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

Manage the effectiveness of radiological controls 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
242687  Manage the effectiveness of radiological controls 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Radiation Protection 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences Physical Sciences 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  15 
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 
Credited learners are able to ensure adherence to standards, policies and guidelines. They can ensure the implementation of corrective action thus contributing to control programme implementation, and can have a major impact on practice. Competent persons can take the responsibility required for their own practice in terms of effective radiological control implementation processes and respond to external audits.

Competence achieved in terms of quality management, document control, general management, process design, justifying arguments, analysis, research, identification of shortcomings and cause analysis can be transferred to other areas of learning. Quality management of radiological controls is essential to ensure continuous improvement for optimal safety.

Credited learners are capable of:
  • Designing evaluation processes relevant for effectiveness of controls.
  • Obtaining data regarding effectiveness of controls for specified evaluation processes.
  • Identifying possible control shortcomings by means of relevant data analysis.
  • Recommending and monitoring the implementation of corrective action. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credits and level assigned to this unit standard is based on the assumption that learners have already attained the following competencies:
  • 11473: "Manage individual and team performance".
  • 10981: "Supervise work unit to achieve work unit objectives (individuals and teams)".
  • 118005: "Investigate quality and control mechanisms in a business unit".
  • 123387: "Control radiation protection resources".
  • 123390: "Interpret radiological surveillance data".
  • 123385: "Manage radiological surveillance data".
  • 123388: "Control radiation protection processes".
  • Communication at NQF Level 4.
  • Mathematic Literacy at NQF Level 4. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Range statements are provided in the unit standard where relevant to specific outcomes and/or assessment criteria. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Design evaluation processes relevant for effectiveness of controls. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Evaluation processes include document control. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Quality assurance requirements are recommended for specific contexts and in accordance with organisation standards, policies and guidelines. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Evaluation criteria are identified that are relevant for controls. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Recommended quality assurance requirements are justified in terms of relevance for evaluating effectiveness of control. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Evaluation processes designed can produce valid, useful, and required information about effectiveness of controls. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Evaluation processes are continuously reviewed in terms of relevance, usefulness, and fitness for purpose. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Designed evaluation processes meet legal and specific context requirements. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Obtain data regarding effectiveness of controls for specified evaluation processes. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Data obtained regarding effectiveness of controls meet specified requirements of evaluation processes. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Sources of data are assessed in order to determine effectiveness of controls. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Data is accessed according to specified procedure. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Quality of obtained data is assessed against relevant specifications. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Preparation of data obtained is conducted to meet the specifications of the planned evaluation processes. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Identify possible control shortcomings by means of relevant data analysis. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The methods and techniques selected for data analysis are appropriate for specific data. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Application of analysis methods and techniques is justified in terms of specific controls. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Evaluation process requirements are specified in accordance with the data analysis results. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Problem areas are accurately identified so that appropriate evaluation criteria is used. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Possible ineffective controls are identified based on results from analysis. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Control effectiveness is evaluated against relevant specifications. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    Shortcomings are described according to relevant procedures and in specified format. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Recommend and monitor the implementation of corrective action. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Corrective action includes required changes; implementation of correction action includes responding to external audits. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Recommended corrective action is justified in terms of analysis of control effectiveness data. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Recommended corrective action is evaluated in terms of relevant requirements for specific contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Recommended corrective action is assigned to relevant persons for implementation. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Feedback regarding implementation of corrective action is requested from all relevant persons according to agreed procedures and in required formats. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Monitoring of implementation of corrective action is conducted according to agreed procedures and includes evaluation of compliance with relevant requirements of specific contexts. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Assessment of learner achievements takes place at providers accredited by a relevant ETQA (RSA, 1998b) for the provision of programs that result in the outcomes specified for this unit standard.
  • Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with a relevant ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with a relevant ETQA.
  • The relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures will oversee moderation of assessment and is responsible for moderation of learner achievements of learners who meet the requirements of this unit standard. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Credited learners understand and can explain:
  • Evaluation processes, relevance, usefulness, and fitness for purpose, and criteria.
  • Effectiveness of controls, problem areas and corrective action.
  • Quality assurance requirements, standards, policies and guidelines.
  • Validity and usefulness of, and types of information about effectiveness of controls.
  • Legal and specific context requirements.
  • Sources of data regarding effectiveness of controls.
  • Data access procedures and data preparation, and data analysis methods and techniques.
  • Procedures and specified formats for describing and reporting on effectiveness of controls. 
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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 where responses to problems show that such critical and creative thinking has been used to make responsible decisions to design evaluation processes relevant for effectiveness of controls, and when review of evaluation processes is continuous and in terms of relevance, usefulness, and fitness for purpose. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community when recommended corrective action is assigned to relevant persons. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively when recommended quality assurance requirements are relevant for specific contexts and meet organisation-specific requirements of standards, policies and guidelines. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information when designed evaluation processes can produce valid, useful, and all required information about effectiveness of controls, and to obtain data regarding effectiveness of controls for specified evaluation processes and identify possible control shortcomings by means of relevant data analysis. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematic and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentation when shortcomings are described in specified format, and feedback regarding implementation of corrective action is requested from all relevant persons according to agreed procedures and in required formats. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others when application of analysis methods and techniques is justified in terms of specific controls. 

    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 when recommended quality assurance requirements are justified in terms of relevance for evaluating effectiveness of control and recommended corrective action is justified in terms of analysis of control effectiveness data. 

    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 
    Notes to assessors:

    Assessors should keep the following principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the learner is able to perform in the real situation.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are 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.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the learner can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments 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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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  57631   National Certificate: Radiation Protection  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  EWSETA 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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