A learning programme leading to the award of a qualification or unit standards at NQF level 4 shall develop learners who demonstrate with regard to:
| (i) |
a fundamental knowledge base of the most important areas of one or more fields or disciplines, in addition to the fundamental areas of study; |
| (ii) |
an informed understanding of the key terms, rules, concepts, established principles and theories in one or more fields or disciplines; |
| (iii) |
an understanding of the organisation or operating environment as a system within a wider context; |
| (iv) |
an ability to apply essential methods, procedures and techniques of the field or discipline; |
| (v) |
an ability to .apply and carry out actions by interpreting information from text and operational symbols or representations; |
| (vi) |
an ability to use their knowledge to solve common problems within a familiar context; |
| (vii) |
an ability to adjust an application of a common solution within relevant parameters to meet the needs of small changes in the problem or operating context; |
| (viii) |
an ability to motivate the change using relevant evidence; |
| (ix) |
a basic ability in gathering relevant information, .analysis and evaluation skills; and |
| (x) |
an ability to communicate and present information reliably and accurately in writing and verbally; |
| (b) |
autonomy of learning— |
| (i) |
a capacity to take responsibility for their own learning within a supervised environment; |
| (ii) |
a capacity to take decisions about and responsibility for actions; |
| (iii) |
a capacity to evaluate their own performance against given criteria; and |
| (iv) |
a capacity to take the initiative to address any shortcomings they find. |
Statistics Act, 1999
