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

Safeguard tangible heritage resources 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
255674  Safeguard tangible heritage resources 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Heritage Management Studies 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 02 - Culture and Arts Cultural 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 ensure that tangible heritage resources are safeguarded in terms of the impact of environmental factors, deterioration, public access, security and disasters, by applying preventive measures and interventions aimed at conserving especially material collections.

The protection of heritage resources, including heritage sites, buildings, institutions, objects, etc, is imperative for the preservation of such resources. The long-term preservation and retention of heritage resources ensures that they remain accessible for future generations.

Credited learners are capable of:
  • Controlling harmful environmental factors at heritage sites, buildings or institutions.
  • Safeguarding objects or specimens against damage or loss.
  • Controlling security for the protection of heritage sites, buildings or institutions.
  • Controlling disaster planning and management.
  • Presenting heritage resources and information in accessible forms. 
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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:
  • Control factors causing deterioration in heritage at NQF Level 4.
  • Communication at NQF Level 4. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Learners are required to create mechanisms that ensure that given Acts, policies and procedures are implemented. Range statements are provided with specific outcomes and assessment criteria where relevant. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Control harmful environmental factors at heritage sites, buildings or institutions. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Conservation methods are applied as prescribed. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Operational plans are drawn up to effectively implement the required conservation methods for specific heritage sites, buildings or institutions. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Operational plans ensure protection against all relevant environmental factors at specific sites, buildings or institutions. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Environmental factors include temperature and relative humidity, light, bio-deterioration, insects and pests, gaseous and particulate pollutants, etc.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Legal requirements are adhered to. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Safeguard objects or specimens against damage or loss. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Safeguarding takes place during exhibiting, storing, cleaning and transporting resources. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Operational plans are drawn up to effectively safeguard all objects and specimens at specific heritage sites, buildings or institutions. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Conservation and preservation techniques and materials are applied as prescribed and according to specified purpose and requirements of specific objects and specimens, based on best practice. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Techniques include specialised preparation application and cleaning.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Property is insured where relevant and feasible. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Remedial action is ensured where indicated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    All safeguarding activities (treatment procedures) are recorded accurately and records are up to date. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Technical resources are controlled to ensure optimal utilisation. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    Personal protective equipment is used according to manufacturer specifications. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 8 
    Legal requirements are adhered to. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Control security for the protection of heritage sites, buildings or institutions. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Security needs are accurately identified. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Security measures are put in place to address all identified security needs. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Enclosures are put in place for the protection of all resources. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Procurement policies and procedures are adhered to. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Budget requirements are met. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Legal requirements are adhered to. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Control disaster planning and management. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Specified heritage disaster management plans and procedures are adhered to and implemented. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Technical resources to ensure optimal utilisation and identified are controlled. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Disaster management equipment is in place according to preservation policy requirements. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Equipment can include, for example, fire extinguishers.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Specialist services are in place in case of a disaster. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Disaster management plans are evaluated against the requirements of specific sites, buildings or institutions and recommendations for improvements are made to all relevant persons. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Legal requirements are adhered to. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    The required disaster response is identified and implemented and the relevant persons are informed of their roles and responsibilities. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5 
    Present heritage resources and information in accessible forms. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Operational plans are drawn up for presentation taking into account visitor access requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Forms of presentation are identified and selected based on heritage resource and audience characteristics, and preservation requirements. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Forms can include behind glass, copies of originals, recreating places or historical periods, interactive or virtual exhibits, etc.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Displays identify heritage resources in the most appropriate way to ensure audience understanding. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Displays can include identifying and provenance labels, interpretive panels.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Relevant ethical and legal requirements are adhered to. 


    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:
  • Environmental factors at heritage sites, buildings or institutions.
  • Conservation methods.
  • Relevant ethical and legal requirements for safeguarding heritage resources.
  • Safeguarding all objects and specimens.
  • Conservation and preservation techniques and materials, and treatment procedures.
  • Property insurance.
  • Personal protective equipment use.
  • Technical resource management.
  • Security measures and enclosures.
  • Procurement policies and procedures.
  • Disaster planning, management and response.
  • Forms of heritage resources and information presentation.
  • Issues of community participation, ownership and indigenous knowledge. 
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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 to safeguard objects or specimens against damage or loss. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community when all relevant persons are informed of their roles and responsibilities during disasters. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively when personal protective equipment is used according to manufacturer specifications and procurement policies and procedures are adhered to. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information when disaster management plans are evaluated against the requirements of specific sites, buildings or institutions and recommendations for improvements are made to all relevant persons. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematic and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentation to present heritage resources and information in accessible forms. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others to control harmful environmental factors at heritage sites, buildings or institutions. 

    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 operational plans are drawn up to effectively safeguard all objects and specimens, and implement the required conservation methods for specific heritage sites, buildings or institutions. 

    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  61349   National Certificate: Heritage Resource Management  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  CATHSSETA 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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