Training
Technical Skills
Concreting
SAQA QUAL ID |
QUALIFICATION TITLE |
National Certificate: Construction: Concreting |
|
ID |
UNIT STANDARD TITLE |
LEVEL |
CREDITS |
Core |
Apply health and safety to a work area |
Level 2 |
3 |
|
Core |
Apply productivity principles on a construction site |
Level 2 |
6 |
|
Core |
Apply quality principles on a construction site |
Level 2 |
12 |
|
Core |
Conduct routine site tests to fresh and hardened concrete |
Level 2 |
6 |
|
Core |
Establish and prepare a work area |
Level 2 |
4 |
|
Core |
Identify describe and use materials in civil engineering construction |
Level 2 |
4 |
|
Core |
Maintain records on a constuction site |
Level 2 |
2 |
|
Core |
Render basic first aid |
Level 2 |
3 |
|
Core |
Calculate construction quantities to develop a work plan |
Level 3 |
8 |
|
Core |
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply basic concrete construction practice |
Level 3 |
10 |
|
Core |
Interpret the composition, construction sequence and processes of the construction industry |
Level 3 |
3 |
|
Core |
Procure materials, tools and equipment |
Level 3 |
6 |
|
Core |
Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications |
Level 3 |
10 |
|
Core |
Carry out routine tests on raw materials for concrete production |
Level 4 |
10 |
|
Core |
Demonstrate knowledge and apply concrete materials technology |
Level 4 |
10 |
|
Core |
Demonstrate knowledge of concrete construction technology |
Level 4 |
10 |
|
Core |
Oversee concrete production |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Fundamental |
Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Fundamental |
Demonstrate an understanding of the use of different number bases and measurement units and an awareness of error in the context of relevant calculations |
Level 3 |
2 |
|
Fundamental |
Describe, apply, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts |
Level 3 |
4 |
|
Fundamental |
Interpret and use information from texts |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Fundamental |
Investigate life and work related problems using data and probabilities |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Fundamental |
Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Fundamental |
Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business and national issues |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Fundamental |
Write texts for a range of communicative contexts |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Operate a personal computer system |
Level 2 |
6 |
|
Elective |
Work in confined spaces on construction sites |
Level 2 |
2 |
|
Elective |
Apply specialised finishes to concrete |
Level 3 |
7 |
|
Elective |
Supervise the batching and mixing of concrete by mass using a concrete mixer |
Level 3 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Assess appearance, durability and strength of precast elements |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Control concrete material quality |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Demonstrate an understanding of and adjust concrete mix design |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Oversee instantly de-moulded pre cast concrete element production |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Oversee pre cast concrete production - wet mix |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Oversee spun pre cast concrete element production |
Level 4 |
5 |
|
Elective |
Set out construction work areas |
Level 4 |
10 |
|
Elective |
Supervise the installation of precast concrete elements |
Level 4 |
8 |
|
Elective |
Supervise under water concreting |
Level 4 |
4 |