MATERIALS TESTING QUALIFICATIONS BY LOUIS VAN RENSBURG KWAZULU NATAL DOT

HISTORIC & PRESENT Situation T3 Materials (Pretoria Technikon) ( < 1994?) Provincial exams for lab assistants ( < 1994? ) T4 / S4 Qualifications ( whole)

NEW LEGISLATION FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Act (No. 58 of 1995) The Skills Development Act (No. 97 of 1998) The Skills Development Levies Act (No. 9 of 1999) The Employment Equity Act (No. 55 of 1998) Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. of 1999) The Engineering Professions Act (No. 46 of 2000)

STRUCTURE OF NQF EQUALIFICATIONS HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES: NQF LEVELBANDTYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES 8HETCDOCTORATES; FURTHER RESEARCH DEGREES 7HIGHER DEGREES; PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Pr Eng) 6FIRST DEGREES; HIGHER DIPLOMAS (T5 & B. Tech) 5OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATES; DIPLOMAS (T/ S) & N4 to N6 FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES 4FETCSCHOOLS, COLLEGES, TRADE CERTIFICATES; MIX OF UNITS FROM ALL (Grade 12 or Technical N 3) 3SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, TRADE CERTIFICATES; MIX OF UNITS FROM ALL (Grade 11 or Technical N 2) 2SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, TRADE CERTIFICATES; MIX OF UNITS FROM ALL (Grade 10 or Technical N 1) GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES 1GETCSENIOR PHASE ( up to Grade 9)ABET LEVEL 4 INTERMEDIATE PHASEABET LEVEL 3 FOUNDATION PHASEABET LEVEL 2 PRE SCHOOL PHASEABET LEVEL1

FUTURE National Certificate in Materials Testing - NQF Level 3 / 4 National Diploma in Materials National Degree in Materials

Training Providers NQF Levels 3/4 Compliance Testing Provincial Departments Technical Colleges Technikons Private Providers

ETQA for NQF Levels 3/4 CETA

Recognition of Prior Learning RPL

Diploma /Degree Pavement Design Slope Stability Foundation Engineering : Bearing / Cons / Piles Geotechnical Rock Mechanics Etc

ETQA ECSA Pr Eng status - legal liability Engineering Act 46 of 2000

ESGB SGG Materials Submission to NSB 06 Submission to ECSA Accreditation Comm. Compilation of Qualification

TYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS National Certificate –Minimum of 120 Credits with 72 credits at or above the level at which the certificate is registered. National First Diploma –A minimum of 240 credits of which a minimum of 72 shall be at level 5 or above on the NQF National First Degree –A minimum of 360 credits of which a minimum of 72 shall be at level 6 or above on the NQF.

Qualification Model Entails the application of scientific principles and technological concepts to design, create and improve tools, machines, equipment, constructions, products and systems Relates to the application of technology to transform fabricated or primary industrial goods and biological or non-biological raw materials to consumer or industrial end products Relates to the application of technology to produce or extract primary industrial goods or products from raw, basic and/or natural materials or resources Core Fundamental Elective Fabrication & Extraction Manufacturing & Assembly Engineering & Related Design Core Fundamental Elective Core Fundamental Elective

Definitions That learning which forms the grounding or basis needed to undertake the education, training or further learning required in the obtaining of a qualification FundamentalsFundamentals

Definitions CoreCore That compulsory learning required in situations contextually relevant to the particular qualification

Definitions A selection of additional credits at the level of the NQF specified, from which a choice can be made to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved ElectiveElective

Core Fundamental Elective Fabrication & Extraction Manufacturing & Assembly Engineering & Related Design Core Fundamental Elective Core Fundamental Elective Engineering SGB Qualification Model Engineering SGB

Identify Fundamental Identify and Develop Core Generic MET

Core Fundamental Fabrication & Extraction Manufacturing & Assembly Engineering & Related Design Core Fundamental Qualification Model MET SGB Fundamental

Civil Engineering Construction SGB Gazetted for public comment : Oct 1999 Approved by NSB 12 in March 2000

FFFF Core Elective StructuressRoads / Surfacing. Water, Sewers and Stormwater Ret. Core Fundamental Elective Core Fundamental Elective Civil Engineering Constrution SGB

22 Qualifications System Engineering Generic MET SGB Inter SGB

PORTABILITY

SECTORIAL EDUCATION & TRAINNING AUTHORITIES (SETA) STRUCTURE

S.A.QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (SAQA) ORGANISATIONAL CHART

The Way Forward Materials Qualifications Which NSB will process Qualification applications ? Which SGB will develop Fundamental, Core and Electives for the different NQF levels. CETA / ETQA for NQF Level <4 ECSA / ETQA for NQF Levels >4

Domain Chairperson Civil Construction SGB

Mr. Des Lange Pr. Tech ( Eng.) Acting HOD :Civil Engineering Wits Technikon Tel Fax

The Way Forward Continued Working group to have meeting with all parties :- ECSA + CETA + NSB 06 + NSB 12 + SAQA + Engineering SGB + Civil Const. SGB + Building SGB + MET SGB

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