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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Authorise and release reimbursement payments

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
10121	Authorise and release reimbursement payments
ORIGINATOR
SGB Banking and Micro Finance
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
BANKSETA - Banking Sector Education and Training Authority
FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies			Finance, Economics and Accounting
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 4	NQF Level 04	16
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
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 unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

Persons credited with this unit standard will be able to authorise acceptance of reimbursement authorisation, authorise and release the reimbursement claim and attend to queries.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

This unit standard would be completed subsequent to proven competence in the unit standard for processing reimbursement authorisation (IB007).

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Authorise and release reimbursement authorisation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The rules and regulations relating to reimbursement authorisation is understood and explained according to the banks policy and procedure.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

The rules and regulations governing the transaction,, local and international legal requirements, exchange control and internal company policy and control procedures. Evidence of competence across the full range is required.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The reimbursement authorisation is checked for completeness and compliance with URR525.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Processing errors are corrected in line with company policy and procedure.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Minor amendments to details on the system, complete reversal of transactions, reversal of part of a transaction, and reprocessing of a full transaction or part of a transaction. Evidence of competence across the entire range is required.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Entries for charges, liabilities and exposure are checked and released according to standard procedures.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Authorise and release the reimbursement claim.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The reimbursement claim is checked against the reimbursement authority and URR525.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The processing of the claim is checked for compliance with reimbursement authority instructions and according to standard procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Entries are checked and released according to standard procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Discrepant claims are checked and handled according to standard procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

5. Advice to all parties is released as required by the bank.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Attend to queries.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. The nature of the query received is identified according to the bank's procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Queries are attended to as required by the nature of the query and the bank's procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. All queries are handled in a timely manner that promotes customer service.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Administrative tasks related to the query are completed according to the bank's procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

5. Unresolved queries are escalated to the appropriate authority as required by the bank's policy.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

1. Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

2. Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard or assessing this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.

3. Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines in the relevant qualification and the agreed ETQA procedures.

Therefore anyone wishing to be assessed against this unit standard may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution which is accredited by the relevant ETQA.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Working knowledge of types of letter of credit.
Working knowledge of letter of credit issuing procedures and systems.
Working knowledge of internal and international payment systems.
Working knowledge of URR525.
Working knowledge of internal controls.
Working knowledge of SWIFT message formats.
Operating and computer systems knowledge sufficient to locate the necessary information and complete the task/function.
General understanding of the specific risks, and relevant policies and laws relating to foreign exchange transactions.

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

The learners is able to evaluate and process reimbursement claim.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

The learner is able to communicate effectively when handling applicable queries.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	20185	Further Education and Training Certificate: Banking	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	BANKSETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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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7.	Compuscan Academy
8.	DC Academy
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10.	Fachs Business Consulting and Training
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12.	MAT 007 (PTY) LTD
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14.	Octomate Education Pty Ltd
15.	Octopus Training Solutions
16.	Production Management Institute of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
17.	RIAPHATHUTSHEDZA
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19.	SIGNA ACADEMY (PTY) LTD
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21.	THE SHERQ CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE PTY LTD