FETC: Auctioneering
Support Services
SAQA ID 80546
150 credits
NQF 4
Purpose of the
Qualification
Purpose of the Auctioneering
Qualification
The purpose of this learning
programme is to develop
competent Auctioneers that can
confidently and actively
participate in the Auctioneering
Industry.
Purpose of the Auctioneering
Qualification
The programme furthermore acts
as a platform for learners to further
their careers and educational levels
and will ensure access into a NQF
Level 5 qualification.
About the Auctioneering
Qualification
The Auctioneering Qualification is divided into 4 Learning
Units with modular sub-divisions, based on the exit level
outcomes and related assessment criteria:
Learning Unit 1
Learning Unit 2
• Auction Basics
• Market
Analysis,
Marketing &
Fundamentals
Learning Unit 3
• Auction
Logistics
Learning Unit 4
• Specialisation
About the Auctioneering
Qualification
Introduction to
Auctioneering
C115928
Learning Unit 1:
Auction Basics
Legal
Requirements for
Auctions C115473
Auction Ethics
C242655
Bid Calling
C115297
About the Auctioneering
Qualification
Workplace
Communication
F119472 & F119467
& F119462 & 119471
Effective Reading
F119457 & F119469
Learning Unit 2:
Market Analysis,
Marketing
Market Research
C252204
Prospecting &
Customer relation
E252193 &
E252218
Fundamentals
Business Writing
F119465 & f119459
Basic Numeracy
F9015 & F9016
Basic Business
Finance F7468
About the Auctioneering
Qualification
Site & Asset
Preparation C115475
& E8561
Learning Unit 3:
Auction Logistics
Stock Loading &
Cataloguing
C8261 & C117022 &
C115479
Advertising &
Promotions C244580
Administration at
Auctions C117026 &
C117025
About the Auctioneering
Qualification
Conduct Auctions for
Movable Assets
E377321 & E377320 &
E155482 & E115300 &
E115484
Learning Unit 4:
Specialisation
Conduct Real Estate
Auctions
E377300 & E15082 &
E115478
Conduct a Live Stock
Auction
E115474 & E377301 &
E377343
Programme Objectives
The Auctioneering programme aims to:
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Provide broad knowledge; skills and values needed
in the Auctioneering Industry.
Facilitate access to, and mobility and progression
within education and training and allow learners to
progress along a learning path in Auctioneering.
Provide access to becoming a fully-fledged
Auctioneer by achieving the National Certificate:
Auctioneering Qualification at NQF Level
Programme Objectives cont
The learning programme focuses on the
skills, knowledge, values and attitudes
required to progress further in the
Auctioneering Industry and the intention is :
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To promote the development of knowledge, skills
and values that are required in the Auctioneering
Industry.
To release the potential of people in order for them to
grow and develop.
To provide opportunities for people to move up
career paths by being more valuable to their
organisation, the economy and themselves.
Benefit of Programme
Successful learners will be
more fulfilled, informed,
efficient and cost effective
Auctioneers
This should result, in turn,
in more effective and
efficient service to the
consumer and should make
the training provider for
which the learner works
more competitive in the
sector.
Qualification rules
A minimum of 150 credits is
required to complete the
Qualification. In this Qualification
the credits are allocated as follows:
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Fundamental: 56 credits.
Core: 64 credits.
Electives: 30 credits.
Core Unit standards
Type
ID
UNIT STANDARD TITLE
NQF LEVEL
CREDITS
Core
115298
Demonstrate and apply an understanding of auction basics
3
4
Core
115473
Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the legal aspects of an auction
4
8
Core
242655
Demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical conduct in a business
environment
4
4
Core
115479
Identify, categorise and lot auction stock
4
3
Core
252204
Monitor marketing information flow and collect and process marketing data
4
4
Core
115475
Prepare for an auction
4
3
Core
8261
Processing stock
4
12
Core
117025
Administer legal documentation for the sale of general and specialised assets
5
10
Core
117022
Complete the auctioneer's roll and vendor's roll
5
12
Core
117026
Demonstrate an understanding of drafting and explain conditions of sale
5
4
Fundamental Unit Standards
Type
ID
UNIT STANDARD TITLE
NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Fundamental
119472
Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication
3
5
Fundamental
119457
Interpret and use information from texts
3
5
Fundamental
119467
Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
3
5
Fundamental
119465
Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts
3
5
Fundamental
9015
Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively
4
communicate findings on life related problems
6
Fundamental
119462
Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts
4
5
Fundamental
119469
Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts
4
5
Fundamental
9016
Represent analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in
different contexts
4
4
Fundamental
119471
Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
4
5
Fundamental
7468
Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal,
business, national and international issues
4
6
Fundamental
119459
Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts
4
5
Elective Unit Standards
Type
ID
UNIT STANDARD TITLE
NQF LEVEL
CREDITS
Elective
115300
Apply legal requirements pertaining to special assets sales
NQF Level 03
14
Elective
115482
Process documentation pertaining to movable assets for an auction
NQF Level 03
4
Elective
15082
Apply and administer real estate systems, policies and procedures
NQF Level 04
6
Elective
115474
Assess and classify agricultural products, livestock and game
NQF Level 04
8
Elective
8561
Function in a Team
NQF Level 04
4
Elective
115484
Handle and secure general and/or specialised assets
NQF Level 04
6
Elective
252193
Identify potential and existing customers of the business
NQF Level 04
4
Elective
252218
Liaise with a range of customers of a business
NQF Level 04
4
Elective
115478
Market and auction properties
NQF Level 04
6
Elective
377301
Organise and record the transportation of livestock, game and agricultural products
NQF Level 04
8
Elective
377320
Prepare for and handle the receiving of movable assets
NQF Level 04
7
Elective
377300
Demonstrate an understanding of real estate auctioning
NQF Level 05
3
Elective
377321
Valuate movable assets
NQF Level 05
8
Exit level outcomes
ELO 1
• Demonstrate understanding of the factors to be considered in
selling goods by auction
ELO 2
• Provide support services to the Auctioneer before and after
an Auction
ELO 3
• Provide support services to the Auctioneer during an Auction
ELO 4
• Provide support services to the Auctioneer during an Auction
Notional Hours
Notional hours are based on the value of credits
of the registered unit standards used in each
Skills Programme. 1 Credit equals 10 notional
hours.
The total of notional hours are broken up into a
variety of activities and specific times (hours) are
allocated to each activity.
Notional Hours Breakdown
Classroom
Activities
Individual
Activities
• Refers to time
learners
spend with a
facilitator in a
guided
learning
environment
• Requires the
learners to do
self-study and
research
independently.
These
activities are a
combination
of knowledge
and skills and
are designed
to assist the
learner with
transferring
knowledge
and skills into
the workplace
Workplace
Activities
• Requires
learner to
apply skills in
an actual
workplace
Assessment
• Refers to
activities
where the
learners
completed
classroom,
individual and
workplace
activities are
assessed by an
Assessor
Theory/practical split
Out of total notional hours per Learning Unit:
30% of the total time is spend on classroom
activities and coaching
 70% of the total time is spend on Individual
and Workplace Activities
 2- 4 hours are allocated for Assessment per
unit standard
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This means that allocated times might exceed the
notional hours required by the registered
qualification
Exemption
Individuals that are currently employed in the auctioneering
industry can start the exemption compliance process with the
South African Institute for Auctioneers (SAIA).
Applicants will have to formally apply for:1.
2.
3.
Exemption in terms of the SAIA NQF 4 Equivalency Matrix;
If applicants do not qualify in terms of (1) above, then they will
have to go through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
process. Delegates will have to prove competency by means of
a Portfolio of Evidence (POE) against the FETC: Auctioneering
Support Services (NQF 4);
If applicants do not qualify for either (1) or (2) above, they
must enrol for the full training programme to complete the
qualification over 12 months.
Exemption matrix
Accredited provider
Qualification and/or skills programme
and/or module
Comments
All tertiary
academic
institutions accredited
with the Council
for Higher
Education (CHE) where
the course
content is not directly
applicable to the
auctioneering profession.
Qualifications at NQF Level 6 including:
Persons holding these qualifications are exempted from the
FETC: Auctioneering Support Services (NQF Level 4)
provided the relevant qualification contains at least two
major subjects related to the auctioneering profession.
Appropriate subjects, in the discretion of SAIA, include:
Note: The relevant
qualification must have
been completed in full
and awarded.
BA; B. Admin; BCom; LLB; B Proc; B Juris;
B Sc (Stats and Mathematics); BLC;
B Sc Degrees (Other);
B Soc Sc;
B Admin;
All other Bachelors Degrees;
MB Bch;
BCur;
Degrees/Diplomas in Marketing;
Degrees/Diplomas in Nursing,
Psychology;
All other Degrees, Diplomas and Post
Graduate Diplomas
including business related
qualifications from various
business schools which include
financial, legal and economic subjects in
their curricula including National
Certificates and Diplomas issued by and
Technikons
All relevant degrees at Honours, Masters
and/or Doctoral level containing at least
one major subject related to the
auctioneering profession.
Accounting;
Business Finance;
Economics (whether Micro or Macro);
Education;
Finance;
Financial Analysis, Management, Planning, Reporting, Risk;
Human Resources;
Industrial Psychology;
Insurance;
Investment Management;
Relevant Law subjects (including Administrative Law,
Commercial Law, Company Law, Mercantile Law, Private
Law, Property Law, etc.);
Management;
Management Accounting;
Marketing;
Mathematics;
Personal Financial;
Valuation;
Statistics;
Valuations.
Exemption matrix
cont
Accredited provider
Qualification and/or skills
programme and/or module
Comments
All tertiary
academic
institutions accredited
with the Council
for Higher
Education (CHE) where
the course
content is not directly
applicable to the
auctioneering
profession.
(See comments in
Column 5).
Any degree or diploma with
administration as a focus, e.g.,
Diploma in Police Science
Exemption will be awarded for unit standards
110000, 110003 and 110009 (22 elective
credits)
Exemption matrix
Accredited provider
All SETA accredited Further
Education and Training
Certificates which have been
completed in full and the
candidate certificated.
Qualification
and/or skills
programme and/or
module
cont
Comments
Credit will be awarded for all fundamental unit
standards achieved at NQF Level 4 for any SETA
accredited FETC qualification. Proof of SETA
verification is essential. The credit value will
depend on the actual unit standards that have been
obtained for the FETC.
Exemption process
Application
• The applicant sends
copies of his/her
completed
qualifications with
the statements of
results to the
custodian of the
qualification for
assessment.
Assessment
•If the applicant meets
the requirements for full
exemption, they will be
requested to send the
following:
•
•
•
•
Completed enrolment
form (as attached)
Certified copy of
Qualification(s)
Certified copy of
Statement of Results
for relevant
Qualifications(s)
Certified copy of ID
Document or
Passport
Certification
• Upon receipt of
documents, The
custodian of the
qualification will
issue a certificate of
exemption to the
applicant