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Environmental Practice Level 1

Qualification: 49552 Environmental practice 1

UNIT STANDARDS: 

 

ID

UNIT STANDARD TITLE

LEVEL

CREDITS

Core 

14780 

Apply financial life skills

Level 1 

Core 

119304 

Compile a portfolio of evidence for assessment

Level 1 

Core 

119305 

Demonstrate an awareness of the impact of human activities on the environment

Level 1 

12 

Core 

14569 

Demonstrate an understanding of how to participate effectively in the workplace

Level 1 

Core 

14664 

Demonstrate knowledge of diversity within different relationships in the South African society

Level 1 

Core 

14661 

Demonstrate knowledge of self in order to understand one`s identity and role within the immediate community and South African society

Level 1 

Core 

13169 

Describe and discuss issues relating to HIV-AIDS, TB and sexually transmitted illnesses and their impact on the workplace

Level 1 

Core 

14445 

Frame and implement an individual action plan to improve productivity within an organisational unit

Level 1 

Core 

119303 

Handle and dispose of waste

Level 1 

12 

Core 

13167 

Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace

Level 1 

Core 

119306 

Recognise, group, use and care for materials which can impact on health and the environment

Level 1 

10 

Core 

119302 

Select, use and care for hand tools and basic equipment in environmentally related contexts

Level 1 

Core 

110082 

Understand the impact of customer service on a business 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

7464 

Analyse cultural products and processes as representations of shape, space and time 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

7451 

Collect, analyse, use and communicate numerical data 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

7449 

Critically analyse how mathematics is used in social, political and economic relations 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

14084 

Demonstrate an understanding of and use the numbering system 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

7463 

Describe and represent objects and the environment in terms of shape, space, time and motion 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

12462 

Engage in a range of speaking and listening interactions for a variety of purposes 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

12471 

Explore and use a variety of strategies to learn (revised) 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

12469 

Read and respond to a range of text types 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

7461 

Use maps to access and communicate information concerning routes, location and direction 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

7447 

Working with numbers in various contexts 

Level 1 

Fundamental 

12470 

Write for a variety of different purposes 

Level 1 

Elective 

110075 

Apply basic fire fighting techniques 

Level 1 

Elective 

116511 

Carry out basic first aid treatment in the workplace 

Level 1 

Elective 

110044 

Collect information to support a community needs assessment 

Level 1 

12 

Elective 

9357 

Develop and use keyboard skills to enter text 

Level 1 

Elective 

14666 

Prepare oneself for employment 

Level 1 

Elective 

13197 

Recognise and explain the purpose of various input, transmission and storage devices, and understand how to care for them 

Level 1 

Elective 

110045 

Support the facilitation of learning in a development practice project 

Level 1 

12 

Elective 

10567 

Transport personnel, material and equipment using Light Delivery Vehicle 

Level 1 

Elective 

10008 

Write and present a simple business plan 

Level 1 

 

Environmental Practice Level 2

Qualification: 49605 Environmental Practice 2

UNIT STANDARDS: 

 

ID

UNIT STANDARD TITLE

LEVEL

CREDITS

Core 

119554 

Apply environmental management tools to assess impacts 

Level 2 

Core 

13217 

Collect and use information 

Level 2 

Core 

12461 

Communicate at work 

Level 2 

Core 

13220 

Keep the work area safe and productive 

Level 2 

Core 

116080 

Monitor, collect and collate agricultural data 

Level 2 

Core 

12036 

Orientate self in the workplace 

Level 2 

Core 

13258 

Participate in work group activities 

Level 2 

Core 

12483 

Perform basic first aid 

Level 2 

Core 

13221 

Perform routine maintenance 

Level 2 

Core 

119553 

Take action to address impacts on the environment 

Level 2 

10 

Core 

119556 

Use tools and operate equipment in an environmentally responsible manner 

Level 2 

10 

Core 

119558 

Work with, use and care for materials and resources which can impact on health and the environment 

Level 2 

10 

Fundamental 

8963 

Access and use information from texts 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

9009 

Apply basic knowledge of statistics and probability to influence the use of data and procedures in order to investigate life related problems 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

7480 

Demonstrate understanding of rational and irrational numbers and number systems 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

9008 

Identify, describe, compare, classify, explore shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional shapes in different contexts 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

8962 

Maintain and adapt oral communication 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

12463 

Understand and deal with HIV/AIDS 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

8967 

Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

7469 

Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal and community life 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

9007 

Work with a range of patterns and functions and solve problems 

Level 2 

Fundamental 

8964 

Write for a defined context 

Level 2 

Elective 

14784 

Apply sampling theory and practice in the chemical industry 

Level 2 

Elective 

13202 

Apply study and learning techniques 

Level 2 

Elective 

116121 

Apply sustainable farming practices to conserve the ecological environment 

Level 2 

Elective 

113818 

Clean and maintain area of responsibility 

Level 2 

Elective 

14051 

Collect and record data 

Level 2 

Elective 

8330 

Combat problem plants 

Level 2 

Elective 

12334 

Conduct water process laboratory tests 

Level 2 

Elective 

13679 

Control and extinguish a fire in a conservation area 

Level 2 

Elective 

12351 

Demonstrate An Ability To Work With Local Communities 

Level 2 

Elective 

12352 

Demonstrate knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a community committee 

Level 2 

Elective 

12033 

Demonstrate knowledge of water cycle, water and wastewater systems and processes 

Level 2 

Elective 

12465 

Develop a learning plan and a portfolio for assessment 

Level 2 

Elective 

11818 

Investigate work opportunities in order to make a personal career/employment decision 

Level 2 

Elective 

8346 

Manage cultural heritage resources in the field 

Level 2 

Elective 

116077 

Monitor water quality 

Level 2 

Elective 

119557 

Operate waste disposal facilities 

Level 2 

Elective 

12484 

Perform basic fire fighting 

Level 2 

Elective 

8332 

Perform conservation guardianship 

Level 2 

Elective 

116064 

Recognise and identify the basic functions of the ecological environment 

Level 2 

Elective 

119555 

Separate, handle, store, treat and transport waste 

Level 2 

Elective 

8348 

Understand Nature Conservation issues 

Level 2 

Elective 

10718 

Use a personal budget to manage own money 

Level 2 

 

Draft qualification for Pest Control Level 4

Qualification Pest Control Level 4

Draft unit standards applied to qualification.

It should be noted that the following is provided as a guide to outcomes measured under current assessments carried out by the PCSIB.

UNIT STANDARDS: 

 

ID

UNIT STANDARD TITLE

Elective 

 

US Control health & nuisance pests

Elective 

 

US Control subterranean termites

Elective 

 

US Control weeds

Elective 

 

US Implement fumigation

Elective 

 

US Preserve timber