Module 1: Explain the outcomes- based approach to education and training (OBET)

• Explain the concept of an outcome as a means of defining learner achievements and/or desired results of learning within the context of a transformative approach to education, training and development
• Explain the differences between the outcomes-based approach and other education and training approaches in terms of key factors
• Explain assessment in terms of its centrality to the outcomes-based approach, the importance of applying principles of assessment and the impact of assessment on learning
• Describe the impact of OBET in terms of potential benefits to learners, employers, industry and society at large
• Describe the challenges associated with the implementation of OBET in terms of cost, manageability and the potential impact on learning organisations 
• Use key terminology associated with OBET appropriately to the context

Module 2: Describe the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

• Describe the history, rationale, objectives, principles and aims of the NQF.
• Ensure that descriptions are consistent with the body of literature on the subject, and reveal a grasp of the development of the NQF Describe the mechanisms of the NQF.
• Ensure that descriptions are consistent with SAQA definitions and reveal an understanding of the purposes of the various mechanisms
• Describe NQF-related structures in terms of their composition, function and relationships in line with current published definitions
• Describe processes and requirements for participation in the structures in line with current published definitions.
• Ensure that descriptions reveal the impact of participation and/or non-participation on learners, learning organisations, and companies 
• Describe the notion of levels and bands of the NQF in line with SAQA definitions
• Use key terminology associated with the NQF appropriately to the context

Module 3: Describe and explain standards within the context of the NQF

• Define standards consistent with SAQA definitions
• Explain key parts of standards in terms of their purpose, key features, form of language and relationships with the other parts of standards
• Identify issues concerning the size and scope of standards and provide focus questions to enable decision-making regarding the size and scope of a standard
• Describe standards according to their various uses and relationship to qualifications
• \Provide rules, processes and principles concerning the design and registration of standards in line with SAQA regulations
• Use key terminology associated with standards appropriately to the context

Module 4: Describe and explain qualifications

• Define qualifications consistent with SAQA definitions
• Explain key parts of qualifications in terms of their purpose, key features, form of language and relationships with the other parts of qualifications
• Identify issues concerning the size and scope of qualifications and provide focus questions to enable decision-making regarding the size and scope of a qualification
• Describe qualifications according to their various uses and relationship to standards
• Provide rules, processes and principles concerning the design and registration of qualifications in line with SAQA regulations
• Use key terminology associated with qualifications appropriately to the context

Module 5: Develop a broad plan for implementing the NQF within an organisation

• Identify the key elements that need to be put in place to ensure implementation of the NQF
• Provide motivation for implementation of the NQF in terms of benefits to learners, employers, employees and organisations
• Provide a credible framework for further analysis and the development of detailed action plans, policies and procedures
• Ensure that the plan reveals insight into the rationale, objectives, principles, aims, mechanisms and structures of the NQF
• Ensure that the plan takes account of the vision, mission, values and strategic objectives of the organisation

Module 6: Interact as a listener and/or speaker in oral communication in an ETD setting

• Ensure that responses show a clear understanding of complex issues under discussion in one-on-one or group situations.
• Clarify own understanding and develop it further during discussions and provide opportunity during interactions for the clarification of one another's understanding.
• Manage discussions and/or disagreements sensitively and in a manner that supports the goal of group or one-on-one interaction.
• Identify the underlying assumptions, points of view and subtexts in spoken texts and evaluate it when appropriate to clarify understanding, remove bias and/or sustain interaction

Module 7: Use writing skills for specific purposes, audiences and contexts in an ETD setting

• Demonstrate time management skills in the planning of the text.
• Identify texts used in the workplace or other environments for specific transactional functions and give an indication of the purpose of each text
• Choose the narrative voice appropriate to context, purpose and audience
• Produce texts that demonstrate considered choice of content and justification for inclusion of decisions/incidents/requirements