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

Schedule Publishing Project Activities 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
246514  Schedule Publishing Project Activities 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Publishing 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language Communication Studies 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  10 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2018-07-01  2023-06-30  SAQA 06120/18 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

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 
The purpose of the learning is to develop the competence of scheduling project activities in order to complete projects according to the agreed timelines. Credited learners can schedule realistically and profitably and thereby avoid wastage for both the organisation and the customer. Learners develop competence at judging the relative strengths and weaknesses of different options in the application of alternative resources and selecting the best option in relation to project requirements. This contributes to learners developing entrepreneurial competence.

The effective application of resources, in particular highly skilled and scarce human resources, is essential to any organisation's success. The competence of scheduling is generic and learners can apply it in all contexts. Prompt delivery of products and services improves customer satisfaction and impacts positively on the image of the publishing industry.

Credited learners are capable of:
  • Identifying production steps in order to achieve project outcomes.
  • Specifying order of production process steps.
  • Determining timeframes for activities relating to schedules.
  • Formulating templates to monitor progress of projects.
  • Formulating contingency plans to address implementation risks. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credits and level assigned to this unit standard is based on the assumption that learners have already attained the following competencies:
  • Communication and language, at NQF Level 4.
  • Working as a member of a team, at NQF Level 4.
  • Administering projects, at NQF Level 4.
  • Time management, at NQF Level 4.
  • Contingency planning, at NQF Level 4. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    This unit standard must be achieved in one area of responsibility of publishing, editing, marketing, design or production. Range statements are included with the relevant specific outcomes and assessment criteria where appropriate. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Identify production steps required to achieve project outcomes. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Production requirements are identified for all specified project outcomes. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Project specifications are analysed according to budget requirements and production processes in own areas of responsibility. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Production steps are described to meet project requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Identified production steps are verified against organisational procedures. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Specify order of production process steps. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Each identified production step is analysed in terms of its resource requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Critical dates are identified that would ensure delivery of project outputs on agreed deadlines. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Interdependent production steps are identified that impact concurrently on resources and project deliverables. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Interdependent steps depend on one another for successful progress to next steps.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Production steps are sequenced and coordinated to meet project requirements. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Sequence is determined by interdependence of processes; concurrent processes.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Determine timeframes for activities relating to schedules. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Each identified production step is analysed in terms of its expected time requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The time requirements of each step are evaluated against project requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Adaptations are made to identified time requirements and resource allocation. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Adaptations are communicated in specified formats to all relevant persons. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Formulate templates to monitor progress of projects. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Templates are designed that reflect resource and time allocation, project requirements and sequencing of production steps. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Criteria are identified to determine progress against project goals. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Procedures are described to measure progress against project goals. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Templates are verified against organisational procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Templates are communicated to all relevant persons. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5 
    Formulate contingency plans to address implementation risks. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Contingencies are identified to ensure the achievement of project goals. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Contingencies would hamper achievement of project goals if allowed to continue unchecked.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The possible effects of contingencies are evaluated against the project goals. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Alternative scenarios are drafted to solve critical disruptions in schedules. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Best solutions are selected in terms of given project requirements. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Assessment of learner achievements takes place at providers accredited by a relevant ETQA (RSA, 1998b) for the provision of programs that result in the outcomes specified for this Unit Standard.
  • Anyone assessing a learner against this Unit Standard must be registered as an assessor with a relevant ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this Unit Standard must be accredited as a provider with a relevant ETQA.
  • The relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures will oversee moderation of assessment and is responsible for moderation of learner achievements of learners who meet the requirements of this Unit Standard. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Credited learners understand and can explain:
  • Production processes, steps, sequencing and requirements in own areas of responsibility.
  • Production context limitations.
  • Resource allocation.
  • Planning formats.
  • Critical path analysis.
  • Monitoring, contingencies and contingency planning. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems where responses to problems show that such critical and creative thinking has been used to make responsible decisions when production steps are described to meet project requirements, critical dates are identified that would ensure delivery of project outputs on agreed deadlines, production steps are sequenced to meet project requirements, adaptations are made to identified time requirements and resource allocation, contingencies are identified to ensure the achievement of project goals, and alternative scenarios are drafted to solve critical disruptions in schedules. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community when identified production steps and templates are verified against organisational procedures. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively when production steps are coordinated to meet project requirements. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information when project specifications are analysed according to budget requirements and production processes in own areas of responsibility, each identified production step is analysed in terms of its resource requirements, each identified production step is analysed in terms of its expected time requirements, criteria are identified to determine progress against project goals, procedures are described to measure progress against project goals, and templates are designed that reflect resource and time allocation, project requirements and sequencing of production steps. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematic and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentation when adaptations are communicated in specified formats to all relevant persons, and templates are communicated to all relevant persons. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation when production requirements are identified for all specified project outcomes, interdependent production steps are identified that impact concurrently on resources and project deliverables, the time requirements of each step are evaluated against project requirements, the possible effects of contingencies are evaluated against the project goals, and best solutions are selected in terms of given project requirements. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    Notes to Assessors:

    Assessors should keep the following principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the learner is able to perform in the real situation.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the learner can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  58977   National Certificate: Publishing  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2015-06-30  FPMSETA 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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