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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Advise South African and foreign businesses on importing and exporting

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
118025	Advise South African and foreign businesses on importing and exporting
ORIGINATOR
SGB Diplomacy, Protocol and Foreign Affairs Assist
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security			Sovereignty of the State
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 6	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6	10
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered"		2005-04-13	2008-04-13	SAQA 1059/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-04-13		2012-04-13

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 has as its core purpose qualifying learners with the core competencies required to advise clients on the intricacies of exporting and importing. It constitutes the core business of the foreign economic representative that will advance the interests of the country in international trade and investment. Qualifying learners will be able to:

Explain the international marketing environment to clients

Advise clients on the appropriate forms of entry into international market;

Advise clients on the costing and pricing of products and services

Advise clients about the appropriate channels of distribution.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learners accessing this unit standard are assumed to have completed a level 6 qualification in the field of Business, Commerce and Management or its RPL equivalent

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

N/A

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Interpret the international marketing environment to clients.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The international marketing environment influences are interpreted with regards to relevant internation trends.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Differences between the marketing environments of the different regions of the world are examined according to relevant international trends.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Areas of risk and opportunity pertaining to particular markets are determined using the PEST analysis technique.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Advise clients on the appropriate forms of entry into international market.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

An organisation's export readiness is assessed using the SWOT analysis technique

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Various forms of foreign market entry are evaluated according to the relevant trends in the international market.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Compare various categories of international buyers with their appropriate forms of market entry.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Advise clients on the costing and pricing of products and services.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

A competitive export pricing strategy is drawn up according to relevant current strategies.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Products for export are priced accurately according to relevant trends.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Advise clients about the appropriate channels of distribution.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The criteria for selecting the members of particular foreign market channels of distribution are determined.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The most appropriate foreign market channels of distribution for particular product groupings are analysed and selected

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The criteria for appointment of members of particular foreign market channels of distribution are drawn up

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

A management system to direct, control and motivate members of particular foreign market channels of distribution is designed

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Any institution offering learning towards this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA. The moderation requirements of the ETQA must be met in order to award credits to learners for this unit standard

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Basic principles of product and service marketing

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems: Foreign Economic Representatives are required to advise clients and resolve their problems

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Teamwork: The Foreign Economic Representative functions as part of a diplomatic mission and thus is a member of the team that comprises the staff of the diplomatic mission.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyze, organize and critically evaluate information: Advising clients involves collecting, analyzing, organizing and critically evaluating information that will assist the clients

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively: Initiating, promoting and maintaining relationships with the trade and investment community entails varied forms of high level communication

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Developing entrepreneurial opportunities: Foreign Economic Representatives have as their core function the identification, exploration and development of business opportunities for a variety of stakeholders

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Be culturally sensitive: Working in a foreign office abroad entails mixing with different cultures and requires sensitivity about cultural dynamics.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Anyone assessing learners against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA and must have a level 6 qualification in the field of Business, Commerce and Management and least have served a term as a Foreign Economic Representative

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

N/A

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	49055	National Certificate: Foreign Economic Representation	Level 6	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	PSETA

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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