National Certificate: Freight Handling

The safe handling of freight is dependant upon the applicable people complying with the relevant procedures and applying the necessary skills to their handling. This Qualification, therefore, is aimed at providing learners in the Freight sector with:

• An integrated practical and theoretical grounding in Freight Handling.
• The ability to work more effectively with others.
• The skills necessary to maintain and enhance the level of service and quality of service expected by customers.
• An awareness and understanding of key business principles that lead to transformation, transferability, economic growth and social development in the freight handling industry.The key areas of specialisation identified within the Freight Handling Industry are as follows:
• Warehousing and Distribution.
• Port Operations.
• Stevedoring.
• Courier Operations.
• Bulk Handling.
• Airfreight.
• Forwarding and Clearing.
  

  UNIT STANDARDS:

  	ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
  Core	8000	Apply basic business principles	Level 3	NQF Level 03	9
  Core	13915	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS in a workplace, and its effects on a business sub-sector, own organisation and a specific workplace	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
  Core	242875	Describe basic freight logistic principles	Level 3	NQF Level 03	6
  Core	8037	Ensuring customer satisfaction and competitive practice	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2
  Core	8016	Maintaining occupational health, safety and general housekeeping	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
  Core	7996	Operating computer systems	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
  Core	8021	Taking basic care of freight handling machinery	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2
  Core	110009	Manage administration records	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
  Core	7997	Managing self-development	Level 4	NQF Level 04	12
  Core	8035	Processing and controlling documentation	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
  Fundamental	119472	Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Fundamental	9010	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	NQF Level 03	2
  Fundamental	9013	Describe, apply, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
  Fundamental	119457	Interpret and use information from texts	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Fundamental	9012	Investigate life and work related problems using data and probabilities	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Fundamental	119467	Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Fundamental	7456	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business and national issues	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Fundamental	119465	Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Elective	8022	Allocating freight for packaging and grouping	Level 3	NQF Level 03	6
  Elective	242983	Arrange the distribution of small to medium sized consignments door-to-door	Level 3	NQF Level 03	6
  Elective	8025	Controlling and locating stock	Level 3	NQF Level 03	8
  Elective	123259	Convey dangerous goods by road	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
  Elective	117833	Handle a crime situation	Level 3	NQF Level 03	6
  Elective	242984	Implement administrative and financial procedures for handling freight	Level 3	NQF Level 03	10
  Elective	113843	Obtain and communicate road transport operational information	Level 3	NQF Level 03	10
  Elective	110234	Provide customer service in a sales and distribution environment	Level 3	NQF Level 03	7
  Elective	8024	Receiving and dispatching freight, and handling freight returns	Level 3	NQF Level 03	5
  Elective	242975	Use gangway communication signals to direct ship cargo lifting appliances	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
  Elective	242979	Work with temperature controlled stock	Level 3	NQF Level 03	4
  Elective	242662	Apply knowledge of fire exposures in order to manage the potential fire risk	Level 4	NQF Level 04	3
  Elective	8020	Controlling hazardous/dangerous and dangerous goods	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
  Elective	117668	Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of local and international trade	Level 4	NQF Level 04	15
  Elective	8036	Packing, handling and securing freight	Level 4	NQF Level 04	8
  Elective	242980	Understand basic ship design, classification in relation to cargo handling	Level 4	NQF Level 04	12
  Elective	242973	Understand, interpret and apply ship stowage plan	Level 4	NQF Level 04	12