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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
National Certificate: Food Laboratory Practices: Dairy Laboratory Analyst |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
20212 | National Certificate: Food Laboratory Practices: Dairy Laboratory Analyst | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Dairy Technology | ||||
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 | 130 | 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 9999/99 | 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
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 perform quality evaluation techniques and procedures to establish the physical, chemical, sensory, compositional and microbiological quality of a range of dairy products.
This qualification will allow a person to advance to a food and beverages quality control and assurance practices or supervision qualification at NQF level 4. This qualification will enhance the social status and productivity within the dairy industry. Rationale of the qualification: This qualification reflects the workplace-based needs of the dairy industry that are expressed by employers and employees, both now and for the future. This qualification provides the learner with accessibility to be employed within the dairy industry and provides the flexibility to pursue a quality control and assurance career in the dairy industry and articulation within the food industry. The level of flexibility within the range of electives will allow the individual to pursue a career as a quality control and assurance analyst within the food and beverage analytical, microbiological and biochemical laboratory environment leading to articulation within the laboratory supervision environment. |
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: 130 credits |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
Qualifying learners can:
Exit level outcome 1: Maintain and apply safety practices in a food quality assurance laboratory. Exit level outcome 2: Understand the nature and composition of milk and its components. Exit level outcome 3: Determine the quality of raw milk. Exit level outcome 4: Determine the quality of pasteurised milk, cream and fruit-milk mixtures. Exit level outcome 5: Determine the quality of butter and butter related spreads. Exit Level outcome 6: Determine the quality of ripened cheese. Exit Level outcome 7: Determine the quality of fermented dairy products. Exit Level outcome 8: Determine the quality of cottage cheese. Exit Level outcome 9: Determine the quality of dried dairy products. Exit level outcome 10: Determine the quality of dairy liquid long life products. Exit level outcome 11: Determine the quality of processed cheese products. Exit level outcome 12: Determine the quality of sweetened condensed milk products. Exit level outcome 13: Determine the quality of frozen dairy ice cream and ice cream related products. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 1:
Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 2: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 3: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 4: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 5: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 6: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 7: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 8: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 9: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 10: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 11: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 12: Assessment criteria associated with Exit level Outcome 13: Integrated Assessment: The applied competence (practical, foundational and reflexive competencies) of this qualification will be able to perform quality evaluation techniques and procedures to establish the physical, chemical, sensory, compositional and microbiological quality of a range of dairy products. 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. Applicable assessment tool(s) to establish the foundational, reflexive 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 proof 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 reflexive competencies. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
Benchmarking was done against the NVQ from Britain, SVQ from Scotland as well as Australian, New Zealand and German qualifications. Similar qualifications though not unit standards based are found in all the Dairying counties in Western Europe and North America. A qualification resembling comparability was found on the New Zealand qualification framework at level 4. This dairy manufacturing laboratory technology certificate on level 4 focuses on developing of learners towards advanced science and technology development of laboratory methods, clearly a qualification with a different focus. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This qualification will enable the qualifying learner to progress to learning for the national certificate in food and beverages quality control and assurance practices or quality control supervision qualification at NQF level 4. |
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:
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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 | 9109 | Prepare glassware and media for determination procedures in a food laboratory | Level 1 | NQF Level 01 | 4 |
Core | 9120 | Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of milk and its transformation into commercial dairy products | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 5 |
Core | 9117 | Evaluate the quality of milk in terms of its protein stability, as indicated by the alisarol test | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 3 |
Core | 9118 | Evaluate the quality of milk or a dairy product in terms of its titratable acidity | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 3 |
Core | 9124 | Evaluate the quality of raw milk in terms of its antibiotics content | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 3 |
Core | 9114 | Maintain food laboratory safety | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 4 |
Core | 9147 | Apply microbiological principles in a food environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 6 |
Core | 9148 | Evaluate the efficiency of milk or cream pasteurisation, as indicated by the phosphatase test | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 9164 | Evaluate the microbiological quality of a food or beverage product by means of pour plate methods | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 12 |
Core | 9140 | Evaluate the quality of a dairy product in terms of its fat content, as indicated by the Gerber fat determination method | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 9138 | Evaluate the quality of a food or beverage product in terms of its pH | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 9141 | Evaluate the quality of milk in terms of its solid-non-fat content | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 3 |
Core | 9137 | Evaluate the sensory quality of pasteurised milk | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Core | 9044 | Monitor and control quality assurance practices in a food or beverage manufacturing environment | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 9181 | Demonstrate knowledge of the functional components of milk | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 7 |
Fundamental | 8968 | Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9013 | Describe, apply, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
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 | 9127 | Evaluate the quality of a dairy powder in terms of its solubility | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 2 |
Elective | 9128 | Evaluate the quality of a dairy powder in terms of the amount of scorched particles | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 2 |
Elective | 9165 | Evaluate the activity of a starter culture in terms of its pH or % titratable acidity | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Elective | 9162 | Evaluate the composition of raw milk as determined by an infra-red analyser | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 6 |
Elective | 9161 | Evaluate the efficiency of homogenisation of a liquid dairy product as indicated by the homogenisation index | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Elective | 9168 | Evaluate the fat-, salt-, moisture-and solids-non-fat-content of butter as indicated by the Kohman-test | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 9159 | Evaluate the quality of a dairy powder in terms of its bulk density | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Elective | 9156 | Evaluate the quality of a dairy powder in terms of its moisture content as indicated by the Toluene Distillation Method | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 3 |
Elective | 9157 | Evaluate the quality of a food or beverage product in terms of its fat content as indicated by the Mojonnier fat determination method | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 9163 | Evaluate the quality of a food or beverage product in terms of its viscosity | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 3 |
Elective | 9160 | Evaluate the quality of a food or dairy product in terms of its Brix-value | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Elective | 9154 | Evaluate the quality of a food product in terms of its moisture content using the oven drying method | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 3 |
Elective | 9149 | Evaluate the quality of a fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate or fruit -milk mixture, as indicated by its Brix-acid ratio | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Elective | 9153 | Evaluate the quality of cheese in terms of its salt content | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 3 |
Elective | 9166 | Evaluate the quality of cream in terms of its fat content, as indicated by the Babcock fat determination method | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Elective | 9158 | Evaluate the quality of instant milk powder in terms of its dispersibility | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Elective | 9142 | Evaluate the quality of milk in terms of its freezing point | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Elective | 9139 | Evaluate the quality of raw milk in terms of its microbial load, as indicated by the resazurin test | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Elective | 8870 | Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between micro-organisms and food spoilage | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Elective | 9189 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of butter | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Elective | 9191 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of cheese | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 8 |
Elective | 9201 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of condensed milk products | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9197 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of cottage cheese products | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9192 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of dried dairy products | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9194 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of fermented dairy products | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 6 |
Elective | 9193 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of frozen dairy ice cream or ice cream related products | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9198 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of liquid long life dairy products | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9204 | Evaluate the compositional and sensory quality of process cheese | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9190 | Evaluate the extent of saturation of butterfat (in cream or butter), as indicated by its iodine value | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 4 |
Elective | 9203 | Evaluate the microbiological quality of a food or beverage product as indicated by the test for Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
Elective | 9179 | Evaluate the microbiological quality of a food product, as indicated by the test for salmonella | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | 5 |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
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. |
NONE |
All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source. |