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

National Certificate: Gaming (Slots Operations) 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
14120  National Certificate: Gaming (Slots Operations) 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Hospitality,Tourism,Travel, Leisure and Gaming 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
Was CATHSSETA until Last Date for Achievement  OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National Certificate  Field 11 - Services  Hospitality, Tourism, Travel, Gaming and Leisure 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Regular-Unit Stds Based 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 
SAQA 0160/05  2007-01-23  2008-09-17 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-09-17   2012-09-17  

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 is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
63269  National Certificate: Gaming Operations  Level 3  NQF Level 03  130  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
This qualification has been developed for slot operation personnel in the gaming industry. The gaming industry is a high growth area and it is essential that the employees within the industry comply with regulations and demonstrate a high standard internationally. This qualification will ensure that these needs are met. It will also provide the basis for further development of the learner into management areas within the gaming industry. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
It is assumed that a GEC certificate or equivalent has been obtained by the candidate at level 1. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
On completion of this qualification, the learner will be able to:
  • Deal with customers
  • Maintain data in a computer system
  • Describe layout, services and facilities of the organisation
  • Communicate verbally
  • Maintain effective working relationships with other members of staff
  • Maintain health, hygiene and professional appearance
  • Demonstrate compliance in a casino environment
  • Maintain security within the slots area
  • Carry out simple maintenance of gaming machines
  • Make gaming machine payouts
  • Demonstrate knowledge of slots machines and operation
  • Demonstrate knowledge of slots department and internal procedures
  • Operate communication equipment
  • Maintain a safe working environment 

  • ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Integrated Assessment:

    Integrated assessment is accomplished through assessing more than one unit standard at a time. There are also a number of unit standards that are integrative in nature, specifically:
  • GS36 - "Make Gaming machine payouts". 

  • ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification will able to articulate with other qualifications in the sub-field once the other qualifications have been registered. (A grid of unit standards and the qualifications that each standard can be linked to has been attached). 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Moderation shall be at the discretion of the relevant ETQA, so long as it complies with SAQA requirements. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Assessors shall have the technical competence to achieve the qualification themselves and shall have achieved an assessor qualification as required by the relevant ETQA. 

    NOTES 
    This qualification has been replaced by qualification 63269, which is "National Certificate: Gaming Operations", Level 3, 128 credits.

    Rules of Combination

    All fundamental unit standards are compulsory (64)
    All core unit standards are compulsory (64)
    A selection of elective unit standards (6) 

    UNIT STANDARDS: 
      ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
    Core  7799  Maintain a safe working environment  Level 2  NQF Level 02 
    Core  7918  Operate communication equipment  Level 2  NQF Level 02 
    Core  7914  Carry out maintenance of gaming machines  Level 3  NQF Level 03  20 
    Core  7897  Demonstrate Compliance In a Casino Environment  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Core  7917  Demonstrate knowledge of the slots department and internal procedures  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Core  7913  Maintain security within slots area  Level 3  NQF Level 03  12 
    Core  7915  Make gaming machine payouts  Level 3  NQF Level 03  15 
    Core  7916  Demonstrate knowledge of slot machines and operation  Level 4  NQF Level 04  10 
    Fundamental  7800  Maintain health, hygiene and a professional appearance  Level 1  NQF Level 01 
    Fundamental  7793  Describe layout, services and facilities of the organisation  Level 2  NQF Level 02 
    Fundamental  7792  Maintain data in a computer system  Level 2  NQF Level 02 
    Fundamental  7812  Perform basic calculations  Level 2  NQF Level 02 
    Fundamental  7794  Communicate verbally  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Fundamental  11235  Maintain effective working relationships with other members of staff  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Fundamental  7790  Process incoming and outgoing telephone calls  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Fundamental  7791  Display cultural awareness in dealing with customers and colleagues  Level 4  NQF Level 04 
    Fundamental  7789  Provide Customer Service  Level 4  NQF Level 04 
    Elective  7919  Recognise and track players  Level 2  NQF Level 02 
    Elective  7920  Demonstrate knowledge of a smart card system  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Elective  7786  Operate a Computer  Level 3  NQF Level 03 
    Elective  7784  Communicate in a business environment  Level 4  NQF Level 04 
    Elective  7821  Develop self within the job role  Level 4  NQF Level 04 
    Elective  7836  Monitor customer satisfaction  Level 4  NQF Level 04 
    Elective  7818  Conduct on-the-job coaching  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 
    Elective  7865  Improve service to customers  Level 5  NQF Level 05 
    Elective  7787  Sell products or services  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 


    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.
     
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    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.
     
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