive budget and support systems
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 3:
  • Build a strategy supportive organisational culture
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 4:
  • Perform strategic leadership
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 5:
  • Manage strategic change
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    3. Specified level outcome 1
  • The financial analysis of a farming business
    (C; F) (3 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified level outcome 2
  • Developing a financial policy for a farming operation
    (C; F) (8 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified level outcome 3
  • Sound investment decision making
    (C; F) (7 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified level outcome 4
  • Understanding capital budgeting under risk
    (C; F) (9 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified level outcome 5
  • Understanding taxation and agriculture
    (C; F) (3 Credits) (NQF 7)

    4. Specific outcome 1
  • Apply short-term leadership skills
    (C; F) (5 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 2
  • Apply long-term leadership skills
    (C; F) (5 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 3
  • Demonstrate competency in public speaking
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 4
  • Demonstrate ability to work in a team
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 5
  • Manage conflict
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 6
  • Negotiate successfully
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 7
  • Integrate entrepreneurial principles
    (C; F) (4 Credits) (NQF 7)

    5. Specified outcome 1
  • Develop an integrated management program for a small stock enterprise
    (C; E) (8 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 2
  • Analyse the small stock enterprise economically
    (C; E) (11 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 3
  • Study of the production of major agriculturally produced animals in South Africa
    (C; E) (11 Credits) (NQF 7)

    6. Specified outcome 1
  • In depth study of one commercially groom agricultural crop or plant per climatic region, as they exist in SA
    (C; E) (20 Credits) (NQF 7)

    Specified outcome 2
  • Analyse different plant production aids/techniques that influence the yield.
    (C; E) (10 Credits) (NQF 7) 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    1. Apply strategic planning techniques

    1.1 The nature of strategic management must be described correctly in terms of:
  • Strategic versus operational management
  • Characteristics of strategic decisions
  • Vision and mission

    1.2
  • Correctly analyse the organisation`s resources by means of suitable techniques

    1.3
  • Correctly analyse the external environment by means of suitable techniques

    1.4
  • Formulate suitable strategies by matching strategy to the situation.

    2. Implement and monitor strategies

    2.1 Correctly matching organisation structure to strategy in order to build the most suitable organisation structure.

    2.2 Develop a policy framework and budget to support the chosen strategies.

    2.3 Correctly develop a supportive culture with reference to:
    a) elements of organisational culture
    b) identification of elements that do not support strategy
    c) changing organisational culture.

    2.4 Leadership actions that will contribute to the attainment of strategic objectives must be exposed.

    2.5 The change process must be correctly managed in respect of:
    a) identification of change needs
    b) managing the process

    3. Analysing, interpretation and application of financial management techniques

    3.1 The interpretation of:
  • The capital position
  • The cash flow
  • The performance budget

    3.2 Describe:
  • Capital needs
  • Liquidity maintenance
  • Role of own capital
  • Composition of loan capital
  • Advantageous financing

    Calculate:
  • The financing alternatives of implements with regard to instalment sale agreements, lease agreements and Landbank loans.
  • The value of land and financing alternatives
  • Operating leverage
  • Financial leverage
  • Total leverage

    3.3 Calculate:
  • The end value for a once off investment
  • The end value for a periodic investment at the beginning of the investment period
  • The comparison of different investment alternatives with different investment prerequisites

    3.4 Describe and calculate:
  • Measures of risk
  • Cash flows over time
  • Portfolio risk and the capital asset pricing model
  • Capital budgeting techniques:
    a. Payback
    b. Accounting rate of return
    c. Net present value
    d. Internal rate of return
    e. Profitability index

    3.5 Describe:
  • Taxation applicable to farming operations

    4. Application of leadership skills

    4.1 Correctly apply the skills associated with short-term leadership theories
  • Trait theories
  • Behaviour theories
  • Situational theories

    4.2 Correctly apply the skills associated with long-term leadership theories:
  • Charismatic leadership
  • Transformational leadership
  • Self-led groups
  • Institutionalising leadership

    4.3 Correctly apply public speaking principles

    4.4 Correctly apply team-work principles

    4.5 Correctly apply conflict management principles

    4.6 Apply negotiation principles successfully

    4.7 Correctly integrate entrepreneurial principles with other activities

    5. Development and manage efficient animal production systems

    5.1 The barer will have to compile a management program for a small stock enterprise
  • Management program for a year regarding selection, production, reproduction, breeding, animal health, nutrition and grazing

    5.2The learner will have to compile an enterprise analysis for the small stock enterprise
  • Stock table: Composition of stock, sales, deaths and losses, purchases, reproduction, internal transfers.
  • Cost table: Purchased feed, self produced fee, AI and veterinarian costs, transport, marketing, seasonal labour, packing material, sundries, dosing, dipping and inoculating.
  • General information: Month of shearing, prices of livestock (sell and purchase), reproduction, mortalities, price of products, opening and closing numbers (values)
  • Determining of the gross margin: Gross production value (product income, trade income capital change), directly allocatable variable costs. Answers expressed in R/animal, R/LSU, R/SSU, R/ha
  • Determining the break-even gross margin with all the break-even factors.

    5.3 The learner will be assessed on the production of viable sound production mapping of the following livestock:
    Cattle, game, goats, sheep, pig, dairy and poultry.
  • To be able to analyse the viability of the present production systems.
  • Develop the marketing strategy
  • Assess the latest trend of production
  • Write a seminar on the one aspect related to the production of the selected livestock

    6. Develop, implement and manage an efficient plant production system

    6.1 The learner will be assessed on the production of the production model of the selected crops.
    This will cover the following:
  • proper selection of the crop as influenced by biotic & abiotic factors.
  • crop succession systems
  • soil preparation and conservation
  • cultivars choice
  • plant nutrition as influenced by internal and external factors
  • principles and application thereof, of irrigation
  • sustainable problem control programs

    6.2 Assessment will be done on the production techniques factors that the farmers can control.
  • Pruning: Objectives & principles and influence
  • Plant nutrition
  • Plant hormones for yield & quality control - influence & regulations

    Integrated assessment

    Continuous evaluation of mastery of theoretical/academic components of learning by way of exams, tests, projects and assignments. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Magister Technologiae : Agricultural Management (Masters Degree) 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    As required by SERTEC 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    As required by SERTEC 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.
     
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    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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    1. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 


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