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

Develop and implement the creative process 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
10089  Develop and implement the creative process 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Marketing 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies Marketing 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  40 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2005-09-13  2008-09-13  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-09-13   2012-09-13  

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 
This unit standard is a core standard and forms part of the qualification, National First Degree, and is registered at Level 6 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Learners working towards this standard will be learning towards the full qualification, or will be working within a Marketing Environment, specialising in either Marketing Communication, Marketing Management, Market Research or Customer Management, where the acquisition of competence against this standard will add value to one's job.
This standard will also add value to learners who are starting their own business and recognises that Marketing forms an integral component of any business.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
  • Developing the marketing communications concept
  • Implementing creative process 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners accessing this qualification, will have demonstrated competency against the standards in the qualification, National Diploma in Customer Management or equivalent at NQF Level 5. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
  • Marketing including all forms of marketing communications, direct marketing and relationship marketing, sales promotions, public relations and alternative strategies.
  • Media will include all electronic, print, outdoor, digital media, e media and direct media.
  • Primary purpose in marketing communications including promoting image; providing information; creating, increasing and stabilising demand; differentiating product features and benefits; providing competitive differentiation; lead generation; customer retention, motivating staff. 
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    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Develop the marketing communications concept 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Creative brief is interpreted. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Creative concept is developed. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Message platform is evaluated and selected. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. Art direction, design and copy are created. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    5. Pre-testing of creative concepts is initiated and completed. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    6. The creative concept is crafted. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Implement creative process 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Creative concept is approved. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Production is planned and scheduled. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Supplier relationships are established. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. Production schedules are implemented. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    5. Key phases of production are quality checked. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    6. Finalised creative work is inspected and approved. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Providers offering learning towards this standard will be accredited by the Educational &Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) of the services SETA and/or by GENFETQA. 

    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    A demonstrated understanding of:
  • An all rounded and generic understanding of methods and techniques for designing print, radio, television (TV) and cinema marketing communications.
  • A general understanding of methods and techniques for interpreting creative briefs.
  • An all rounded and generic understanding of the industry, the product and the industry role players
    Range: This knowledge will apply to the particular economic sector in which the learner is learning. Moderation of this aspect will therefore need to be carried out jointly by the relevant educating and training quality assurance body (ETQA) and the services ETQA. 
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    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems pertaining to writing marketing communications, and copy. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others when developing the creative process. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise oneself and one's activities so that alternative creative processes exist in the event of current process being rejected. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, evaluate, organise and critically evaluate information so that advertisement meets specifications. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively present final copy to clients. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Be culturally sensitive across a range of social contexts when developing marketing communications so that these are appropriate and acceptable to a range of consumers with varying incomes, buying needs and cultural backgrounds. 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Elective  20905   National First Degree: Marketing Communication  Level 6  NQF Level 07  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 


    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.
     
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