Further Education and Training Certificate: Shipping NQF Level 4 (ID: 49155)

Purpose of the qualification: 

The purpose of this qualification is to build a foundation of competence in the field of the Ships Agency environment, which will provide learners with the conceptual framework to perform routine and non-routine functions. This qualification is intended to equip learners to function effectively within the operations or freight aspects of the Ships Agency environment and is designed to:

• Provide learners with an entry level in the Ships Agency environment, as well as for initial employment in the shipping industry, and serve as a foundation for further study in the Ships Agency environment.
• Provide learners with a Further Education and Training exit level qualification, providing an opportunity particularly for previously disadvantaged learners to obtain a vocational qualification equivalent to a Grade 12 / Matric level qualification.
•  Provide the opportunity for those who have worked in the industry for a number of years to obtain recognition for their knowledge and experience through the access to a nationally recognised qualification.

The introduction of this unit standard based qualification will allow learners to accumulate the required credits via skills programmes, workplace experience or both, as well as recognition of prior learning and/or a learnership.

Rationale:

The qualification has been designed so that it reflects the workplace-based needs of the Ships Agency environment as expressed by its stakeholders. The input has been used to ensure that the qualification provides the learner with accessibility to be employed within the Ships Agency industry.