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

Design pattern and/tooling for industry 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
264055  Design pattern and/tooling for industry 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Manufacturing and Assembly Processes 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Manufacturing and Assembly 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  15 
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 
This unit standard is for people who work, or intend to work in a manufacturing process or similar environment where wooden or metal pattern equipment is required for the manufacturing process. The skills, knowledge and values reflected in this unit standard will contribute towards the achievement of a National Certificate in Foundry Operations at NQF Level 5. Equipment operated in this unit standard is against a set of specific instructions.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:
  • Prepare design requirements for patterns and/or tooling.
  • Design pattern and/or tooling.
  • Complete documentation for pattern and/or tooling design. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credits allocated to this unit standard assume that the learner has a National Certificate in Foundry Operations NQF Level 4 or an equivalent qualification. It also assume that the learner is working towards a qualification as part of a learning programme, which integrates all the required unit standards.

    The learning time will increase if the learner does not have:
  • A relevant NQF 4 qualification.
  • Experience in a relevant field.
  • Demonstrated competence in unit standards relating to manufacturing complex wooden pattern equipment and/or tooling.
  • Relevant quality awareness principles and procedures.

    The learning time will be decreased if the learner has experience in this field because:
  • The learning programme will be adjusted to build on what the learner already knows.
  • The learner can apply to have prior learning recognised. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    The scope and level of this unit standard is indicated by range statements related to the specific outcomes. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Prepare design requirements for patterns and/or tooling. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Product specifications and optional requirements are confirmed with customer according to standard operating procedures. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Requirements include quantity and production runs.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Proposed machining and manufacturing processes are determined according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Complimentary service requirements are clarified according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Potential design and/or structural and safety hazards are determined according to standard operating procedures. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Design pattern and/or tooling. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Layout produced covers design requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Machining, manufacturing and complimentary service requirements are incorporated into design according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Critical tooling dimensions are established according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Process requirement calculations are established according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Design calculations are established according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Preventative actions in accordance with Acts, Regulations and By Laws for potential hazards are incorporated into design. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    Working drawings of pattern/tooling design are produced according to standard operating procedures. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Working drawings include hand sketches and Computer Aided Design (CAD).
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Complete documentation for pattern and/or tooling design. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Process plans are prepared according to standard operating procedures. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Plans and costing are provided to customer according to standard operating procedures. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • An assessor, accredited with a relevant NQF Level 4 or higher qualification, will assess the learner's competency. Only an Assessor with suitable first hand experience in process operations will assess the learner's competency.
  • Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against the qualification must be registered as an assessor with the relevant Education, Training, Quality, Assurance (ETQA) Body, or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this qualification must be accredited as a provider with the relevant Education, Training, Quality, Assurance (ETQA) Body, or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.
  • Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant Education, Training, Quality, Assurance (ETQA) Body, or by an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA, according to the ETQA's policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation.
  • Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described in the associated unit standards.
  • Anyone wishing to be assessed against this qualification may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution that is accredited by the relevant ETQA. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Things I know and can explain:


    Names and functions of:
  • Appropriate manufacturing processes.

    Attributes, descriptions, characteristics and properties:
  • Appropriate manufacturing processes.
  • Of pattern and/ tooling that has to be designed.

    Sensory cues:
  • Related to design of quality pattern equipment and/or tooling.

    Purpose of:
  • Design of pattern and/or tooling.

    Processes, events, causes and effects, implications:
  • Implications of a pattern and/or tooling that does not meet the customer's needs.

    Procedures and techniques:
  • Clarifying customer requirements.
  • Establishing machining and manufacturing processes.
  • Applicable design procedures and techniques.
  • Process requirement calculations.
  • Design calculations.
  • Calculating cost of production.
  • Applicable worksite procedures.

    Regulations, legislation, agreements, policies, standards:
  • Applicable safety, health and environmental legislation and regulations.

    Theory; rules, principles, laws:
  • Applicable mathematical rules, principles and laws.
  • Applicable design rules, principles and laws.

    Relationships, systems:
  • The relationship between the design of pattern/and tooling and efficient quality production. 
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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; Relating to pattern and/or tooling design. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team group; To ensure timeous completion of design. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage my activities and myself; By planning my own work and having the design ready for the customer at the agreed time. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information; By interpreting customer requirements before commencing design. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively; By confirming product specifications and optional requirements with customer. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically; To produce working drawings of pattern/tooling design. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonsstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems; How my pattern and/or tooling design will effect the pattern/tooling manufacturing process and our customer relations. 

    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 
    N/A 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Elective  66489   Further Education and Training Certificate: Foundry Operations  Level 4  NQF Level 04  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2013-11-07  MERSETA 


    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.
     
    NONE 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.