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

Managing self-development 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
7997  Managing self-development 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Transport and Logistics Operations 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 11 - Services Transport, Operations and Logistics 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 4  NQF Level 04  12 
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 
A learner accredited with this standard will be able to effectively plan their professional development and implement their personal career plans to improve their functioning in the broader work and social environment. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
NQF 1 or General Education and Training Certificate.
Basic Business Principles CFH 04 preferable. 

UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
The applied competency expressed in this standard cover a variety of familiar and unfamiliar processes requiring a range of innovative responses based on informed judgment and analytical interpretation of information by the learner, who has complete responsibility for the quantity and quality of output. 

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
Identify the skills and knowledge required for the development of his/her career path. 
OUTCOME NOTES 
Identify the skills and knowledge required for the development of his/her career path, giving cognisance to personal objectives and present and future requirements of the individuals organisational role. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
1. Understand the concepts associated with the field of self-development (e.g. career path, organisational culture, goals, etc). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
2. Produce evidence of the process of self-evaluation and self-analysis and demonstrate the utilisation of the information in a self-development plan displaying realistic, challenging and measurable objectives, both in the short and long term. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
3. At regular intervals, produce evidence of ownership of career plan and of specific steps taken to implement and update the plan. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
4. Show evidence of researching training and development options with respect to selecting optimal resources. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
5. Understand internal and external structures (e.g. statutory requirements and human resources development procedures) designed to assist in self-development. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
Make and update his/her personal plans for developing skills. 
OUTCOME NOTES 
Make and update his/her personal plans for developing skills to improve his/her performance where such plans contain challenging, realistic and measurable objectives. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
1. Understand the concepts associated with the field of self-development (e.g. career path, organisational culture, goals, etc). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
2. Produce evidence of the process of self-evaluation and self-analysis and demonstrate the utilisation of the information in a self-development plan displaying realistic, challenging and measurable objectives, both in the short and long term. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
3. At regular intervals, produce evidence of ownership of career plan and of specific steps taken to implement and update the plan. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
4. Show evidence of researching training and development options with respect to selecting optimal resources. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
5. Understand internal and external structures (e.g. statutory requirements and human resources development procedures) designed to assist in self-development. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
Prioritise goals and objectives. 
OUTCOME NOTES 
Prioritise goals and objectives, taking cognisance of organisational opportunities and constraints, policies, requirements and personal resources (e.g. internal or external). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
1. Understand the concepts associated with the field of self-development (e.g. career path, organisational culture, goals, etc). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
2. Produce evidence of the process of self-evaluation and self-analysis and demonstrate the utilisation of the information in a self-development plan displaying realistic, challenging and measurable objectives, both in the short and long term. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
3. At regular intervals, produce evidence of ownership of career plan and of specific steps taken to implement and update the plan. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
4. Show evidence of researching training and development options with respect to selecting optimal resources. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
5. Understand internal and external structures (e.g. statutory requirements and human resources development procedures) designed to assist in self-development. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
Select mechanisms for pursuing feedback. 
OUTCOME NOTES 
Select mechanisms for pursuing feedback of current levels of competence and personal growth (e.g. communicate with superiors), and planning the appropriate corrective action to accomplish his/her objectives. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
1. Understand the concepts associated with the field of self-development (e.g. career path, organisational culture, goals, etc). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
2. Produce evidence of the process of self-evaluation and self-analysis and demonstrate the utilisation of the information in a self-development plan displaying realistic, challenging and measurable objectives, both in the short and long term. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
3. At regular intervals, produce evidence of ownership of career plan and of specific steps taken to implement and update the plan. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
4. Show evidence of researching training and development options with respect to selecting optimal resources. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
5. Understand internal and external structures (e.g. statutory requirements and human resources development procedures) designed to assist in self-development. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5 
Source, select and utilise the requisite resources. 
OUTCOME NOTES 
Source, select and utilise the requisite resources for the successful achievement of planned objectives, drawing on the experience and guidance of senior management. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
1. Understand the concepts associated with the field of self-development (e.g. career path, organisational culture, goals, etc). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
2. Produce evidence of the process of self-evaluation and self-analysis and demonstrate the utilisation of the information in a self-development plan displaying realistic, challenging and measurable objectives, both in the short and long term. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
3. At regular intervals, produce evidence of ownership of career plan and of specific steps taken to implement and update the plan. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
4. Show evidence of researching training and development options with respect to selecting optimal resources. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
5. Understand internal and external structures (e.g. statutory requirements and human resources development procedures) designed to assist in self-development. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6 
Identify ways to minimise digressions or obstacles. 
OUTCOME NOTES 
Identify ways to minimise digressions or obstacles for the successful achievement of self-development objectives, making contingency plans if required (e.g. delegate work responsibilities). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
1. Understand the concepts associated with the field of self-development (e.g. career path, organisational culture, goals, etc). 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
2. Produce evidence of the process of self-evaluation and self-analysis and demonstrate the utilisation of the information in a self-development plan displaying realistic, challenging and measurable objectives, both in the short and long term. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
3. At regular intervals, produce evidence of ownership of career plan and of specific steps taken to implement and update the plan. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
4. Show evidence of researching training and development options with respect to selecting optimal resources. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
5. Understand internal and external structures (e.g. statutory requirements and human resources development procedures) designed to assist in self-development. 


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 must be accredited by the Freight Handling Chamber of the Transport SETA and/or relevant ETQA.

3. Moderation of assessment will be done by the relevant ETQA at its discretion. 

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
The learners can understand, explain and apply:

1. The impact of an "internal locus of control" and understanding of personal motivating and de-motivating factors in one's self-responsibility for current and future personal development, as part of the lifelong learning process

2. Techniques of assessing personal potential, strengths and development needs and appreciation of the values of these to organisations.

3. National legislation relating to career growth and skills development (e.g. Skills Development Bill) in order to identify opportunities for self-development.

4. Resources (e.g. in-house training schemes, Human Resource department, guidance counselling, bursaries etc) available to the learner to assist or support in the planning and execution of his self-development plan.

5. Personal motivating and/or demotivating factors (e.g. incorporating principles of Maslow's hierarchy of needs).

6. Basic performance management principles (regular feedback on performance) and how to interpret and use such feedback constructively.

7. The different skills and knowledge required in order to progress into different organisational levels and career options.

8. The need to update, adapt and change developmental plans in response to a dynamic (ongoing learning) environment, including social, economic, political organisational and technological factors (micro, meso, macro).

9. The constraints in the business world for immediate recognition for acquired competencies (e.g. career advancement). 


Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
Identify and solve problems when encountering obstacles to personal development. 

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
Manage and organise oneself in adapting existing self-development plans to meeting the requirements of changing work and personal contexts. 

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information in researching and selecting the most appropriate resources in a dynamic environment for the updating/amending/fulfilment of self-development plan. 

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
Demonstrate initiative in identifying and utilising opportunities and taking responsibility for self-development within a dynamic environment.

Demonstrate ability to create/foster an environment conducive to self-development (e.g. part of study group, self-discipline). 

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
Core  57831   National Certificate: Freight Handling  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2023-06-30  TETA 
Fundamental  14574   National Certificate: Freight Handling  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2006-12-03  TETA 
Elective  13716   National Certificate: Professional Driving  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2006-06-29  TETA 
Elective  50285   National Certificate: Professional Driving  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2023-06-30  TETA 
Elective  58782   Further Education and Training Certificate: Plumbing  Level 4  NQF Level 04  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2023-06-30  CETA 
Elective  58779   Further Education and Training Certificate: Production Technology  Level 4  NQF Level 04  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2023-06-30  MERSETA 
Elective  58581   National Certificate: Air Traffic Support  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2023-06-30  TETA 
Elective  49743   National Certificate: Manufacturing Management  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2023-06-30  FOODBEV 
Elective  49853   National Diploma: Defensive Mission Control  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 2008-09-17  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. AAH Skills and Development 
2. Adimire Operators Skills Training Centre 
3. Advanced Assessments and Training Pty Ltd 
4. Africa International Training Facilities T/A AITF (BREDELL) (TP) 
5. Africa Training Centre 
6. Akane Training Academy 
7. Algoa Bus Company 
8. All-in-one Driving Academy 
9. Andebe Group 
10. Aviation Training Academy 
11. Bakubung Driver Training and consultants CC 
12. Bc Training Academy 
13. Bev Short Training Consultants 
14. Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) 
15. Big J Associates 
16. Biva Investments (Pty) Ltd 
17. Bolton Business College & Computer Studies 
18. BPL Academy 
19. Brilliant Skills Development & Training Solutions 
20. Camblish Training Institute Pty Ltd 
21. Capital Driving School 
22. Career Pathing Solutions (Pty) Ltd (KRUGERSDORP) (TP) 
23. CLEAN HEAT ENERGY SAVING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 
24. Clearline Consulting Pty Ltd 
25. College of Production Technology (Pty) Ltd 
26. College of Cape Town 
27. Commercial professional driver academy (PTY) Ltd 
28. Crossroads Distribution (Pty) Ltd 
29. DB Schenker Logistics Campus MEA Pty Ltd 
30. DE-VI Education and Training PTY Ltd. 
31. Devolden Group 
32. Ditlou Consulting and Skills Training 
33. Diversity technology Training Institute 
34. Double ST Training and Skills Development 
35. DQ Staffing Solutions 
36. Dynamic Institute of Training S.A 
37. Eden Island Trading 632 
38. EDU - FLEET 
39. EDU HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 
40. ESS Holdings (PTY) Ltd 
41. Excellect 209 (PTY) LTD 
42. Global Maritime Legal Solutions Pty Ltd 
43. Goitsebasadi Construction Project 
44. GOLDEN ARROW BUS SERVICES PTY LTD 
45. GREENRIM TRAINING PTY LTD 
46. Hazchemwize (PTY) Ltd 
47. He and She Driver Training Centre 
48. Ikhwezi Traning Institute (PTY) LTD 
49. Ikusasa Lethu Projects and Training (Pty) Ltd 
50. IMPERIAL LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT A DIV OF IMPERIAL GROUP PTY LTD 
51. In Touch Community Development & Project Managers 
52. Inkwenkwezi Private College & Skills Development cc 
53. Innovative Shared Services 
54. Izingaah Group 
55. Kahisano Skills Development and Training 
56. KALIDEEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES 
57. KDS Centre for Skills Development and Training Pty Ltd 
58. Khabanyane Training and development 
59. kholwa management and training consultancy (pty) Ltd 
60. Khulani HR Consultancy (Pty) Ltd 
61. Kitta Transport Training Academy 
62. KLM Empowered Human Solutions Pty Ltd 
63. Kulika Training and Consultancy Pty Ltd 
64. KVR Training and Business Solutions Pty Ltd 
65. KZN Business Solutions And HR Management cc 
66. KZN Taxi and Commuter Corporation NPC 
67. Lamus Training Academy (Pty) Ltd 
68. Learning Exchange Pty (Ltd) 
69. Leps Training Consultants 
70. LTM Training & Remote Learning Solutions 
71. Lwaze Lwanda General Traders CC 
72. Mahumani Empowerment Servives Centre 
73. Makwedeng Training 
74. Margie Angamuthu Training (Pty) Ltd 
75. Masakhane Further Education and Training 
76. MCLS Training 
77. Melodicious Holding 
78. Mpofu Engineering Projects 
79. MPUMALANGA REGIONAL TRAINING TRUST 
80. MTL Training and Projects 
81. National Training Institute (NTI) 
82. NDWAMATO TRAINING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 
83. New Hope Revival Organisation NPC 
84. Nirvana Training Academy 
85. Novi General Services 
86. Nowethu Learning Institute cc 
87. Ntsoaki Driving School 
88. Open Learning Group 
89. OSR Trading 
90. P And F Business Enterprise 
91. P and R Development and Training (Pty) Ltd 
92. People Agility 
93. Precision skills development and training 
94. Premier Conferencing cc 
95. Primeserv Corporate Solutions (Pty) Ltd 
96. Production Management Institute (PMI) 
97. Protech Training (Pty) Ltd 
98. Rasehlo Transport and Tourism 
99. RCH Investments (Pty) Ltd 
100. Regent Business School (Pty) Ltd t/a Regent Business School 
101. RILAY OPERATORS (PTY) LTD 
102. Royal Impression Academy 
103. S-Squared Training Solutions (Pty) Ltd 
104. SA Maritime School and Transport College 
105. Sanda Skills Development (Pty) Ltd 
106. SC Training 
107. School of Shipping (Pty) Ltd. 
108. Seng''khona Trading Enterprise 129 cc 
109. Shadamston College 
110. Sherq Technical Solutions (Pty) Ltd. 
111. Sisabenza Operator Training (PTY) LTD 
112. Siyashayela Training and Development 
113. Skills Priority 
114. Sobabini Group Pty Ltd 
115. Sonani Training and Communications 
116. Sophia's Excellence Driving Academy 
117. Southern Seas Institute CC 
118. SPINA Consultancy cc Cape Town 
119. SUCAT Management 
120. SUNALAW Empowerment Projects (PTY) LTD 
121. SVA Training 
122. Tasa Training Services cc 
123. The Skills Authority 
124. TIESPRO (Pty) Ltd 
125. Tovani Traiding 299 
126. Training Consultant and SD College 
127. Training Force 
128. Triton Express (Pty) Ltd 
129. Try Easy Electrical Solutions Pty Ltd 
130. Tshireletso Multi-skills and Training 
131. Twin Mark Strategy and Management Consultants (Pty) Ltd 
132. Uhlumelo Training and Development Solutions 
133. Umfolozi FET College 
134. Uzoyithola Training and Consulting 
135. Value Logistics Limited 
136. Varsity Institute of Science &Technology 
137. VSL General Trading CC 
138. WAL TRAINING 
139. We Invest Africa (Pty)Ltd 
140. West Coast TVET College 
141. Wheelman S A 
142. WHSE Training College (Pty) Ltd 
143. Yes We Can Consulting Pty Ltd 
144. Zambuko Training Enterprise 


All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.