SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY, REGISTERED QUALIFICATION 99709
| SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 50225 | General Education and Training Certificate: General Forestry |
| ORIGINATOR |
|---|
| SGB Forestry |
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FPMSETA – Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority | OQSF – Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | ||
| QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | |
| National Certificate | Field 01 – Agriculture and Nature Conservation | Forestry and Wood Technology | |
| ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undefined | 120 | Level 1 | NQF Level 01 | Regular-Unit Stds Based |
| REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
| Reregistered | SAQA 06120/18 | 2018-07-01 | 30/6/2023 |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-30 | 2027-06-30 |
General Education and Training Certificate: General Forestry – Qualification 50225
UNIT STANDARDS:
USTD IDUNIT STANDARD TITLENQF LEVELCREDITS
| Core | 123139 | Apply fertiliser before and after planting | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 123139 | Apply fertiliser before and after planting | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 123134 | Apply herbicides to noxious weeds | 01 | 3 |
| Core | 123135 | Apply pesticides before or after planting | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 123140 | Clear plantation waste by burning | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 117082 | Contribute to the suppression of wildfires at basic fire-fighting level |
01 | 2 |
| Core | 123141 | Debranch trees using an axe/hatchet | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 13998 | Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of supply and demand, and the concept: production |
01 | 2 |
| Core | 123130 | Demonstrate knowledge of key elements of commercial forestry | 01 | 2 |
| Core | 123137 | Describe and explain basic safety requirements in a forestry environment |
01 | 2 |
| Core | 123136 | Describe the environmental impacts of commercial forestry | 01 | 2 |
| Core | 123132 | Eradicate weeds manually in a commercial environment | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 12649 | Identify community issues in relation to conservation | 01 | 4 |
| Core | 117079 | Identify, explain and demonstrate standard safety procedures during active wildfire suppression |
01 | 2 |
| Core | 12509 | Manage personal finances | 01 | 8 |
| Core | 119567 | Perform basic life support and first aid procedures | 01 | 5 |
| Core | 12513 | Plan and manage time in the workplace | 01 | 4 |
| Core | 123131 | Plant plantation trees | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 12512 | Practice environmental awareness | 01 | 4 |
| Core | 123133 | Prepare planting site using hand tools | 01 | 1 |
| Core | 12650 | Understand the nature and importance of conservation | 01 | 5 |
| Core | 113924 | Apply basic business ethics in a work environment | 02 | 2 |
| Core | 8494 | Demonstrate an understanding of HIV/AIDS and its implications | 02 | 4 |
| Core | 117049 | Demonstrate knowledge of basic safety in forestry operations | 02 | 1 |
| Core | 12466 | Explain the individual`s role within business | 02 | 4 |
| Core | 120086 | Identify engineering tools, material and equipment and explain the purpose and function of each |
02 | 3 |
| Core | 8420 | Operate in a team | 02 | 4 |
| Fundamental | 7464 | Analyse cultural products and processes as representations of shape, space and time |
01 | 2 |
| Fundamental | 7451 | Collect, analyse, use and communicate numerical data | 01 | 2 |
| Fundamental | 7449 | Critically analyse how mathematics is used in social, political and economic relations |
01 | 2 |
| Fundamental | 14084 | Demonstrate an understanding of and use the numbering system | 01 | 1 |
| Fundamental | 7463 | Describe and represent objects and the environment in terms of shape, space, time and motion |
01 | 2 |
| Fundamental | 119635 | Engage in a range of speaking/signing and listening interactions for a variety of purposes |
01 | 6 |
| Fundamental | 119631 | Explore and use a variety of strategies to learn | 01 | 5 |
| Fundamental | 119640 | Read/view and respond to a range of text types | 01 | 6 |
| Fundamental | 7461 | Use maps to access and communicate information concerning routes, location and direction |
01 | 1 |
| Fundamental | 7447 | Working with numbers in various contexts | 01 | 6 |
| Fundamental | 119636 | Write/Sign for a variety of different purposes | 01 | 6 |
| Elective | 123146 | Debark trees with a hatchet and prepare bark bundles in a wattle operation |
01 | 2 |
| Elective | 123143 | Reduce coppice in gum plantations | 01 | 2 |
| Elective | 123145 | Select and space trees in commercial wattle forests | 01 | 2 |
| Elective | 117081 | Choke and dechoke timber during extraction with a cable yarder in a production situation |
02 | 3 |
| Elective | 117043 | Choke and dechoke timber during extraction with a skidding machine fitted with a winch in a production situation |
02 | 3 |
| Elective | 123149 | Communicate using a two-way radio system | 02 | 2 |
| Elective | 123148 | Load and refuel fixed wing aircraft for wildfire suppression | 02 | 2 |
| Elective | 123138 | Operate and maintain a motorised water pump | 02 | 2 |
| Elective | 123142 | Prune for access in Commercial Forestry and to ensure correct stem form |
02 | 2 |