QCTO Annealing Operator NQF Level 2 Credits 116 OC105013 Training Material

Description

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The Annealing Operator will be able to:
 Tend to an automatic or semi-automatic leer that anneals glass or glassware to relieve internal
stress.
 Observe gauges and control the exhaust fans.
 Initiate heat input, and regulate leer temperatures as well as the speed of leer conveyors and
draft rates.
 Observe annealed glass for splits, cracks, breaks and color that indicate improper leer settings.
 Load or unload glass entering or leaving the leer by hoisting flat glass with a vacuum-cupped
crane and manually placing or removing glassware from the leer conveyor or conveyor system.
 Maintain records of glass annealed and packed.
Rationale:
The Occupational Certificate: Glass Forming Operator is for people working in glass forming. The
qualification reflects the common knowledge, practical and workplace-based specific needs that
learners require in glass forming production before progressing to learning at a higher level. Typical
learners are operating personnel working in a glass forming production environment.
The glass industry is well established in South Africa and its success is dependent on the efficient
production and manufacturing of glass products. Achievement of this objective is largely dependent
on the competence of the people who operate glass forming equipment. An adequate number of
people with these skills is needed to ensure that the production units in South Africa operate
productively.
Competence in glass forming production requires appropriate general and glass specific knowledge,
as well as the practical application of the knowledge. Expertise in operating production equipment
and controlling the forming process are further requirements for competence. The knowledge,
practical and workplace expertise can form a basis for further learning, particularly in the
production/operational, engineering and supervisory aspects of glass production and similar
industries in the chemical and other manufacturing sectors.
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL for Access to the External Integrated Summative Assessment:
Accredited providers and approved workplaces must apply the internal assessment criteria specified
in the related curriculum document to establish and confirm prior learning. Accredited providers and
workplaces must confirm prior learning by issuing a statement of results or certifying a work
experience record.
RPL for Access to the Qualification:
Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognize prior learning against the relevant
access requirements.
Entry Requirements:
The minimum entry requirements are:
 NQF Level 1 with Communications and Mathematical Literacy.