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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Consumer Sciences 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72788  Bachelor of Consumer Sciences 
ORIGINATOR
North West University 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree  Field 11 - Services  Consumer Services 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  480  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2033-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Students who qualify for the Baccalaureus Consumer Science degree have developed competence in being a professional Home Economist with a traditional background to be employed as a specialist trained in extension, business or become a entrepreneur in clothing management, the food product development in industry or food service enterprises. The Home Economist /Consumer Scientist will develop competence in adult education and intervention to train people to fulfill roles in business and industry or to establish small scale enterprises. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Matriculation Certificate of the matriculation Board or a certificate of exemption from the Matriculation Examination, issued by the Board;
or

Senior, School-leaving or University Entrance Certificate, issued one of the education departments in the Republic of South Africa, and endorsed to the effect that the candidate has been exempted from the Matriculation Examination;
or

Valid certificate of conditional exemption from the Matriculation Examination, issued by the Matriculation Board;

or

Valid certificate of exemption from the Matriculation Examination on the grounds of post-school qualifications (after Grade 12) issued by the Matriculation Board 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
A qualified practitioner at this level is able to fulfill the following roles and competences typical of a Consumer science facilitator which includes that of
  • A facilitator and initiator rather than that of a supervisor
  • A trainer (educator)and an assessor of a technical specialisation area
  • An organiser and a coordinator
  • A manager and a controller
  • An advocate and a researcher

    Food Product Development /Food Service / Hospitality Industry

    Food Product Development/Food Service/Hospitality Industry
    Clothing/Fashion industry

    The student will develop competence in the critical, as well as the specific outcomes below and needs to:

    1. Demonstrate the abilities to contribute to the organisation and management of the small scale clothing enterprise to ensure a satisfactory end result for the consumer.

    2. Apply adequate numeracy skills to ensure accurate accounting within the enterprise.

    3. Have the awareness for and the ability to communicate the needs of employees and customers for a safe environment and be responsible for and have a positive attitude
    4. toward accident prevention.

    5. Demonstrate the ability to compare, analyse, evaluate and manage situations arising in the different activities in the enterprise.

    6. Focus on the construction of clothing, evaluation of retail clothing, care for textiles and satisfaction in wear.

    7. Anticipate the future and respond to the demands that these new developments and changes in the field of clothing manufacturing have to satisfy the needs of consumers. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT


    Continuous and authentic assessment strategies will be utilised in the evaluation of learners. Learners will have multiple opportunities using any three of the following methods of assessment:

    Regular tests, (written and or oral, examinations), practical teaching in the school environment, laboratory exercises and reports, portfolio's, written and oral presentations of mini projects or seminars in an individual as well as a group context, field trip reports, computer programmes outputs and or demonstrations, computer based solutions to information systems (software, web, e-commerce etc)

    A detailed record an monitoring of learner progress will be maintained. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Students with Vista University qualifications or equivalent may get exemption for modules on appropriate NQF levels and specific outcomes. As this qualification is research orientated on exit level 7, an appropriate articulation level would be a Masters degree on exit level 8 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    External moderators will be appointed for final NQF level 7 modules with a minimum qualification of an Honours Degree in Home Economics under supervision or any other equivalent appropriate qualification 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    An appropriate Level 7 qualification and adequate experience in community extension/community 

    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.
     
    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.
     
    1. North West University 


    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.