NQF Level: 3
SAQA ID: 73710
Learnership code: 01Q010036001203
Target Learners
Accounting technicians work in all sectors of the economy, including accountancy practice, industry and commerce, and the public sector. However, the PSAC qualification is specifically aimed at learners who are employed within the Public Sector. This qualification is specifically designed to develop accounting skills within the public sector.
Admission Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements in terms of qualifications, but learners must have a good level of literacy and numeracy and must be able to complete assessments in English.
Learners must either already be employed in a relevant Public Sector finance role, or be employed under the conditions of the learnership in order to participate.
Duration
Part-time
The duration of this learnership is 12 months.
Topics covered
- Recording income and receipts
- Making and recording payments
- Working with computers
- Professional ethics
- Perform effectively in the workplace
- Workplace communication skills
The terminology and context used within each subject is tailored so that it is specific to the work of provincial and national government.
Assessment
The qualification is completed once the learner has been formally assessed by simulations set centrally by the AT(SA) and assessed by FINTAC.
Once learners have been declared competent in all appropriate units, they will be awarded the PSAC and will have completed the qualification.
Progression
The Certificate: Public Sector Accounting leads to the Advanced Certificate: Public Sector Accounting, which is registered at level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). It also leads to Silver (Public Sector) membership of AT(SA).
Delivery
Learners need to find out if their organisation is involved in the programme. If the course is available in the department, there are 3 simple steps learners should follow to sign up:
- Speak to their line manager and appointed PSAC course coordinator to discuss why they want to do it and their commitment to seeing it through, and to gain approval.
- Attend the induction session to get more information.
- Complete the learner registration form to confirm their place on the course, and provide a copy of their ID document
Organisations can contact FINTAC directly to make arrangements for the delivery of the learnership to their group of learners. A class size of 15 learners (minimum) is required to organise the delivery of the learnership within the department independently.
