For purposes of The National Code of Practice the following definitions shall apply:—

Accredited training provider

Means a body recognised and approved by the chief inspector which delivers unit standards, components of learning / skills programmes, part-qualifications or qualifications as defined and reports the achievements thereof to the Authorised Body.

Assessment

Means the process of collecting evidence of learner’s work to measure and make judgements about the achievements or non-achievements of specified National Qualifications framework standards.

Assessor

Means the person who is registered by the Authorised Body in accordance with criteria established for the purpose to measure the achievement of specified National Qualifications Framework Standards or qualifications and the criteria of this Code of Practice.

Audit

Means the process undertaken to measure the quality of products or services that have already been made or delivered;

Authorised Body

Means a body mandated in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act, Act 67 of 2008 as amended, responsible for monitoring and auditing achievements in terms of national standards or qualifications, and to which specific functions relating to the monitoring and auditing of national standards or qualifications have been assigned and is mandated by Chief Inspector.

Board

Means an executive structure of an Authorised Body.

Certificate of Competence

A certificate issued by an authorised body to a person who has demonstrated competence in a specific category of equipment as delineated per Appendix 1 and according to the assessment criteria of the applicable components of learning / skills programmes, part-qualifications or qualifications and the criteria of this Code of Practice.

Licenced Operator

A holder of a valid license / carry card issued by a licensing body approved by Chief Inspector.

Licensing body

it is a body approved and mandated by the Chief Inspector

Lifting Machine/Equipment Codes

The lifting machine/equipment codes denote the different types of lifting machine/ equipment that are covered under this National Code of Practice primarily lift-trucks (also known as forklift) and cranes. The unique codes for the different machine types are identified in Appendix 1. See Appendix 6 for typical illustrations.

Management Representative

A person employed by the Accredited Training Provider to administer and control the functionality of the accredited training provider in accordance with the provisions of the National Code of Practice and in line with authorised body’s accreditation criteria.

Moderator

Means the person that is registered by the relevant authorised body in accordance with criteria established for this purpose by SAQA that ensures the assessment of the outcomes as described in the National Qualifications Framework Standards and/or qualifications, and this National Code of Practice, is fair, valid and reliable.

Non-Credit bearing Skills Programme

Means a programme that is based on a module of a qualification that leads to a skill related to a specific group of equipment and does not earn a credit on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) towards a qualification. This programme must subscribe to a standard duration agreed through the authorised body or in the absence of such an agreement a SANS or International standard.

Quality Management System

Means the combination of documented processes used to ensure that the degree of excellence specified is achieved in line with the quality assurance criteria and other relevant standards.

Regulations

Means the Driven Machinery Regulations.

Statement of Results

A statement of Results issued by the Authorised Body to a person who has demonstrated competence in a specific category of equipment according to the assessment criteria of the applicable, components of learning / skills programmes, part-qualifications or qualifications.