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

Promote personal care and environmental hygiene in corrections 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
14619  Promote personal care and environmental hygiene in corrections 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Corrections 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security Safety in Society 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 4  NQF Level 04  8 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2007-08-07  2009-02-18  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-02-18   2013-02-18  

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 is replaced by: 
US ID Unit Standard Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Credits Replacement Status
260124  Promote the development and wellbeing of offenders  Level 4  NQF Level 04  8   

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This unit standard will be useful to people who (promote) are interested in / responsible for the promotion of personal care and environmental hygiene.
People credited with this unit standard are able to provide meals, maintain environment, provide clothing and bedding and maintenance of personal hygiene. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:
  • Written and oral communication skills
  • Basic understanding of Criminal Justice system
  • Interpersonal skills. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Provide meals. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Diets are provided / served as prescribed / recommended. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Therapeutic, cultural and religious diet.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Eating utensils are provided and controlled as prescribed by policy. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Control - counted before and after meals and supervised.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Meals are served and supervised in accordance with policy. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Portion size, temperature and palatability.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Maintain environmental hygiene. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Hygiene is maintained in prison environment in accordance to policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Cleaning material and equipment is ordered, provided and controlled in accordance with policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Ventilation, light, noise levels are monitored in accordance with norms and standards. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. Cleaning programmes are monitored and supervised as prescribed by relevant policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    5. Environmental inspections are conducted and recorded in accordance with policy. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Provide clothing and bedding. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Clothing and bedding are provided in accordance with policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Clothing and bedding are issued in accordance to suitability. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Size, weather conditions and quantity.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Maintain personal hygiene. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Toiletry is provided to inmates in accordance with policy. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    (only if/where needed).
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Utilisation of bathing and sanitation facilities by inmates is monitored and controlled as prescribed by policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Personal hygiene inspections are conducted as prescribed by policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. Washing of clothing and bedding is supervised in accordance with policy. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    5. Washing materials are provided in accordance with policy. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    1. Anyone assessing a candidate 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 must be accredited as a provider through the relevant ETQA by SAQA.
    3. Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures. 

    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria:
  • Health Act
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Food an Beverages Act
  • Correctional Services Act

    Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge.This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate`s performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard. 
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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 and make decisions using critical and creative thinking:
    The ability to identify, solve problems and make decisions regarding promotion of personal care and environmental hygiene. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community:
    The ability and willingness to work with all role-players and to request assistance in an appropriate manner as a team member. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively:
    The ability to organise and manage personal care and environmental hygiene. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information:
    The ability to reconcile the information gathered from all role-players. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively, using visual, mathematical and / or language skills in the modes of oral and / or written presentations:
    The ability to communicate appropriately with role-players. 

    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:
    The ability to relate to the criminal justice cluster and society. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    Assessors should keep the following principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities in terms of the title.
  • Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible and when simulations are used, there should be supporting evidence to show that the person is able to perform in the real situation
  • Assessment activities should focus on outcomes and should be sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required
  • All assessment should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 260124, which is "Promote the development and wellbeing of offenders", Level 4, 8 credits.

    Terminology
    Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements. 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  24197   National Certificate: Corrections Science  Level 4  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L4  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2009-02-18  Was SAS SETA until Last Date for Achievement 


    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.
     
    1. Correctional Services Dept 


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