Assistant Director: Qualifications Development/Review/Maintenance at Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO)

with a focus on local government services, public sector services, safety and security services, hospitality, tourism, sports and recreation services

Job Description

• Support processing of applications and evaluate products relating to new development /realignment/ review of occupational qualifications, part-qualifications, and skills programmes. Support evaluation of applications for learnership registration. Monitor and track allocated projects within the qualification’s domain space.
• Support evaluation and moderation of applications for occupational qualifications, part-qualifications and skills programmes.
• Support evaluation and moderation of developed occupational qualifications, part-qualifications and skills programmes.
•  Monitor and track Quality Partner(s) processes on development, realignment and review of occupational qualifications, part-qualifications, and skills programmes.
• Support evaluation and moderate of learnership applications received from Quality Partner(s).
• Support tracking of SAQA feedback and completion of remediation actions required for occupational qualifications and part-qualifications.
• Support evaluation of reports received from Quality Partner(s).
• Support Quality Partners to ensure that there is industry stakeholder participation in processes on development, realignment and review of occupational qualifications, part-qualifications, and skills programmes.
• Support effective communication to Quality Partners and other stakeholders.
• Participate in structures aimed at enhancing development of occupational qualifications, part-qualifications, and skills programmes. 
• Contribute to the development and review of policies, guidelines, templates and forms on QCTO mandate.
• Contribute to continuous professional development through reading articles, participate in research workshops, seminars as a way of keeping abreast with latest developments on occupational qualifications, part- qualifications and skills programmes.
• Provide necessary support to internal and external stakeholders to support implementation of QCTO policies, guidelines, and processes. 
• Operate within the policies, procedures, and prescripts of the QCTO. 
• Participate in QCTO team activities and uphold QCTO values. 

Job Requirements

• A minimum qualification at NQF Level 6 in any of the following fields Local Government Services, Public Sector Services, Safety and Security Services, Hospitality, Tourism, Sports and Recreation Services or related qualification as recognised by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

OR

• Specific artisanal qualification (Trade Qualification) in any of the following fields Local Government Services; Public Sector Services; Safety and Security Services; Hospitality, Tourism, Sports and Recreation Services plus a supervisory or management qualification at NQF level 6 as recognised by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). 
• Driver’s License, at least Code B.
• A minimum of six (6) years of work experience in any of the following fields Local Government Services; Public Sector Services; Safety and Security Services; Hospitality, Tourism, Sports and Recreation Services of which three (3) years must be at a supervisory level position.
• Experience in qualifications and skills programmes development, realignment, or review will be regarded as an added advantage.
• Must have knowledge of Public Service and QCTO mandates and strategies, knowledge of the education system and pedagogy, Post school education framework, Relevant Government Framework Act, Skills Development Act, National Skills Development Plan 2030, QCTO business strategies and goals, QCTO business processes and value chain, QCTO policies, Procedures, and regulations, QCTO goals and performance requirements.
• Must have skills required in applied strategic thinking, applying technology, Budgeting and financial management, Communication and Information management, Impact and influence, Stakeholder engagement and management, Monitoring, and evaluation, managing interpersonal conflict and resolving problems.