SAQA ID: 586903 Operate a Windows System NQF Level 03 Credits 00

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
This qualification will allow a person to advance to learning for construction supervision or equivalent type of qualification at NQF 4. This qualification will contribute to the full development of the learner within the construction environment by providing recognition, further mobility and transportability within the building construction and civil engineering field.

The skills, knowledge and understanding demonstrated within this qualification are essential for social and economic transformation and contribute to the progression and economic growth within the construction fraternity.

A person acquiring this qualification will be able to communicate project actions as a team leader, work independently, install and maintain refractory linings using different installation and maintenance techniques, whilst adhering to safety, risk, quality and environmental requirements and specifications to reduce environmental impact in terms of air pollution and other related factors.

Rationale of the qualification:

This qualification reflects the workplace-based needs of employers and employees within the civil engineering and construction disciplines and especially the refractories specialisation field, both now and for the future.

The range of typical learners are individuals that progressed using applied competencies such as mixing monolithics, cutting pre-formed refractory materials and packing refractory bricks.

A qualifying learner will operate as a valuable team member or leader within refractory installation or maintenance procedures. This will provide valuable training, embedded knowledge and fundamental experience towards refractory construction career that will be beneficial to an individual but also to the economy.

This qualification provides the learner with accessibility to be employed within the construction industry and especially within the refractory installation domain and providing portability and articulation possibilities within the building construction and civil engineering construction contexts.

The long history of refractory installers in the engineering context adds value to the refractory construction specialisation and recognises the need for formal recognition and acknowledgement of the individuals, which is absolutely necessary and essential for career development and portability value within the civil engineering and building construction context (see the National Certificate in Refractories Installation NQF 02).