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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
National Certificate Food and Beverages Processing: Soft Drinks Processing |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
20508 | National Certificate Food and Beverages Processing: Soft Drinks Processing | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Food | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
FOODBEV - Food and Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Training Authority | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
National Certificate | Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology | Manufacturing and Assembly | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 122 | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Regular-Unit Stds Based |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Reregistered | SAQA 06120/18 | 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2024-06-30 | 2027-06-30 |
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 |
A person acquiring this qualification will be able to produce a safe, quality assured, soft drinks product by operating, controlling and maintaining an automated soft drinks processing plant.
This qualification will contribute to the full development of the learner with in the soft drinks processing environment by providing recognition, further mobility and transportability within the field of manufacturing and assembly. The skills, knowledge and understanding demonstrated within this qualification are essential for social and economic transformation and contribute to the upliftment and economic growth within the soft drinks manufacturing and processing environment. Rationale of the qualification The typical learner identified to benefit from this qualification will be a person operating processing equipment in an automated soft drinks processing plant. At present there is no such qualification and this qualification will fill a priority identified by the Food and Beverage SETA sector skills plan. This qualification will provide the basis for further learning in production supervision and manufacturing management. This qualification will improve the effectiveness and productivity of the manufacturing process in the food and beverage sector in South Africa and thus provide an impetus for improved global competitiveness. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
A knowledge, comprehension and application of language, mathematics, natural science and technology principles at NQF level 1 and 2.
Recognition of prior learning This qualification may be achieved in part or completely through the recognition of prior learning, which includes formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience. |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
Total: 122 credits |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
Exit level 1: Operate a blending and mixing plant.
Exit level 2: Maintain safety, good manufacturing principles and quality assurance practices in the beverage manufacturing environment. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
1.
2. Integrated Assessment The applied competence (practical, foundational and reflexive competencies) of acquiring this qualification will be able to produce a safe, quality assured, soft drinks product by operating, controlling and maintaining an automated soft drinks processing plant. The identifying and solving of problems, team work, organising one-self, the using of applied science, the implication of actions and reactions in the world as a set of related systems must be assessed during any combination of practical, foundational and reflexive competencies assessment methods and tools to determine the whole person development and integration of applied knowledge and skills. The preparation, cleaning and sanitising, first line maintenance and quality assurance related to processing in the workplace can be assessed in one application. Applicable assessment tool(s)must be used to establish the foundational, reflective and embedded knowledge to problem solving and application of the world as a set of related systems within the processing environment. A detailed portfolio of evidence is required to prove the practical, applied and foundational competencies of the learner. Assessors and moderators should develop and conduct their own integrated assessment by making use of a range of formative and summative assessment methods. Assessors should assess and give credit for the evidence of learning that has already been acquired through formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience. Unit standards in the qualification must be used to assess specific and critical cross-field outcomes. During integrated assessments the assessor should make use of formative and summative assessment methods and should assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflective competencies. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
International comparability
Benchmarking was done against the NVQ from Britain, SVQ from Scotland as well as Australian and New Zealand qualifications. International comparability could be found for a qualification on this level. On the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Framework a National Certificate in Food and related processing level 3 could be found to support this qualification. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
Articulation possibilities
This qualification will enable the qualifying candidate to progress to learning for other national certificates in food and beverages processing on NQF 3 since the exit level outcome maintain safety, good manufacturing principles and quality assurance practices in a food or beverage manufacturing environment and unit standard on first line maintenance are core to all the national certificates in food and beverages processing on NQF 3. This qualification will enable the qualifying learner to progress to learning towards the national certificate in food and beverages manufacturing technology or food and beverage manufacturing supervision at NQF level 4, a national certificate in food and beverage laboratory processes, a food and beverages packaging qualification at NQF level 3, process artisan NQF level 4, national certificate in food and beverage manufacturing supervision NQF 4 or national diploma in food and beverage management NQF 5. |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
Anyone wishing to be assessed against this Qualification may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution that is accredited by the relevant ETQA. |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
For an applicant to register as an assessor, the applicant needs:
or A food science or technology qualification on level 6 or higher. |
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 | 114366 | Demonstrate an understanding of occupational health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to the food or beverage environment | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 4 |
Core | 9147 | Apply microbiological principles in a food environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 6 |
Core | 9042 | Demonstrate an understanding of food or beverage safety practices and procedures in the food or beverage manufacturing environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 7 |
Core | 8803 | Demonstrate an understanding of heating and cooling procedures | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 9044 | Monitor and control quality assurance practices in a food or beverage manufacturing environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 12316 | Perform first line maintenance on manufacturing or packing equipment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 7 |
Fundamental | 9122 | Demonstrate knowledge of introductory principles of chemistry and physics | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 4 |
Fundamental | 8968 | Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8969 | Interpret and use information from texts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9012 | Investigate life and work related problems using data and probabilities | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 7567 | Produce and use spreadsheets for business | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8973 | Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 7456 | Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business and national issues | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8970 | Write texts for a range of communicative contexts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 12258 | Identify computerised systems in a manufacturing or processing system | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 7 |
Elective | 10524 | Operate closing process on a food and beverages automated packaging line | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 8 |
Elective | 9077 | Operate raw material intake and storage plant and process | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 15 |
Elective | 10530 | Operate the inspection and coding process on a food and beverages automated packaging line | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 12 |
Elective | 9083 | Operate washing process on a food and beverages automated packaging line | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 10 |
Elective | 12317 | Read and adjust instruments on production or packing equipment | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 7 |
Elective | 12315 | Demonstrate an understanding of basic machine operations in a manufacturing and or packaging environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 7 |
Elective | 9013 | Describe, apply, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Elective | 9092 | Operate beverage blending and mixing plant and process | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 15 |
Elective | 9090 | Operate filling process on a food and beverage automated packaging line | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 18 |
Elective | 9080 | Operate the beverage flash pasteurisation plant and process | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 10 |
Elective | 12319 | Perform change overs in a production or packaging environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 7 |
Elective | 9046 | Determine the quality of food products using sensory evaluation | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 10 |
Elective | 9199 | Manufacture a UHT product | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 12 |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: |
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