Mineral Beneficiation Process Controller

AGENDA/DELIVERABLES 1.Deal with overall questions and issues 2.Agree the overall structure of the qualifications (Number of occupations involved) 3.Develop the basic Occupational Profiles for the agreed qualifications 4.Agree the work groups required 5.Agree time lines and work schedules

Version: NQF National Occupational Certificate Advanced National Certificate (Vocational) Incl. subject / unit certificates National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) General Education & Training Certificate (Grade 9) Advanced National Certificate (Vocational) 5 Adult National Senior Certificate Units of learning to be accumulated National Certificate (Vocational) 4 National Certificate (Vocational) 3 National Certificate (Vocational) 2 OQF Doctoral Degree Masters Degree Master Postgraduate Diploma Professional Qualifications s Degree Bachelor Degree Advanced Diploma Diploma Advanced Certificate Higher Certificate HEQF GFETQF OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK Level 1 Level 3 Level 2 Level 4 Level 6 Level 5 Level 7 Level 9 Level 8 Level 10

OFO – Organising Framework of Occupations DQP – Development Quality Partner AQP – Assessment Quality Partner QCTO – Quality Council for Trades and Occupations QDF – Qualification Development Facilitator

QUALIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS STEPS RESULTS Occupational Profile B Occupational Curriculum (B+C) Receive and Process Application QCTO Staff 1 RESPONSIBLE Service Level Agreement (DQP & AQP) A Learning Com- ponent Specifications (& Internal Assessment) C Oversee Scoping Meeting with Constituency QCTO Staff 2 DQP with Expert Practitioners and AQP Manage Verification Process 4 Develop Module and Subject Specifications QDF with Expert Practi- tioners, AQP & Educationalists 5 Manage Verifi- cation Process DQP with Constituency Group 6 Submit DQP & QDF 8 Develop Assessment Specifications QDF with Expert Practitioners, AQP & Educationalists 7 QCTO Qualification Assessment Specifications (External) D Occupational Qualification (C+D) E Develop Occupational Profile DQP with Expert Practitioners (incl Assesors 3

1.Occupational Profile Occupational descriptor Occupational Tasks Knowledge Focus Areas Practical skills Work Experience 2. Planned Curriculum Subject Specifications Practical Skills Module Specifications Work Experience Module Specifications Work Experience Record External Assessment Specification 3. Learning Curriculum Learning sequence Formative Assessment Criteria Learning processes Learning methods Planning Spreadsheet 4. Learning Material Facilitator guides Learning resources Learning tools Presentation material Lesson Plans Assessment tools THE CURRICULUM PROCESS

8 Occupational Purpose Occupational Profile Products/ Services Occupational Responsibility Occupational Context Conceptual Knowledge Practical Skills and Applied Knowledge Work Experience Workplace Knowledge Occupational Task Products/Se rvices Occupational Responsibility Occupational Context Knowledge Practical Skills Work Experience Workplace Knowledge Occupational Task

49049 Further Education and Training Certificate: Lump Ore Beneficiation Further Education and Training Certificate: Carbonate Materials Manufacturing Processes Further Education and Training Certificate: Metals Production Further Education and Training Certificate: Mineral Processing

10 THIS CURRICULUM FEEDER OCCUPATIONS PROGRESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS Mineral Beneficiation Plant Support Worker (NQF1) Mineral Processing Machine Operator (NQF 2) PROGRESSION Manufacturing Supervisors (Shift Supervisor/Plant Foreman/Processing Foreman) (NQF 5) Mineral Beneficiation Process Controller (NQF 4) Plant Controller (NQF 3) New entrants to the industry Pyro Metallurgy Chemical Metallurgy Lump Ore

CORE PROCESSES AND THE COMMODITIES BEING PROCESSED 1. PYRO METALLURGY 2. CHEMICAL/Extraction METALLURGY 3. LUMP ORE BENEFICIATION ChromeGold ManganesePlatinumAggregates Cement and Lime Copper Nickel Cobalt Sodium Vanadium Char Coal, Diamonds, Iron Ore, Industrial Minerals)

12 Raw material fed into the hot process Refinery ? Pyro - Outputs Raw materials available for processing Raw materials blended/prepared for processing Raw materials processed for processing Blended materials dried or pre heated Material hot processed Products extracted form the hot process Final Products prepared Final product ready for dispatch Waste product disposed of

13 Raw material fed into the hot process Refinery ? Chemical - Outputs Raw materials available for processing Raw materials prepared (Crushing, screening and milling. Prepared Raw materials processed for processing (Thickening, Leaching, etc.) Material hot processed Products extracted form the hot process Final products and waste prepared Final product and waste ready for dispatch Products and waste separated Precious metals recovered

14 Separation, dewatering and classification processes Lump Ore - Outputs Raw materials available for processing Size Reduction (Pre screening and crushing Product Handling, Storage and preparation Final products and waste handling

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