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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION: |
| Professional Firearm Training Counsellor |
| DESIGNATION ID | DESIGNATION TITLE | |||
| 1194 | Professional Firearm Training Counsellor | |||
| PROFESSIONAL BODY | DESIGNATION STATUS | |||
| SAPFTC - South African Professional Firearm Trainers Council | Reregistered | |||
| SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | ||
| SAQA 176/22 | 2022-05-10 | 2027-05-09 | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
| This designation is for persons who wish to pursue a career as a firearm training counsellor. |
| AWARDING CRITERIA |
| For the Professional Designation to be awarded, professionals must comply with the following minimum requirements: |
| Underlying Registered Qualification or Part Qualification: |
| National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate or NQF Level 4 qualification. |
| Experiential Learning or Experience |
| All unit standards in categories: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
CATEGORY 1 117705: Knowledge of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000) CATEGORY 2 119649: Handle and use a Handgun. 119650: Handle and use a self-Loading Rifle or Carbine. 119651: Handle and use a manually operated Rifle or Carbine. 119652: Handle and use a Shotgun. CATEGORY 3 123515: Handle and Use a Handgun for Business purposes. 123514: Handle and use a Shotgun for Business purposes. 123511: Handle and use a self-loading Rifle or Carbine for business purposes. 123519: Handle and use a manually operated Rifle or Carbine for business purposes. 123516: Supervise Shooting Exercises. CATEGORY 4 123510: Apply tactical knowledge in the use of firearms. 123513: Demonstrate tactical proficiency with a Handgun. 123518: Demonstrate tactical proficiency with a self-loading Rifle or Carbine. 123512: Demonstrate tactical proficiency with a Shotgun. 123517: Safely Supervise the Operation of a Shooting Range and Tactical Shooting Exercises. CATEGORY 5 123516: Supervise shooting exercises. 123517: Safely supervise the operation of a Shooting Range and Tactical Shooting Exercises. 123520: Supervise firearm training. 116483: Apply moral decision making and problem-solving strategies. 117870: Conduct targeted training and development using given methodologies. Plus Apprenticeship requirement as per PFTC guidelines and final NEC approval Experience: 800 Learners trained plus 50 Instructors trained on the Instructor Unit Standard (total 800 Learners) |
| Competency Assessment |
| External integrated summative assessment. |
| Designation RPL Statement |
| This Designation may be awarded through Recognition of Prior Learning. |
| RETAINING CRITERIA |
| In order to ensure the currency of professional knowledge and to retain the Professional Designation, the professional must comply with the following minimum requirements: |
| Code of Conduct |
| Members must adhere to the Professional Body Codes of Conduct and Ethics. |
| Continuing Professional Development (CPD) |
| Accumulate 80 points over 36 months on the PFTC point system or 20 points per year (no less than 10 points must be achieved every 12 months). |
| Fees |
| Ensure that the annual membership fee is paid. |
| PROFESSIONAL BODY WEB ADDRESS: |
| For more information on this Professional Designation, please visit http://www.pftc.co.za |