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NQF LEVELS
Qualification levels and unit standards have been set by the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as follows:

Level	Qualification	Job title	Academic level
ABET LEVELS 1 to 4		Informal and part-time workers	Adult Basic Education and Training give entry to NQF level 1

NQF LEVEL 1	National certificate in construction	General worker		General Education and Training Certificate

NQF LEVEL 2	National certificate in construction	Team leader/ skilled worker	School grade 10	Further Education and Training Certificate

NQF LEVEL 3	National certificate in construction: subject listed	Artisan/ chargehand for all building trades	Passed apprenticeship (now renamed learnership)	Further Education and Training Certificate

NQF LEVEL 4	National certificate in the supervision of construction processes	Foreman/ Supervisor: single site or portion of large site	School grade 12	Further Education and Training Certificate

NQF LEVEL 5	National diploma in the management of civil engineering construction processes	Site engineer/ multi-site supervisor/ first line manager	Technikon diploma	Diploma

NQF LEVEL 6	National first degree	Construction manager	3-year degree	Degree (3-year)

NQF LEVEL 7	Professional degree	Project manager	4-year degree/ honours degree	Degree (4-year)

NQF LEVEL 8	Post-graduate degree	Senior manager	Masters/ doctoral degree	Post-graduate.

Please note that the equivalence shown in the table above is not exact. There is a problem in matching the previous construction industry worker levels to the NQF levels; there is also a problem in matching school grades to construction qualification levels. For example: NQF level 4 is accepted to be at school grade 12 or matric level, and yet a construction supervisor or foreman is at the same level. Knowledge and responsibility clearly do not line up.

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