Jobs Vacant at merSETA

Key Responsibilities 
The ideal candidate should be able to fulfil and perform the following key responsibilities: 

• Guide and support companies to develop, implement and monitor mandatory grants. 
• Support enterprises to comply with merSETA quality assurance and workplace approval policy to meet SAQA requirements. 
• Manage, promote, and support participation in training partnerships and learning interventions according to set and agreed regional and individual targets. 
• Monitor all learning interventions to ensure continuous progress, guide and support employers where gaps have been identified. 
• Promote and support participation in merSETA project initiatives and services. 
• Plan and manage moderation of trade testing and assessments from time to time. 
• Support capacity building initiatives. 
• Compile reports 
• Identify support and market in the development of best practice kits and packs, sustainable community-based programmes including rural and farm areas, as well as providers where there is need. 
• Assist companies in all categories to claim mandatory grants. 
• Identify suitable companies to participate in discretionary grants as per prescribed criteria including but not limited to recommendation of discretionary grant funding and implementation of MoA’s. 

Qualifications and Experience 

• 3 year Diploma or equivalent NQF Level 6 qualification in Engineering Studies/Business Studies/Administration/Project Management/Human Resources/ Development/Training/ODETP or related field. 
• Bachelor degree or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification in Engineering Studies /Business Studies/Administration/ Project Management/ Human Resource Development/ Training will be an advantage 
• Qualified Artisan will be an advantage 
• 4 years exposure in client liaison environment with a good understanding of the technical environment related to manufacturing and engineering sector 
• 5 years’ experience in a client liaison and technical environment with a solid direct training experience will be an advantage 

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Key Responsibilities 
The ideal candidate should be able to fulfill and perform the following key responsibilities: 

• Efficiently and effectively conduct accreditation site evaluation visits of prospective skills development providers and assessment centers, and ensure that they are audited, monitored and quality assured in line with the relevant legislation 
• Evaluate learning material presented for accreditation by skills development providers for the scope accreditation as applied 
• Promote and support participation in merSETA, project initiatives and services to ensure awareness and the implementation of learning programmes 
• Capacity building of Skills development providers and assessment centers in line with legislative requirements 
• Conduct external moderations of assessments for progress and completion of learners’ evidence and issue moderation reports. 
• Submit moderation reports for processing and follow up to ensure that learners are issued with certificate or statement of results 
• Provide support and guidance to skills development providers and assessment centers on implementation of learning programmes and assessments. 
• Work closely with the regional office to ensure they have the knowledge and understanding of the available learning programmes that can be utilized by various stakeholders. 
• Update internal and external stakeholders on matters regarding the registered and implementation of occupational qualifications 
• Monitor learning interventions to ensure continuous progress and provide guidance and support to skills development providers where gaps have been identified 
• Review and evaluate workplace approval applications aligned with programme specifications and relevant legislative requirements 
• Support regional with verification visits on application for infrastructure (equipment)of public institutions 
• Verify delivery of equipment and complete report 
• Give support to other Business Units in closure of projects 
• Continuously track, monitor, and measure the learner results and performance against set standards and targets (the number’) to timeously implement viable solutions to achieve targets and to ensure adequate budget availability 

Qualifications and Experience 

• Qualified Artisan in the Mer-sector related trade 
• Higher Certificate or equivalent NQF level 5 qualification in Project Management and/or Education/Training or related field 
• Qualified Assessor and Moderator 
• 3 years' experience in an education and training environment including assessments and moderations 
• Experience in Quality Assurance of training and learning programmes