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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Plan and organise construction operation and maintenance of a water reticulation system

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
14027	Plan and organise construction operation and maintenance of a water reticulation system
ORIGINATOR
SGB Water Sector
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction			Civil Engineering Construction
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 4	NQF Level 04	11
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2005-02-09	2008-02-09	SAQA 1058/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-02-09		2012-02-09

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 unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

The qualifying learner achieving this unit standard in combination with context expertise standard(s) will be able to plan and organise the requirements for the construction, operation and maintenance of a water reticulation system. This competence will enable the learner to develop action plans and year plans which will assist in the efficient operation of the water reticulation system. Achieving this unit standard will enhance the efficiency of the qualifying learner as a supervisor in water reticulation and advance his / her own expertise and employability in the water sector.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Supervisory skills, Read and interpret maps and engineering drawings of water reticulation systems NQF level 2, Literacy and numeracy skills at NQF level 2

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Action plan: Activities, time, manpower, costs, safety and resources

Resources: Manpower, transport, plant and equipment, materials, safety equipment.

Essential services: Hospital, fire station

Vulnerable consumers: Industry, old age home, factory, hairdresser, dog parlour etc.

Scheduled tasks: Reservoir cleaning, maintenance and replacements of valves and plant and equipment

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Prepare and review action plans.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Tasks are listed on action plan and ranked in priority order.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Action plan is reviewed to meet the requirements of emergencies as and when emergencies occur.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Required resources are identified, quantified and recorded onto action plan/job card.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Resources have been selected on a cost efficient basis.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

5. Essential services that may be affected by an interruption are identified and recorded on the action plan.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6

6. Water services to vulnerable consumers that may be affected by an interruption are identified and recorded on the action plan.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7

7. The availability of resources is checked and choice of resources is explained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Prepare and review year plan.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Future human resource requirements are reviewed and recommendations submitted to relevant people.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Future requirements for consumables are reviewed and recommendations submitted to relevant people.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Future transport, plant and equipment requirements are evaluated and recommendations communicated to relevant people.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Scheduled tasks are documented accurately on year plan.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Communicate with relevant persons.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Accurate written or oral information is provided to other services in accordance with works procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Advance warning of water interruptions is provided essential services and vulnerable consumers in accordance with works procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Alternative or back-up water services is organised in accordance with works procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Problems are identified and appropriate action taken and explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

5. Consumer relations' requirements are maintained.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Brief work teams on daily tasks.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Team briefing is prepared.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Tasks are allocated in accordance with action plan.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Teams are briefed and provided with all relevant information.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Discussion and interaction among team members is facilitated.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

1. Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.
2. Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.
3. Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the ETQA policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation.
4. Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described both in individual unit standards as well as the integrated competence described in the qualification.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Learners should have a knowledge and understanding of:
1. Action plans and year plans.
2. The importance of allocating manpower in accordance with the requirements of the Employment Equity Act
3. Purpose and importance of planning.
4. The importance of scheduling work to meet the requirements of other services on the same work site, and the implications and possible dangers of ignoring this.
5. The value of effective communications with stakeholders and staff.
6. The importance of effective communication with stakeholders.
7. The importance of good customer relations.
8. The importance of keeping up-to-date with technology.

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made. This relates to specific outcomes:

Prepare and review action plans.

Communicate with relevant persons.

Brief work teams on daily tasks.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, and community. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Plan, organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively. This relates to:

Prepare and review action plans.
Prepare and review year plan.
Brief work teams on daily tasks.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the form of oral and/or written presentation. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation. This relates to all assessment criteria.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

When conducting assessments, assessors must ensure that they are familiar with the full text of the unit standards being assessed. Assessors must ensure that the assessment covers the specific outcomes, critical cross-field outcomes and essential embedded knowledge by developing assessment activities and tools, which are appropriate to the contexts in which the learners are working. These activities and tools may include self-assessment, peer assessment, formative and summative assessment. It may be more effective and efficient to assess a number of unit standards together in an integrated way, thus reducing the overall number of assessments and ensuring that commonalities that exist between a number of unit standards are captured in a way that makes sense for assessment.

ASSESSMENT OPTION
Learners could be assessed using the following methods:
Oral or written questions
Direct observation
Product sample reports/ action plan / year plan

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	23476	National Certificate: Supervision of Water Reticulation Operations	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2008-02-09	Was EWSETA until Last Date for Achievement

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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.

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