Qualifications
Occupational Qualification Development
The Development of Occupational Standards and Qualifications is one of Services SETA’s priorities in supporting the stakeholders to ensure that there are Occupational Qualifications to respond to Skills Development Priorities of the Country. The availability of Occupational Qualifications facilitates Skills Development that supports the Labour Market needs
Occupational Qualifications means:
A qualification that is associated with a Trade Occupation or a Profession resulting from work based Learning and consisting of Knowledge Standards, Practical Standards and Work Experience Standards
The Services SETA, having been nominated as the DQP (Development Quality Partner) has managed to successfully developed and register 6 Occupational Qualifications with the QCTO in the last 4 years. Below is a list of registered Occupational Qualifications please follow the link of the relevant documents on the QCTO website, (Curriculum and External Assessment Specification Documents).
Occupational qualifications registered with saqa: accreditation is sought with the qcto.
| QUALIFICATION TITLE | LEARNERSHIP | NQF LEVEL | NLRD ID NUMBER | ASSESSMENT QUALITY PARTNER ( AQP) | COMMENTS |
| Occupational Certificate: Contact Centre Manager | 5 | 99687 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date:2023-06-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Embalmer | 6 | 117469 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date:2025-07-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Embalmer's Assistant | 5 | 117470 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2025-07-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate:Facilities Manager | 6 | 102147 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2023-06-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Garden Worker | 2 | 99692 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2023-06-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Hairdresser | 4 | 102497 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2023-06-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Laundry Finisher | 2 | 117372 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2025-07-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Laundry Sorter | 2 | 117370 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2025-07-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Laundry Washer | 2 | 117371 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2025-07-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Laundry Worker | 2 | 117369 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2025-07-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Mortician | 3 | 104621 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2023-09-12 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Project Manager | 5 | 101869 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2023-06-30 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Recruitment Manager | 5 | 118251 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2026-06-22 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Marketing Coordinator | 5 | 118706 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Labour Inspector | 5 | 118748 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Office Supervisor | 5 | 118740 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Quality Assurer | 5 | 118769 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Quality Manager | 6 | 118768 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Real Estate Agent | 4 | 118714 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Recruitment Manager | 5 | 118251 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2026-06-22 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Small Business Consultant | 5 | 118741 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Healthcare Cleaner | 3 | 118730 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Commercial Cleaner | 01 | 118709 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Commercial Ablution Cleaner | 01 | 118711 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Above Surface Cleaner | 01 | 118712 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Kitchenette Cleaner | 01 | 118710 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 | |
| Occupational Certificate: Commercial Floor Cleaner | 01 | 118713 | DQP SERVICES | Registration End Date: 2027-02-03 |
Services SETA has also been nominated as AQP (Assessment Quality Partner for 4 Occupational Qualifications)
Functions of the Assessment Quality Partner (AQP).
- Recommend the external assessment specifications document for approval by the QCTO;
- Develop and maintain a national data-bank of instruments for external assessment;
- Publish exemplars of external assessments,
- Development guidelines for the accreditation of assessment centres or the approval of assessments sites for external assessments,
- Recommend to the QCTO the accreditation and withdrawal of accreditation of assessment centres,
- Recommend to the QCTO the accreditation of skills development providers for the knowledge and/or practical skills component using criteria and guidelines provided by the QCTO.
| NAME | DOCUMENT |
| SAQA Criteria and Guidelines | SAQA_Criteria_and_Guidelines_for_providers.pdf |