General and Further Education and Training Sub- Framework (GFETQSF) including the TVET NCV program (educational emphasis) NQF level 1 to 4

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2 General and Further Education and Training Sub- Framework (GFETQSF) including the TVET NCV program (educational emphasis) NQF level 1 to 4 Quality assurance Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) NQF level 1 to 6 Quality assurance for Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) NQF level 5 to 10

3 Framework levels The NQF is organised as a series of levels of learning achievement, arranged in ascending order from one to ten. Each level on the NQF is described by a statement of learning achievement known as Level Descriptors. Sub-Frameworks The NQF is a single integrated system which comprises of three co-ordinated qualifications Sub- Frameworks. These are: General and Further Education and Training Sub-Framework (GFETQSF) The Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF) The Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) The Sub-Frameworks have qualifications registered at the following NQF levels: GFETQSF - levels 1 to 4; HEQSF - levels 5 to 10; OQSF - levels 1 to 6. For NQF levels 7 and 8 the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations can motivate for a qualification only in collaboration with a recognised professional body and the Council on Higher Education, in a process co-ordinated by SAQA.

4 requests development of occupational qualification/ curriculum merseta as the Quality Development Partner develops the curriculum Issues SAQA ID number and publishes the QCTO format qualifiction on their web page Supported the development process of Wind Turbine Service Technician and PV Solar Farm Service Technician Qualifications

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7 SECTION 2: OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE 1. Occupational Purpose The Photovoltaic (PV) Service Technician does a number of things to ensure optimum operation (power) generation of a solar installation. They perform maintenance (preventative, scheduled, unscheduled) on PV systems in compliance with Department of Energy and related regulations, isolate the PV system (in the case of a PV farm this is done with authorisation obtained from the plant controller); perform fault finding (troubleshooting), identify deficiencies; analyse information, carry out maintenance, repair (including removing and replacing components), and find solutions to a range of problems.

8 A Solar Photovoltaic Service Technician may be employed either at a photovoltaic farm or at stand-alone PV installations. Hence, there is the 1. Photovoltaic (PV) Service Technician (PV Farm) 2. Photovoltaic (PV) Service Technician (Stand-Alone Installation). 3. Photovoltaic Installer 4. Photovoltaic Mounter A Solar Photovoltaic Installer liaises with clients, conducts a site visit, obtains and analyses data, designs or customises or compiles a PV system, selects the appropriate components, installs, commissions and tests a PV system for functionality. A Solar Photovoltaic Mounter mounts pre-designed PV systems according to instructions from either a PV Installer or PV Designer. These four occupations are part qualifications within the Solar Photovoltaic Technician qualification. Each part qualification can be done independently of the others.

9 2. RATIONALE The drive to harness and exploit renewable energy is gaining huge momentum in South Africa. A number of solar PV farms and roof-top installations have been installed across the country and these require Solar PV service technicians to maintain, service and repair them, if need be. This qualification will provide a number of employment opportunities to qualified electricians and non-electricians. The electricians will complete the qualification in a much shorter time since the qualification contains a large number of electrician-related competencies. Typical learners are school leavers and FET college graduates (all of whom must have mathematics). These PV service technicians will either be employed on solar PV farms or companies that install and maintain solar PV installations. Those with an entrepreneurial drive may establish their own businesses and create employment for others. The work of solar PV service technicians is critical to the economy through the provision of services.

10 3. PURPOSE The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Solar Photovoltaic Service Technician The PV Service Technician does a number of things to ensure optimum operation (power) generation of a solar PV system. They perform maintenance (preventative, scheduled, unscheduled) on PV systems; do fault finding (trouble-shooting), identify deficiencies and problems, analyse information, repair, remove and replace PV system components and find solutions to a range of problems. The PV Service Technician will work either on solar PV farms or on roof-top installations; the latter is expected to become very significant and popular as South Africans realise the benefits of renewable energy and PV systems become more affordable. It must be noted that these two sites require slightly different competencies in the case of some components of a PV system like transformers and inverters. In addition, tracking systems in PV systems are gaining in popularity slowly and may be encountered by learners in some work environments. This qualification does provide for these differences in the PV environment.

11 A qualified learner will be able to: Plan and prepare for maintaining, testing, diagnosing, repairing and replacing PV system electrical and mechanical components Inspect, test, diagnose, replace and maintain PV panels Inspect, test, diagnose, repair, replace and maintain inverters in PV systems Inspect, test, diagnose, replace and maintain batteries and charge controllers and repair charge controllers in PV systems Inspect, test, diagnose, repair, replace and maintain transformers in PV systems Inspect, test, diagnose, repair, replace and maintain cables, cable interconnections, smart boxes, PV junction/string boxes, string diodes, connectors and fuses in PV systems Inspect, test, diagnose, repair, replace and maintain switchgear and control gear in PV systems

12 EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Exit Level Outcome 1 The ability to provide the correct answers to a range of questions formulated so as to assess factual, conceptual and procedural knowledge of: health and safety; electrical and electronic theory, components and principles of operation; power plant basics, power conditioning and control; protection systems, low voltage protection and lightning protection; PV systems, maintenance and troubleshooting of PV systems (20%) Exit Level Outcome 2 The ability to maintain, test, diagnose and replace PV panels (13%) Exit Level Outcome 3 The ability to maintain, test, diagnose and repair and replace inverters. (10%)

13 Exit Level Outcome 4 The ability to maintain, test, diagnose and repair and replace transformers. (5%) Exit Level Outcome 5 The ability to Inspect, test, diagnose, maintain and replace batteries in PV systems (13%) Exit Level Outcome 6 The ability to maintain, test, diagnose and replace cables, cable interconnections, smart boxes, PV junction/string boxes, string diodes, connectors and fuses. (13%) Exit Level Outcome 7 The ability to maintain, test, diagnose and repair or replace charge controllers. (13%) Exit Level Outcome 8 The ability to maintain, test, diagnose, repair and replace switchgear and control gear. (13%)

14 Knowledge Modules 126 Practical Skill Modules 91 Work Experience Modules 91 Knowledge Modules Practical Skill Modules Work Experience Modules

15 Will provide for the PV Solar Farm Technician QCTO format Training in co-operation with IPP s and ESKOM