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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Demonstrate an understanding of national water related authorisation procedures 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116967  Demonstrate an understanding of national water related authorisation procedures 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Water Sector 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction Civil Engineering Construction 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  4 
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
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

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 
The qualifying learner achieving this unit standard in combination with context expertise standard(s) will be able to demonstrate knowledge of authorisation procedures in the water sector. This competence will enable the learner to follow organisational and legislative procedures, which are required for compliance with water related legislation. This will contribute towards the protection of the country's water resources and the availability of unpolluted water sources for communities. This knowledge will broaden the learner's range of competence and improve his/her employment potential in water and other related sectors. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Wastewater related legislation, knowledge of investigative sampling risk assessment and environmental impact assessments (EIA). 

UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
  • Types of Authorisations include water use licenses in terms of the National Water Act, 1998, General Authorisations in terms of the National Water Act.
  • The Licensing process includes the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), technical reports, quantity, quality, standards, monitoring, public participation and reserve determination 
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    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Demonstrate an understanding of national water related authorisations. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Types of authorisations are identified and explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The link between relevant legislation and each type of authorisation is explained. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the General Authorisation Procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    An authorisation application is evaluated in terms of the General Authorisations. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Appropriate recommendations and records of decisions are made based on the type of application. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the Water Use licensing process. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The licensing process in terms of the National Water Act is explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The water use license application and relevant documentation is evaluated in terms of legislation. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Appropriate recommendations and records of decisions are made based on the application. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the reserve determination process. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The legal concept of a reserve and public water is explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The different classes of water are explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The application of the reserve in licensing is explained. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    1. Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.
    2. Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.
    3. Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the ETQA's policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation.
    4. Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described both in individual unit standards as well as the integrated competence described in the qualification. 

    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Learners should have a knowledge and understanding of:
  • Knowledge of different policy and procedures with respect to authorisations in the water sector.
  • Scientific, legislative, environmental management and other knowledge required for authorisation processes.
  • Chemistry and toxicology related to the marine and aquatic environment.
  • Different chemical engineering processes.
  • Investigative techniques.
  • Treatment technologies. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made.
    Assessment criteria: all 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, and community.
    Assessment criteria: all 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Plan, organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the form of oral and/or written presentation.
    Assessment criteria: all 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others.
    Assessment criteria: all 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation.
    Assessment criteria: all 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

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

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    Integrated assessment

    When conducting assessments, assessors must ensure that they are familiar with the full text of the unit standards being assessed. Assessors must ensure that the assessment covers the specific outcomes, critical cross-field outcomes and essential embedded knowledge by developing assessment activities and tools, which are appropriate to the contexts in which the learners are working. These activities and tools may include self-assessment, peer assessment, formative and summative assessment. It may be more effective and efficient to assess a number of unit standards together in an integrated way, thus reducing the overall number of assessments and ensuring that commonalities that exist between a number of unit standards are captured in a way that makes sense for assessment.

    It is recommended that simulations and case studies are used extensively to assess knowledge and understanding of Authorisation Procedures. 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Elective  59201   National Certificate: Generic Management  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 


    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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