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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Certificate: Fruit Packing and Grading Processes

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
48848	National Certificate: Fruit Packing and Grading Processes
ORIGINATOR
SGB Secondary Agriculture: Processing
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
AgriSETA - Agriculture SETA			OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Certificate	Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation		Secondary Agriculture
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 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

This qualification is registered at level 3 on the National Qualification Framework. It provides learners with the opportunity to obtain competence in broad fruit packing and grading processes and practices, namely receiving, handling, packing, storing, grading and dispatching of fruit and provides opportunity for learners to grow in this specific field.

The learner will be able to integrate supervisory knowledge and skills with those specific to the fruit packing industry, ensuring the business they operate in is running smoothly. It also enables the learner to use competencies, which will facilitate growth of the business.

The qualification focuses on the skills, knowledge, values and attitude required to progress further in the industry. The intention is to release the potential of people, in order for them to grow, develop and become more competent workers. This qualification will furthermore add value to the individuals, their workplace and the economy as a whole.

Rationale for the qualification:

This qualification is aimed at people who are working in the fruit packing industry or who would like to start a career in the industry. It is aimed at formalising the skills required in the fruit packing industry to facilitate career pathing and to provide access to new entrants. Learners at lower levels will obtain the necessary skills and competencies through skills programs. The qualification provides learners with access to advanced learning in specialised areas within the fruit packing and processing industry. It also provides learners with the necessary background knowledge and skills to be portable within other industries.

Through the above the qualification will address one of the key priorities of the Department of Labour in the reduction of unemployment and under employment. It will assist in creating job opportunities and to create a better nation at large.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learners would be able to demonstrate competence in languages, communication and numeracy at NQF level 2 or equivalent.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

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. Where RPL is required the learner will need to prove competence in that specific area in order to obtain recognition of that skill and knowledge.

Evidence can be presented in a variety of forms, including international or previous local qualifications, reports, testimonials mentioning functions performed, work records, portfolios, videos of practise and performance records. The assessment methods and tools to be used to assess Prior Learning shall be decided upon jointly by the assessor and the learner.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

To obtain this qualification all fundamental and core unit standards are compulsory. The learner must select a minimum of 10 credits from the elective category to total 120 credits.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Show an understanding of product characteristics and basic requirements of specific customer needs in the fruit industry considering the fruit handling protocols.

2. Demonstrate the ability to operate fruit packing machinery.

3. Show an understanding of the necessity for the application of environmental, hygiene, safety and health practices in the fruit handling process.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the fruit flow process from receiving, packing, storage and dispatching of the product.

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the pre-sorting, grading and packing of fruit in the light of customer needs.

6. Demonstrate the ability to coordinate the packing and grading processes according to packing programmes and grading standards.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Factors impacting on the marketing of the product are identified and explained.

Principles of fruit handling protocol are implemented.

Cold chain processes and factors impacting on storage and preservation of fruit are described and explained.

Reasons and consequences of not taking cognisance of customer requirements regarding the quality of fruit are identified and applied.

2.

Machinery is prepared, maintained and used according to manufacturers specifications and work site procedures.

Consequences of not adhering to work site procedures and manufacturers specifications are understood and explained.

Records and reports are completed according to work site procedures and explained accordingly.

3.

Reasons and consequences for the use of environmental, hygiene, safety and health practices in the workplace explained.

Consequences of non-compliance understood in terms of customer and statutory requirements.

Records and reports are completed according to work site procedures and explained accordingly.

4.

Reasons for records and reports regarding the taking of fruit samples are explained.

Consequences for not storing and dispatching fruit according to work site procedures are explained.

Reasons for communicating deviations and fruit standards to relevant parties are explained.

Consequences of not adhering to customer requirements during whole fruit flow process are explained.

5.

Reasons and consequences of not taking cognisance of customer requirements regarding the quality of fruit are identified and applied.

Factors impacting on handling of the product explained.

Principles of fruit sorting, grading specifications and packing procedures are understood and implemented.

Records and reports are completed according to work site procedures and explained accordingly.

6.

Workplace is prepared, according to customers' requirements and work site procedures.

Consequences of not instructing work teams on grading and packing specifications explained.

Records and reports are completed according to work site procedures and explained accordingly.

Integrated Assessment Criteria:

Unit standards associated with this qualification must be used to assess specific and critical cross-field outcomes. Assessment should focus in an integrated way on determining the competence of the learner in terms of the overall purpose and title of this qualification.

The term integrated assessment also implies that the theoretical and practical components should be assessed together and assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflective competencies.

Assessment activities should be done in real workplace situations and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show that the learner is able to display the competencies to the real work situation.

All assessments should be conducted in line with the following documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work of learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent.

Learners wishing to be assessed will need to provide evidence of the following:

Verbal and written explanations of reasons for adhering to operational and work site procedures as well as statutory requirements, adhering to specific sequence of operations, identifying deviations, taking corrective actions and recording relevant data, and reporting deviations outside the jobholder's responsibility.

Documentation and explanation of administrative records completed during the process of receiving, sampling, storing and dispatching of fruit.

Demonstrations of a range of actions in handling of fruit and applying general safety in the workplace.

A portfolio of evidence is required to prove the practical, applied and foundational competencies of the learner, which may include production and quality data.

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.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

Comparisons were done against unit standards and qualifications in the New Zealand and Australian Qualifications Authority. These were:

The "National Certificate in Horticulture (Fruit Production) Level 3" (New Zealand) allows the learner to choose elective unit standards in domains that are comparable to what is required for this qualification. The "National Certificate in Food and Related Production Processing Level 3" allows the learner to choose certain elective unit standards in domains that are related to what is required for this qualification.

Certificate I in Agriculture (Production Horticulture) - Australia- contains certain elements that may act as reference points for this qualification although the focus is on the growing of fruit.

A comparison of the above qualifications was undertaken and the best practice points were highlighted and used in the generation of this qualification's unit standards.

In general this qualification and its component unit standards were compared with their international counterparts and the differences are in the formatting, titles and scope of coverage or focus.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

This qualification lends itself to both vertical and horizontal articulation possibilities. These possibilities ensure both mobility and progression for the learner in other fields of learning such as fruit liquefying industry and areas where supervisory competence is required. The learning areas outlined in the purpose of the qualification indicate the vertical articulation possibilities.

Horizontal and Vertical articulation possibilities:

National Certificate: Seed Processing and Packaging at NQF Level 3

Further Education and Training Certificate: Tobacco Services at NQF Level 4

MODERATION OPTIONS

Moderation includes internal and external moderation of assessments. Internal and external moderation systems must ensure that all assessors produce assessments that are credible, fair, reliable, consistent, adequate and practical.

Internal and external moderation systems must provide learning opportunities that are transparent, affordable and enhancing development in the field and sub-field of the National Qualifications Framework.

The accredited provider with the relevant ETQA must be able to provide internal moderation.

External moderation will be done by the relevant ETQA at its discretion.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

N/A

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	115190	Demonstrate an understanding of the basic requirements of different fruit markets	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Core	115187	Explain product characteristics	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Core	115176	Explain the cold chain process	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Core	115193	Grade fruit	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Core	115178	Pack fruit	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Core	115179	Palletise fruit	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Core	115200	Dispatch final product	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Core	115195	Monitor fruit treatment process	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Core	115202	Operate fruit packing line machine	Level 3	NQF Level 03	10
Core	115180	Operate fruit sizing machine	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Core	115201	Receive fruit	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Core	115197	Store fruit	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Fundamental	8968	Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
Fundamental	9010	Demonstrate an understanding of the use of different number bases and measurement units and an awareness of error in the context of relevant calculations	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2
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	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	115188	Apply environmental protection procedures	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Elective	115181	Apply hygiene procedures	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Elective	115186	Apply safety and health procedures	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	115177	Pre-sort fruit	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Elective	8000	Apply basic business principles	Level 3	NQF Level 03	9
Elective	115182	Operate carton assembly machinery	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Elective	115191	Perform quality tests on fruit	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
Elective	10135	Work as a project team member	Level 4	NQF Level 04	8

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.

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12.	Bonwelong Skills Development (PTY) LTD
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16.	Colors Packhouse (Pty) Ltd
17.	Dinako tsa Marang Consultancy
18.	Diphetogo Consultancy and Projects
19.	DQ Staffing Solutions
20.	Dzulesa Trading
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37.	Hoedspruit Hub(Pty) Ltd
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39.	HWM Consultancy (Pty) Ltd
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44.	Impumelelo Agribusiness Solutions (Pty) Ltd
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49.	JMB Trading and Projects (Pty) Ltd
50.	Kamo Projects
51.	Khulani Integrated Projects
52.	Khulimandla Trading Events and Projects
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55.	Latent Solutions (Pty) Ltd
56.	LEKWANE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD
57.	LM Training Development (Pty) Ltd
58.	Lons Pride
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60.	Malizana Projects CC
61.	Mbimbini Training and Community Development
62.	Megro Learning
63.	MLT Consultancy Pty Ltd
64.	Mmaseroka sa Bahlaloga Primary Co-operative Limited
65.	MMKM Training and Development (Pty) Ltd
66.	Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training NPC
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68.	Moreku Investment Holdings
69.	Moshita Family Agric Primary Co-Operative Limited
70.	Motogo General Trading
71.	Mphekgwane Business Development
72.	Mzansi Agricultural College
73.	Mzansi Farming Pty Ltd
74.	National Training Institute (NTI)
75.	Ndi Zwone General Trading Pty Ltd
76.	New Hope Revival Organisation
77.	Nistro Consulting
78.	Nkoanapula Trading & Projects
79.	Overberg Training and Development Initiative
80.	Peu Estate (Pty) Ltd
81.	Potchefstroom College of Agriculture
82.	Prempie Business Solutions Pty Ltd
83.	Ramilane Serogole Group
84.	Rhennym Transport and Projects Pty Ltd
85.	Riverwalk Training CC
86.	Ruach Management Consulting Pty Ltd
87.	SECTOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS TAINING ORGANISATION(SESTO)
88.	Sefala Strategic Solutions (Pty) Ltd
89.	Shared Knowledge Consulting
90.	Sici Finance (Pty) Ltd
91.	Simba Skills Consultants
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96.	Success Christian Training Centre cc
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102.	Theron Training Development Pty Ltd
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