Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

Oral communication is maintained and adapted as required to promote effective interaction in a work context.
Written communication is conducted at an appropriate level for designated target audiences.
Oral and written communication is conducted at an appropriate level in a second language.
Mathematical principles and techniques are applied while performing tasks in the operational context.
Problems and solutions are recorded and monitored for reoccurrence.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are understood and applied at all times as per workplace requirements.
Hazardous conditions are identified and explained in accordance with specified requirements.
Ports are compiled, submitted, circulated and followed up in accordance with legal and site-specific requirements.
Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental compliance is monitored on a continuous basis in accordance with legal and site-specific requirements.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

The organisation`s objectives and operating standards are interpreted in order to determine the direction of work units.
Mining activities are supervised in order to achieve the required production rates in terms of quantity, quality and costs.
Mining activities are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act and other Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
Codes of Practice, Policies and Procedures are communicated to all role players and compliance thereof ensured in accordance with the relevant provisions.
Production results and deviations are reported and logged on a continual basis according to specified requirements.
Corrective action is taken to maintain product quality and process integrity.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

The principles of basic mining economics are applied to make financial decisions to optimise the profitability of area of a mine.
Essential basic engineering principles are applied in the workplace to enhance productivity and profitability.
Strata control principles are applied in the workplace specifically to ensure the health and safety of persons.
Geological features and discontinuities are investigated, reported and dealt with in accordance with mine specified requirements.
Relevant survey techniques are applied in order to achieve legal, safety and economic objectives.

Integrated Assessment:

Integrated Assessment at the level of the Qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show they are able to integrate concepts, actions and ideas achieved across a range of Unit Standards and contexts.

Integrated Assessment must evaluate the quality of observable performance as well as the thinking behind the performance and must be based on a summative assessment guide. The guide will spell out how the assessor will assess different aspects of the performance and will include:

Observing the learner at work (both in the primary activity as well as other interactions).
Asking questions and initiating short discussions to test understanding.
Looking at records and reports in the portfolio and reviewing previous assessments.

In some cases interference will be necessary to determine competence depending on the nature and context within which performance takes place.

It is necessary to ensure that the fundamental part of the Qualification is also targeted to ensure that while the competence may have been achieved in a particular context, learners are able to apply it in a range of other contexts and for future learning. The assessment should also ensure that all the Critical Cross-Field Outcomes have been achieved.

The learner may choose in which language she/he wants to be assessed. This should be established as part of a process of preparing the learner for assessment and familiarising the learner with the approach being taken.

While this is primarily a workplace-based Qualification, evidence from other areas of endeavour may be introduced if pertinent to any of the Exit-Level Outcomes. The assessment process should cover both the explicit tasks required for the qualification as well as the understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin the activities associated with manufacturing cement or lime.