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| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION: |
| Professional Firearms Instructor |
| DESIGNATION ID | DESIGNATION TITLE | |||
| 347 | Professional Firearms Instructor | |||
| 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 a person who wishes to pursue a career where they will need to supervise firearm training at an accredited training institution. This includes civilian, private and public law enforcement institutions. |
| 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
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. Plus: |
| 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 in every 12 months). |
| Fees |
| Ensure that the annual membership fee is paid. |
| PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRESSION PATHWAY (The Designation being reported on here is shown in italics.) |
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| Sequence | Designation ID | Designation Title |
| 1 | 346 | Professional Range Officer |
| 2 | 347 | Professional Firearms Instructor |
| 3 | 348 | Professional Tactical Firearms Instructor |
| 4 | 349 | Professional Firearm Training Specialist |
| 5 | 350 | Professional Firearm Training Councilor |
| PROFESSIONAL BODY WEB ADDRESS: |
| For more information on this Professional Designation, please visit http://www.pftc.co.za |