Learner Career GuidePublic Service Sector
2014/15
Public Service Sector Educati on & Training AuthorityPhysical Address: 353 Festi val Street, Hatf ield, Pretoria, 0028
Tel: 012 432 5700/5711
Email: communicati [email protected]
Website: www.pseta.org.za
Public Service Sector Educati on & Training Authority
@comPseta
Public Service an Employer of Choice
Public Service an Employer of Choice1
CONTENTS
Acronyms 02
Foreword by the CEO 03
The aim of the Learner Career Guide 04
1. Deciding on a career 05
2. Why is it important for learners to make informed subject chioces 05
2.1 Importance of choosing subjects in Grade 9 06
3. Further studies after Grade 12 16
4. Career pathways 16
5. What are scarce skills in the Public Service Sector context? 23
6. PSETA learning opportunities 25
6.1 Internships 25
6.2 Voluntary work 25
6.3 Skills programmes 26
6.4 Recognition of Prior Learning 31
6.5 Apprenticeships 31
6.6 Learnership 38
7. Public Service Training opportunities 69
8. Choosing a career 73
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
BA BACHELOR OF ARTS
BCom BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CIPRO COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION OFFICE
DHET DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
FET FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HE HIGHER EDUCATION
HET HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LLB BACHELOR OF LAWS
LC LABOUR CENTRES
NQF NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
NSFAS NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SCHEME
PSETA PUBLIC SERVICE SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY
QA QUALITY ASSURANCE
QCTO QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATION
RPL RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
SETA SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY
TVET TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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FOREWORD BY THE CEO
Young people are faced with an important life changing decision, namely planning a career and finding employment. Career guidance helps individuals acquire the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to identify options, explore alternatives and make informed decisions about career choices. With unemployment figures scourging at an all-time high, developing skills and career choices that meet the demands of the labour market become critical.
One of the functions of Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) is identification of skills priorities for their respective sectors and attracting job seekers to bridge the gap for this need. This is done through career guidance initiatives. The purpose of this career guide is to:
Create awareness about careers in the Public Service Sector, particularly scarce and critical skills needs.
Promote the various occupational qualifications.
Promote the Public Service as a career of choice.
The Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) is a public entity whose aim is to champion skills development in workplaces within government departments, legislatures and public entities that fall within its scope. We do this through the development of occupational qualifications, implementation of learnerships and internships in the sector. The PSETA scope covers occupations and skills related to the business of government, namely public administration, public management, public finance, immigration services and diplomacy, to name a few.
This guide provides information on occupations, careers and labour market conditions in the public service sector. It is aimed at learners who need to make subject choices, matriculants who need to choose their careers, students at tertiary training institutions and young graduates who need to find employment. It is also aimed at employees of the public service who want to further develop their careers. We hope that you will find this guide useful and that it will assist you in making the right decisions with regard to your career.
Ms Shamira HulumanChief Executive Officer
Public Service an Employer of Choice4
THE AIM OF THE LEARNER CAREER GUIDE
This guide is aimed at learners, especially from grades 9 and 10, who are thinking of continuing their education up to grade 12 in schools, as well as those who want to study through TVET Colleges (previously called Further Education and Training Colleges). We intend to introduce you to exciting career opportunities in the public service sector and provide you with information that will help you take responsibility for making informed career choices. We want to support you through this learner career guide with practical steps that you must take in order to prepare yourself for fulfilling work in the Public Service Sector in the future. The main purpose of this guide is to provide information on various occupations in the public service sector and inform you about the different types of programmes that you can enrol in to gain the necessary knowledge and skills. We encourage learners to start with career planning as soon as possible, before looking for employment. Planning for a career starts with you thinking about where you want to be in life or in future, setting your goals and then working towards achieving them.
Some important points when choosing a career, include:
Diagram 1. Elements of Career Exploration: Six stages in making a career choice
Self-Assessment Qualities Interests Values
Review Opportunities in the Public Service Sector
Preparation Identify profession/ Career of choice Choose relevant Subjects, Learning Programme & Education Institution
Explore Financial and Study
Assistance
Plan for Entry into the Labour Market, through Internship Voluntary work Skills Programme Learnerships
Life - long LearningContinued professionaldevelopment in the career of your choice
1 2 3
4 5 6
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1. Deciding on a career
Now is the right time to start thinking and planning for a career in the public service sector. Before you start thinking of further studies and looking at possible employment opportunities, start by planning your path.
Grade 9 is an important year in the life of every South African learner. You need to start thinking about possible careers during Grade 9. Your choice will also depend on what subjects are offered at your school from Grade 10. In order to make the right choice of subjects in Grade 10, learners should know the career path they wish to pursue on completion of Grade 12. In order to obtain the National Senior Certificate in Grade 12, learners must have SEVEN subjects four compulsory and three which are chosen at the end of Grade 9 for Grades 10 to 12. The four compulsory subjects are two official languages (one home language and one first additional language), mathematics or mathematical literacy and life orientation. Learners must also choose three optional subjects from a list of 25 approved subjects. Of these, a maximum of two additional languages may be selected. Learners are allowed to change two of the optional subjects in Grades 10 and 11. In Grade 12, learners are able to change one of the optional subjects.
2. Why is it important for learners to make informed subject choices?
The subject choice at the end of Grade 9 could determine the field of study learners can follow once they complete school. In other words, if learners do not select the correct combination of subjects, they could find themselves unable to enter into certain higher or further education programmes. So when making this important subject choice, learners should consider their options for when they complete school and select accordingly. For some career paths, a learner may need to complete a degree at a higher education institution or a certificate/diploma through a TVET College or a Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). The first thing learners need to know is that to qualify for higher/further education and training studies, they must ensure that they have the right subjects to meet the minimum entry requirements to study further. Of course, for a degree, diploma or certificate studies, it is important that the learner chooses subjects that are appropriate to the career he/she intends to follow and that they try to keep their options open as their plans may change in future.
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2.1 Importance of choosing subjects in Grade 9
Decide what kind of work you want to do
Route 1: Academic
Route 4: Apprenticeship
Choose the right subjects for Grades
10, 11 and 12
Achieve National Senior Certificate
(NSC)
Study at university or university of
technology
Achieve: Higher Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Diploma or Bachelors Degree
Route 3: Learnership
Enrol for a learnership leading to an NQF
registered qualification
Achieve: qualifications at NQF levels 2 to 6
Work or study at university or university
of technology
Achieve: Higher Certificate, Advanced
Certificate, Diploma or Bachelors Degree
Work and study at TVET college
component
+
Practical workplace experience
+
Achieve: N1 N3 Trade test (listed trades
apply)
Work or study at university or university
of technology
Route 2: Vocational (College)
Choose the right subjects for National
Certificate
Vocational (NCV 2, 3 and 4)
Achieve NCV 2
Achieve NCV 3
Achieve NCV 4
Work or study at university or
university of technology
Achieve: Higher Certificate, Advanced
Certificate
Successful achievement of Grade 9
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3. Further studies after Grade 12
Choosing the right subjects is only the first step to getting into a university, university of technology or TVET College. Learners also need certain levels of achievement to meet the entry requirements for that particular qualification. One way for universities to measure your level of achievement is with a point rating system. No matter what kind of tools universities use as entry requirements, the bottom line is that the better you perform in all your subjects, the more options you have. When you apply for further studies at an institution, they will also consider your Grade 11 subject marks before you have written the National Senior Certificate. The subjects that you select on entry into Grade 10 must link to the field of study in which you are interested as a future career. In addition, each direction or field of study will have its own set of entry requirements, which means that you will have to achieve at a certain level in certain subjects. Many qualifications for example, require you to do well in mathematics. But each course of study will require you to achieve at a certain level. Make sure that you begin to work very hard in all your subjects from the beginning of the year. The subject choices you make at the end of Grade 9 are important for your future success. Below are some of the public service sector careers.
4. Career Pathways
To progress and develop ones skills so as to become sought after in the labour market, one needs to clearly map out a career pathway.
A career pathway is a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic career-related courses, commencing in Grade 9 and leading to a National Diploma, and/or an industry- recognised certificate, and or degree and beyond.
Diagram 2. Career Map
Grade 12 Learner Maths, Science, Accounting, Economics, English and one African Language
Grade 9 Learner Maths, Science, Economics, Accounting, History, Geography and two Languages
Unemployed Youth and Adults Increased recruitment opportunities for learnership, internship, and apprenticeship
HETThere are 17
universities in the country
SETA There are 21
SETAs, including the PSETA
UoTsThere are six universities
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Training Providers
Each SETA has accredited
training providers
TVETsThere are 50 FETs colleges
in the country
Public Service an Employer of Choice17
Tabl
e 1.
1 Ca
reer
s ava
ilabl
e in
the
Publ
ic S
ervi
ce S
ecto
rO
ccup
ation
Ty
pe o
f wor
k Em
ploy
ers i
n Go
vern
men
tEn
try
requ
irem
ents
Ty
pe o
f ins
tituti
ons
Fina
ncia
l Ad
min
istra
tion
Offi
cer
Plan
s, o
rgan
ises,
di
rect
s, c
ontr
ols
and
coor
dina
tes t
he
finan
cial
and
acc
ounti
ng
activ
ities
with
in a
n or
gani
satio
n.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsDi
plom
a or
Deg
ree
in F
inan
cial
M
anag
emen
t, Pr
evio
us
expe
rienc
e in
fina
nce
Uni
vers
ity o
f Jo
hann
esbu
rg
Uni
vers
ity o
f Pre
toria
Uni
vers
ity o
f Nor
th
Wes
t
Vaal
Uni
vers
ity o
f Te
chno
logy
Tshw
ane
Uni
vers
ity o
f Te
chno
logy
Supp
ly C
hain
Pr
actiti
oner
Org
anise
s, m
anag
es,
cont
rols
and
coor
dina
tes t
he su
pply
ch
ain
man
agem
ent
func
tion
incl
udin
g de
man
d, a
cqui
sition
, lo
gisti
cs, d
ispos
al,
perf
orm
ance
and
risk
m
anag
emen
t.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsDi
plom
a or
Deg
ree
in C
ost M
anag
emen
t w
ith e
xper
ienc
e an
d kn
owle
dge
in
gove
rnm
ent s
uppl
y ch
ain
proc
esse
s
Uni
vers
ities
and
U
nive
rsiti
es o
f Te
chno
logy
Public Service an Employer of Choice18
Occ
upati
onTy
pe o
f wor
kEm
ploy
ers i
n Go
vern
men
tEn
try
requ
irem
ents
Type
of i
nstit
ution
s
Seni
or G
over
nmen
t O
ffici
als
Seni
or g
over
nmen
t offi
cial
s adv
ise
gove
rnm
ent o
n po
licy
matt
ers,
ove
rsee
the
inte
rpre
tatio
n an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of
gove
rnm
ent p
olic
ies
and
legi
slatio
n by
gov
ernm
ent
depa
rtm
ents
and
ag
enci
es, r
epre
sent
th
eir c
ount
ry a
broa
d an
d ac
t on
its b
ehal
f, or
ca
rry
out s
imila
r tas
ks
in in
terg
over
nmen
tal
orga
nisa
tions
. The
y pl
an, o
rgan
ise, d
irect
, co
ntro
l and
eva
luat
e th
e ov
eral
l acti
vitie
s of
mun
icip
al o
r lo
cal,
regi
onal
and
na
tiona
l gov
ernm
ent
depa
rtm
ents
, bo
ards
, age
ncie
s or
com
miss
ions
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith
legi
slatio
n an
d po
licie
s est
ablis
hed
by g
over
nmen
t and
le
gisla
tive
bodi
es.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsGr
ade
12, S
enio
r Ce
rtific
ate
with
pr
evio
us e
xper
ienc
e in
go
vern
men
t
Nati
onal
Sch
ool o
f Go
vern
men
t
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Col
lege
s
Public Service an Employer of Choice19
Occ
upati
onTy
pe o
f wor
kEm
ploy
ers i
n Go
vern
men
tEn
try
requ
irem
ents
Type
of i
nstit
ution
s
Prog
ram
me
or P
roje
ct
Adm
inist
rato
rsPl
an a
nd u
nder
take
ad
min
istra
tion
of o
rgan
isatio
nal
prog
ram
mes
, spe
cial
pr
ojec
ts a
nd su
ppor
t se
rvic
es.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsGr
ade
12 o
r FET
Co
llege
cer
tifica
te in
pr
ojec
t man
agem
ent
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Col
lege
s (FE
Ts)
Gove
rnm
ent,
Prot
ocol
or
Civ
ic E
vent
O
rgan
iser
Conc
eive
s of,
deve
lops
, cr
eate
s and
refin
es
even
t con
cept
s in
resp
onse
to a
clie
nt's
brie
f.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsGr
ade
12, D
iplo
ma
or
even
ts m
anag
emen
t ce
rtific
ate
Uni
vers
ities
Uni
vers
ities
of
Tech
nolo
gy
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Col
lege
s ( F
ETs)
Cust
omer
Ser
vice
M
anag
erPl
ans,
adm
inist
ers
and
revi
ews c
usto
mer
se
rvic
es a
nd a
fter-s
ales
se
rvic
es a
nd m
aint
ains
so
und
cust
omer
re
latio
ns.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsGr
ade
12 w
ith
cust
omer
car
e
certi
ficat
e an
d
prev
ious
exp
erie
nce
Priv
ate
prov
ider
s
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Col
lege
s
Uni
vers
ities
Risk
/ Pl
anni
ng /
Revi
ew /
Anal
yst
Colle
cts a
nd a
naly
ses
info
rmati
on a
nd d
ata
for p
ublic
or p
rivat
e se
ctor
org
anisa
tions
to
supp
ort p
lann
ing,
op
erati
ons a
nd h
uman
re
sour
ce fu
nctio
ns.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsDi
plom
a or
Deg
ree
in M
anag
emen
t with
kn
owle
dge
in st
rate
gic
man
agem
ent
Uni
vers
ities
Uni
vers
ities
of
Tech
nolo
gy
Public Service an Employer of Choice20
Occ
upati
onTy
pe o
f wor
kEm
ploy
ers i
n Go
vern
men
tEn
try
requ
irem
ents
Type
of i
nstit
ution
s
Publ
ic P
rote
ctor
Acts
as a
n ad
voca
te
for t
he p
ublic
and
in
vesti
gate
s com
plai
nts
and
med
iate
s fai
r se
ttle
men
ts b
etw
een
parti
es.
Offi
ce o
f the
Pub
lic
Prot
ecto
rDe
gree
: BA,
BCo
m, L
LBU
nive
rsity
Polic
y Ad
viso
r Co
llect
s and
ana
lyse
s in
form
ation
and
dat
a fo
r pub
lic o
r priv
ate
sect
or o
rgan
isatio
ns
to su
ppor
t pla
nnin
g,
oper
ation
s and
hum
an
reso
urce
func
tions
.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Pub
lic
Serv
ice
and
Adm
inist
ratio
n,
Pres
iden
cy
Degr
ee in
Pol
itica
l Sc
ienc
e or
M
anag
emen
t and
Po
licy
Stud
ies
Uni
vers
ity
Skill
s Dev
elop
men
t Fa
cilit
ator
/ Pr
actiti
oner
Anal
yses
the
skill
s re
quire
men
ts w
ithin
an
org
anisa
tion
and
coor
dina
tes t
he
exec
ution
of t
he
pers
onal
dev
elop
men
t pl
ans o
f em
ploy
ees.
M
onito
rs th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e w
orkp
lace
skill
s pla
n an
d re
port
s acc
ordi
ngly.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsSe
nior
Cer
tifica
te o
r Sk
ills D
evel
opm
ent
Faci
litat
or C
ertifi
cate
Priv
ate
prov
ider
s
Public Service an Employer of Choice21
Occ
upati
onTy
pe o
f wor
kEm
ploy
ers i
n Go
vern
men
tEn
try
requ
irem
ents
Type
of i
nstit
ution
s
Secr
etar
y (G
over
nmen
t De
part
men
t)
Plan
s, o
rgan
ises,
di
rect
s, c
ontr
ols a
nd
revi
ews t
he d
ay-to
-day
op
erati
ons a
nd m
ajor
fu
nctio
ns w
ithin
a
divi
sion
of th
e pu
blic
se
rvic
e.
All g
over
nmen
t de
part
men
tsGr
ade
12 w
ith g
ood
Engl
ish w
riting
skill
sFu
rthe
r Edu
catio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng C
olle
ges
Labo
ur In
spec
tor
Insp
ects
wor
kpla
ces,
re
port
s em
ploy
ers t
hat
are
not i
mpl
emen
ting
the
Labo
ur R
elati
on A
ct
and
Basic
Con
ditio
ns o
f Em
ploy
men
t Act
.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Lab
our
Dipl
oma
or D
egre
e in
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, M
anag
emen
t or
Labo
ur R
elati
ons
Man
agem
ent
Uni
vers
ities
Uni
vers
ities
of
Tech
nolo
gy
Rese
arch
and
De
velo
pmen
t Pr
actiti
oner
Plan
s, o
rgan
ises,
di
rect
s, c
ontr
ols a
nd
coor
dina
tes r
esea
rch
and
deve
lopm
ent
activ
ities
with
in
orga
nisa
tions
.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Sci
ence
and
Te
chno
logy
, Dep
artm
ent o
f Hi
gher
Edu
catio
n, S
tatis
tics
SA
Post
-gra
duat
e st
udie
s w
ith re
leva
nt re
sear
ch
expe
rienc
e an
d kn
owle
dge
Uni
vers
ity
Loca
l or P
rovi
ncia
l Go
vern
men
t Le
gisla
tor
Repr
esen
ts th
e in
tere
sts o
f peo
ple
in
a co
nstit
uenc
y as
thei
r el
ecte
d m
embe
r of a
go
vern
men
t aut
horit
y.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Cor
pora
tive
and
Trad
ition
al A
ffairs
and
th
e O
ffice
of t
he P
rem
ier
Grad
e 12
with
ex
perie
nce
and
kn
owle
dge
in
gove
rnm
ent l
egisl
ation
Uni
vers
ity
Nati
onal
Sch
ool o
f Go
vern
men
t
Public Service an Employer of Choice22
Occ
upati
onTy
pe o
f wor
kEm
ploy
ers i
n Go
vern
men
tEn
try
requ
irem
ents
Type
of i
nstit
ution
s
Dipl
omati
c O
ffice
r/
Fore
ign
Affai
rs O
ffice
rPr
omot
es b
ilate
ral a
nd
mul
tilat
eral
rela
tions
of
Sou
th A
fric
a an
d pe
rfor
ms m
anag
eria
l fu
nctio
ns in
miss
ions
.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f In
tern
ation
al R
elati
ons
Dipl
oma
or D
egre
e in
In
tern
ation
al R
elati
ons
Uni
vers
ity
Tran
sition
Man
ager
Plan
s, o
rgan
ises,
di
rect
s, c
ontr
ols a
nd
coor
dina
tes h
uman
re
sour
ce a
nd w
orkp
lace
re
latio
ns a
ctivi
ties
with
in a
n or
gani
satio
n.
All
gove
rnm
ent
depa
rtm
ents
Dipl
oma
or D
egre
e in
Man
agem
ent w
ith
prev
ious
exp
erie
nce
in
chan
ge m
anag
emen
t
Uni
vers
ity
Uni
vers
ity o
f Te
chno
logy
Priv
ate
prov
ider
s
Econ
omist
Perf
orm
s eco
nom
ic
rese
arch
and
ana
lysis
; de
velo
ps a
nd a
pplie
s th
eorie
s abo
ut
prod
uctio
n an
d di
strib
ution
of g
oods
an
d se
rvic
es, a
nd
peop
le's
spen
ding
and
fin
anci
al b
ehav
iour
; an
d pr
ovid
es a
dvic
e to
gov
ernm
ents
and
or
gani
satio
ns o
n su
bjec
ts re
latin
g to
ec
onom
ic p
olic
ies.
Nati
onal
Tre
asur
y
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Eco
nom
ic
Deve
lopm
ent
CIPR
O
SA R
even
ue S
ervi
ces
BCom
Eco
nom
ics w
ith
prev
ious
exp
erie
nce
in
econ
omic
s fiel
d
Uni
vers
ity
Public Service an Employer of Choice23
The PSETA also participates in the rapid growth of social media among the youth in South Africa. The PSETA has an active Facebook page and twitter account (@pseta) to advise learners about careers in the public service sector. This allows interaction with learners at any given time and prompts responses and gives information regarding important career choices. The demand for more aggressive career guidance in the country has led to the PSETA introducing multi-media campaigns on radio and in the press. The PSETA publishes a quarterly newsletter to inform learners about opportunities in the public service sector.
5. What are scarce skills in the public service sector context?
This section of the career guide contains information on the scarce and critical skills in the public service sector. Please note that the lists of scarce and critical skills indicated below are not job advertisements. There are several sources of information about scarce skills (skills that provincial or national government departments, or statutory bodies are looking for) in the public service sector.
Scarce skills differ in certain ways
Absolutely scarce skills refer to jobs for which skilled people are not available in the labour market, such as actuarial scientists and artisans.
Relatively scarce jobs refer to jobs for which suitable skilled people are available but who may not necessarily have high levels of experience; jobs located within a specific geographical location; or jobs with equity considerations, e.g. fewer woman in engineering and science-related careers.
Critical skills refer to top-up training required. Critical skills development is important for various reasons:
Someone may be appointed to a job without having all the necessary skills. Top-up skills development is needed to address the gap.
The world is constantly changing, and continuous learning may be needed to keep up with the latest developments. (This is commonly known as continuous professional development for example, nurses may need to keep up to date with the latest developments in medicine, or an artisan may need to learn about new equipment necessary for the job.)
The organisation or sector may introduce new policies or strategies that staff members need to understand. For example, all government departments will need to understand the impact of climate change legislation on their sector, as well as in their organisation. See table 1.2 with the lists of scare and critical skills.
Public Service an Employer of Choice24
Tabl
e.1.
2 Sc
are
skill
s acr
oss g
over
nmen
t dep
artm
ents
Occ
upati
on C
ode
Occ
upati
onDe
part
men
ts
3339
05Su
pply
Cha
in P
racti
tione
rAl
l gov
ernm
ent d
epar
tmen
ts
1213
01St
rate
gic
Plan
ning
Man
ager
All g
over
nmen
t dep
artm
ents
4419
03Pr
ogra
mm
e or
Pro
ject
Adm
inist
rato
rsDe
part
men
t of P
ublic
Wor
ks, S
ocia
l De
velo
pmen
t, Tr
ansp
ort a
nd L
ocal
Go
vern
men
t
2432
04Go
vern
men
t, Pr
otoc
ol o
r Civ
ic E
vent
Org
anise
rIn
tern
ation
al R
elati
ons
2422
02Ri
sk /
Plan
ning
/ Re
view
/ An
alys
tAl
l dep
artm
ents
4419
02Co
ntra
ct A
dmin
istra
tor
Nati
onal
Tre
asur
y
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Hum
an S
ettle
men
t
Prov
inci
al d
epar
tmen
ts
1211
01Fi
nanc
e M
anag
erAl
l dep
artm
ents
1221
05Cu
stom
er S
ervi
ce M
anag
erSA
RS, T
reas
ury
and
Prov
inci
al d
epar
tmen
ts
2631
01Ec
onom
ists
Nati
onal
Tre
asur
y
Econ
omic
Dev
elop
men
t
Prov
inci
al d
epar
tmen
ts
Public Service an Employer of Choice25
6. PSETA Learning Opportunities
6.1 Internships
An internship is a temporary position created within an organisation to provide learners with supervised, on-the-job training. Internships are usually for tertiary graduates who are seeking work experience at an entry level. Relevant work experience is seen as an advantage in any job application. During your studies, seek out ways of placing yourself with potential employers or in workplaces to earn practical workplace experience. In particular, the public service sector provides structured internship programmes. If you are studying towards a scarce skill qualification, apply to be placed on an internship during or immediately after your studies.
Diagram 3. Benefits of internship
Benefits of internship
Provides work exposure and experience Prospects for employment Provides work-ready skills Career path advantage Stipend which covers transport and other costs.
6.2 Voluntary work
Many unemployed youth have found their way into formal employment through volunteering. Voluntary work can include:
Work for a social cause (such as a faith-based organisation, a non-governmental organisation or a community-based organisation). Voluntary work of this kind helps to improve your networks; builds your understanding of an issue that your potential employer might be supporting; and provides practical work experience (even if it is unpaid). If lack of work experience is holding you back in job applications, there are always ways of building this through voluntary work.
You can do voluntary work for a company or even a public sector organisation. Many unemployed people have provided voluntary services; and after a time, the organisation began to feel they needed their skills full-time.
Public Service an Employer of Choice26
Diagram 4. Benefits of voluntary work
Diagram 5. Benefits of skills programmes
Benefits of voluntary work
6.3 Skills programmes
Skills programmes are shorter learning programmes and are stepping stones to full qualifications. Such programmes are jobfocused and are often introduced in response to an urgent skills need in a particular industry where employees do not have the skills to do a specific task. Skills programmes have a practical component and therefore increase employability and mobility in the workplace.
Foot-in-the-door technique to obtain experience
Provides well-informed career choice with deep understanding
Benefits of doing skills programmes
Improves skills and employability Allows qualification specialisation Enables competency in a particular area
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Desc
ribe,
app
ly, a
naly
se a
nd c
alcu
late
shap
e an
d m
otion
in
two
and
thre
e-di
men
siona
l spa
ces i
n di
ffere
nt c
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Inve
stiga
te li
fe a
nd w
ork-
rela
ted
prob
lem
s usin
g da
ta a
nd
prob
abili
ties
9012
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Cont
ribut
e to
the
heal
th, s
afet
y an
d se
curit
y of
a fi
nanc
ial
serv
ices
wor
kpla
ce11
4957
22
Perf
orm
bas
ic b
usin
ess c
alcu
latio
ns11
241
36
Use
mat
hem
atics
to in
vesti
gate
and
mon
itor t
he fi
nanc
ial
aspe
cts o
f per
sona
l, bu
sines
s and
nati
onal
issu
es74
563
5
Cust
omer
Ser
vice
Appl
y th
e ba
sic sk
ills o
f cus
tom
er se
rvic
e11
4974
22
Appl
y th
e Ba
tho
Pele
prin
cipa
ls to
ow
n ro
le a
nd c
onte
xt in
the
wor
kpla
ce24
860
34
Public Service an Employer of Choice28
QUA
LIFI
CATI
ON
: NAT
ION
AL C
ERTI
FICA
TE IN
PU
BLIC
ADM
INIS
TRAT
ION
LEV
EL 3
SAQ
A ID
: 578
04Ex
piry
dat
e: 2
016/
06/3
0
Offi
ce M
anag
emen
tO
pera
te a
nd ta
ke c
are
of e
quip
men
t in
an o
ffice
env
ironm
ent
1149
762
2
Man
age
own
wor
k pe
rfor
man
ce in
a p
ublic
sect
or w
orkp
lace
2428
623
6
Co-o
rdin
ate
mee
tings
, min
or e
vent
s and
trav
el a
rran
gem
ents
1392
93
3
Mon
itor a
nd c
ontr
ol o
ffice
supp
lies
1393
73
2
Mon
itor a
nd c
ontr
ol th
e re
cepti
on a
rea
1392
83
4
Mon
itor a
nd c
ontr
ol th
e re
ceiv
ing
of v
isito
rs a
nd e
nsur
ing
thei
r sati
sfac
tion
1393
03
4
Man
age
time
prod
uctiv
ely
1145
894
4
Answ
er c
usto
mer
que
ries b
y m
ail,
facs
imile
and
e-m
ail i
n a
wid
e ra
nge
of p
ublic
sect
or c
onte
xts
2428
643
4
Parti
cipa
te in
form
al m
eetin
gs14
911
22
Reco
rd K
eepi
ngId
entif
y, op
erat
e an
d m
aint
ain
the
reco
rds m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
in a
pub
lic se
ctor
org
anisa
tion
2428
663
6
Public Service an Employer of Choice29
QUA
LIFI
CATI
ON
: NAT
ION
AL C
ERTI
FICA
TE IN
PU
BLIC
ADM
INIS
TRAT
ION
LEV
EL 3
SAQ
A ID
: 578
04Ex
piry
dat
e: 2
016/
06/3
0
Com
mun
icati
on S
kills
Acco
mm
odat
e au
dien
ce a
nd c
onte
xt n
eeds
in o
ral/s
igne
d co
mm
unic
ation
1194
723
5
Inte
rpre
t and
use
info
rmati
on fr
om te
xts
1194
572
2
Writ
e/ p
rese
nt/ s
ign
test
s for
a ra
nge
of c
omm
unic
ation
co
ntex
ts11
9465
35
Use
lang
uage
and
com
mun
icati
on in
occ
upati
onal
lear
ning
pr
ogra
mm
es11
9467
35
Proc
ess i
ncom
ing
and
outg
oing
tele
phon
e ca
lls11
348
23
Use
a G
raph
ical
Use
r Int
erfa
ce-b
ased
wor
d pr
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sor t
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rmat
doc
umen
ts11
7924
25
Labo
ur R
elati
ons
Iden
tify
basic
em
ploy
men
t rig
hts a
nd re
spon
sibili
ties a
nd d
eal
appr
opria
tely
with
ow
n gr
ieva
nces
and
disp
utes
2428
633
4
Public Service an Employer of Choice30
QUA
LIFI
CATI
ON
: NAT
ION
AL C
ERTI
FICA
TE IN
PU
BLIC
ADM
INIS
TRAT
ION
LEV
EL 3
SAQ
A ID
: 578
04Ex
piry
dat
e: 2
016/
06/3
0
Legi
slativ
e Fr
amew
ork
Dem
onst
rate
and
app
ly k
now
ledg
e an
d re
spon
sibili
ties o
f the
pr
ovin
cial
gov
ernm
ent i
n So
uth
Afric
a24
2854
46
Dem
onst
rate
and
app
ly k
now
ledg
e of
the
ethi
cal s
tand
ards
in
the
publ
ic se
ctor
2428
574
4
Iden
tify
basic
em
ploy
men
t rig
hts a
nd re
spon
sibili
ties a
nd d
eal
appr
opria
tely
with
ow
n gr
ieva
nces
and
disp
utes
2428
633
4
Dem
onst
rate
kno
wle
dge
of a
nd a
pply
the
Publ
ic S
ecto
r Cod
e of
Con
duct
in o
wn
wor
kpla
ce ro
les a
nd c
onte
xts
2428
583
4
Dem
onst
rate
kno
wle
dge
and
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
HIV
/AID
S in
th
e w
orkp
lace
, and
its e
ffect
s on
the
busin
ess s
ub-s
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r, ow
n or
gani
satio
n an
d a
spec
ific
wor
kpla
ce
1391
53
4
Appl
y pu
blic
sect
or p
olic
ies a
nd p
roce
dure
s to
achi
eve
adm
inist
ratio
n ob
jecti
ves
2428
703
12
Dem
onst
rate
and
app
ly k
now
ledg
e of
the
role
and
re
spon
sibili
ties o
f nati
onal
gov
ernm
ent i
n So
uth
Afric
a24
2856
46
Public Service an Employer of Choice31
6.4 Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) refers to the assessments of the skills, knowledge and capability of a person, regardless of how, when and where the learning occurred. The assessment is done outside a formal learning programme, and may draw on experiential and other forms of evidence. RPL allows a person to obtain a qualification, based on an assessment of the persons past training and work experience, whether obtained formally or informally.
Diagram 6. Benefits of RPL Enables progression in your career path
Recognises already acquired skills
Eliminates duplication of learning
A person can obtain a qualification in a shorter period of time and at less cost
Benefits of Recognition of Prior Learning
6.5 Apprenticeship
An apprenticeship is a technical training system that includes practical and theoretical training. Apprenticeships are offered in particular trades, such as the trade of electrician or motor mechanic. After passing a trade test, the leaner or employee within the public service is recognised as an artisan. The duration of an apprenticeship is a minimum of three to a maximum of four years. The mandatory basic training course that the apprentice has to attend is included in this period.
Trade is an occupation/skill for which an artisan qualification is registered in accordance with the Manpower Training and Skills Development Act
An artisan is a person that has been certified as competent to perform a listed trade in accordance with the Manpower Training and Skills Development Act
You are paid a monthly stipend/allowance
You undertake training for the trade according to a prescribed, structured training schedule
You undertake the final trade testing after the prescribed time
Apprentice training and certification are carried out in accordance with the Manpower Training Act and associated legislation and regulations. See NATIONAL LIST OF ARTISAN TRADES in table 1.4.
Public Service an Employer of Choice32
Diagram 7. Benefits of doing an apprenticeship
It leads to a job and specific trade Government recognised and supported High market demand as it leads to becoming an artisan Strong prospect for further study Exposure to scarce skills Leads to more qualified artisans
Benefits of doing an apprenticeship
NATIONAL LIST OF ARTISAN TRADES, 31 August 2012, Gazette No. 35625 in terms of Section 26B of the Skills Development Act of 2008 as amended.
Public Service an Employer of Choice33
Tabl
e 1.
4 L
ist o
f nati
onal
trad
es
Org
anisi
ng F
ram
ewor
k fo
r Occ
upati
ons C
ode
(OFO
) Tr
ade
Nam
e
3434
01Ch
ef
5141
01Ha
irdre
sser
6412
01Br
ickl
ayer
6413
01St
onem
ason
6413
03Re
frac
tory
Mas
on
6415
01Ca
rpen
ter a
nd Jo
iner
6415
02Ca
rpen
ter
6415
03Jo
iner
6422
01W
all a
nd F
loor
Tile
r
6423
02Pl
aste
rer
6425
01Gl
azie
r
6426
01Pl
umbe
r
6426
03Ga
sfitte
r
6426
07Pi
pe F
itter
6427
01Ai
r-Con
ditio
ning
and
Ref
riger
ation
Mec
hani
c
6427
02Re
frig
erati
on M
echa
nic
6431
01Pa
inte
r
Public Service an Employer of Choice34
Org
anisi
ng F
ram
ewor
k fo
r Occ
upati
ons C
ode
(OFO
)Tr
ade
Nam
e
6432
02Ve
hicl
e Pa
inte
r
6511
01M
ould
er
6512
02W
elde
r
6512
03Fi
tter-W
elde
r
6513
01Sh
eet M
etal
Wor
ker
6513
02Bo
iler M
aker
6514
01M
etal
Fab
ricat
or
6514
04St
ruct
ural
Pla
ter
6515
01Ri
gger
6521
01Bl
acks
mith
6522
01To
olm
aker
6522
02Gu
nsm
ith
6522
03Lo
cksm
ith
6522
04Pa
ttern
mak
er
Public Service an Employer of Choice35
Org
anisi
ng F
ram
ewor
k fo
r Occ
upati
ons C
ode
(OFO
)Tr
ade
Nam
e
6522
06Di
e Si
nker
6523
01M
etal
Mac
hini
st
6523
02Fi
tter a
nd T
urne
r
6524
03Sa
w M
aker
and
Rep
aire
r
6531
01Au
tom
otive
Mot
or M
echa
nic
6531
03M
otor
cycl
e M
echa
nic
6531
09Au
tom
otive
Eng
ine
Mec
hani
c
6532
01Ai
rcra
ft M
aint
enan
ce M
echa
nic
6532
02Ai
rcra
ft St
ruct
ures
Wor
ker
6533
01In
dust
rial M
achi
nery
Mec
hani
c
6533
03M
echa
nica
l Fitt
er
6533
04Di
esel
Fitt
er
6533
05Sm
all E
ngin
e M
echa
nic
6533
06Di
esel
Mec
hani
c
Public Service an Employer of Choice36
Org
anisi
ng F
ram
ewor
k fo
r Occ
upati
ons C
ode
(OFO
)Tr
ade
Nam
e
6533
07He
avy
Equi
pmen
t Mec
hani
c
6533
08Tr
acto
r Mec
hani
c
6533
09Fo
rklift
Mec
hani
c
6611
01Pr
ecisi
on In
stru
men
t Mak
er a
nd R
epai
rer
6611
02W
atch
and
Clo
ck M
aker
and
Rep
aire
r
6611
03Sc
ale
Fitte
r
6612
01M
usic
al In
stru
men
t Mak
er o
r Rep
aire
r
6613
01Go
ldsm
ith
6613
02Di
amon
d an
d Ge
mst
one
Sette
r
6615
01Gl
ass M
aker
6615
02O
ptica
l Mec
hani
c
6616
01Si
gnw
riter
6616
02En
grav
er
6621
01Pr
e-Pr
ess T
echn
ical
Wor
ker
Public Service an Employer of Choice37
Org
anisi
ng F
ram
ewor
k fo
r Occ
upati
ons C
ode
(OFO
)Tr
ade
Nam
e
6621
04El
ectr
onic
Orig
inat
or
6621
05Gr
avur
e Cy
linde
r Pre
para
tion
Tech
nici
an
6621
06Pr
oces
s Eng
rave
r
6622
01Pr
intin
g M
achi
nist
6622
03Sc
reen
Prin
ter
6622
04Pa
per S
heetf
ed O
ffset
Lith
ogra
phy
Tech
nici
an
6622
05M
etal
She
etfed
Offs
et L
ithog
raph
y Te
chni
cian
Public Service an Employer of Choice38
6.6 Learnership
Learnerships are structured training programmes that combine theoretical learning, provided by an accredited training institution with PSETAs Quality Assurance department, with practical work experience gained within the public service that is designed to enable learners to achieve a national qualification.
Three key features make up any learnership
Structured learning which is theoretical and usually takes place within a classroom environment
Practical workplace experience of special type and duration within a workplace or simulated work environment
It leads to an NQF qualification, related to an occupation
Diagram 8. Benefits of doing a learnership
Benefits of doing a learnership
Learners get a qualification while working full-time
Work experience is an integral part
Public Service an Employer of Choice39
Tabl
e 1.
5 Li
st o
f lea
rner
ship
s reg
iste
red
and
qual
ity a
ssur
ed b
y th
e PS
ETA
NLR
D Le
arne
rshi
p ID
Lear
ners
hip
Code
Lear
ners
hip
Num
ber
Lear
ners
hip
Title
Stat
usN
QF
Leve
lQ
ual
IDQ
ualifi
catio
n Ti
tle
804
21Q
2100
1335
1401
2100
13En
trep
rene
uria
l AB
ET L
evel
1Re
gist
ered
Leve
l 1
2415
3Ge
nera
l Edu
catio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng
Certi
ficat
e: A
dult
Basic
Edu
catio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng
808
21Q
2100
1727
1774
2100
17FE
TC: P
ublic
Adm
in:
Supe
rviso
r Lev
el 4
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
457
824
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
807
21Q
2100
1626
1794
2100
16FE
TC: P
ublic
Adm
in:
Supp
ly C
hain
M
anag
emen
t Lev
el 4
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
457
824
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
805
21Q
2100
1433
1404
2100
14Hu
man
Res
ourc
es
Man
agem
ent a
nd
Prac
tices
Sup
port
Le
vel 4
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
449
691
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Cer
tifica
te:
Hum
an R
esou
rces
M
anag
emen
t and
Pr
actic
es S
uppo
rt
1220
21Q
2100
2425
1205
2100
24Im
mig
ratio
n La
w
Enfo
rcem
ent L
evel
5Re
gist
ered
Leve
l 5
5041
8N
ation
al C
ertifi
cate
: Im
mig
ratio
n La
w
Enfo
rcem
ent
1529
21Q
2100
3024
1205
2100
31Im
mig
ratio
n Se
rvic
esRe
gist
ered
Leve
l 5
6686
9N
ation
al C
ertifi
cate
: Ho
me
Affai
rs S
ervi
ces
1219
21Q
2100
2327
1505
2100
23Im
mig
ratio
n Se
rvic
es
Leve
l 5Re
gist
ered
Leve
l 5
6686
9N
ation
al C
ertifi
cate
: Ho
me
Affai
rs S
ervi
ces
Public Service an Employer of Choice40
NLR
D Le
arne
rshi
p ID
Lear
ners
hip
Code
Lear
ners
hip
Num
ber
Lear
ners
hip
Title
Stat
usN
QF
Leve
lQ
ual
IDQ
ualifi
catio
n Ti
tle
806
21Q
2100
1529
1405
2100
15In
spec
tion
and
Enfo
rcem
ent L
evel
5Re
gist
ered
Leve
l 5
4910
7N
ation
al C
ertifi
cate
: In
spec
tion
and
Enfo
rcem
ent S
ervi
ces
796
21Q
2100
0546
1704
2100
05N
ation
al
Certi
ficat
e in
Loc
al
Empl
oym
ent a
nd
Skill
s Dev
elop
men
t Pr
actic
es L
evel
4
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
423
976
Nati
onal
Ce
rtific
ate:
Loc
al
Empl
oym
ent a
nd
Skill
s Dev
elop
men
t Pr
actic
es
1223
07Q
0771
9231
314
2100
27N
ation
al C
ertifi
cate
in
Occ
upati
onal
ly
Dire
cted
Edu
catio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng
Deve
lopm
ent
Prac
tice
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
550
334
Nati
onal
Cer
tifica
te:
Occ
upati
onal
ly
Dire
cted
Edu
catio
n,
Trai
ning
and
De
velo
pmen
t Pr
actic
es
809
21Q
2100
1837
1415
2100
18N
ation
al
Certi
ficat
e in
Pub
lic
Adm
inist
ratio
n Le
vel 5
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
557
824
Furt
her E
duca
tion
and
Trai
ning
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
1216
21Q
2100
2027
1875
2100
20N
ation
al
Certi
ficat
e: P
ublic
Ad
min
istra
tion:
Le
ader
ship
Lev
el 5
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
550
060
Nati
onal
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
Public Service an Employer of Choice41
NLR
D Le
arne
rshi
p ID
Lear
ners
hip
Code
Lear
ners
hip
Num
ber
Lear
ners
hip
Title
Stat
usN
QF
Leve
lQ
ual
IDQ
ualifi
catio
n Ti
tle
1217
21Q
2100
2129
1875
2100
21N
ation
al
Certi
ficat
e: P
ublic
Ad
min
istra
tion:
Pr
ocur
emen
t Lev
el 5
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
550
060
Nati
onal
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
1222
21Q
2100
2622
2675
2100
26N
ation
al C
ertifi
cate
: Pu
blic
Fin
ance
M
anag
emen
t and
Ad
min
istra
tion
Leve
l 5
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
549
554
Nati
onal
Dip
lom
a:
Publ
ic F
inan
ce
Man
agem
ent a
nd
Adm
inist
ratio
n
810
21Q
2100
1923
2825
2100
19N
ation
al D
iplo
ma:
Pu
blic
Fin
ance
M
anag
emen
t Ad
min
istra
tion
(Pro
vinc
ial a
nd
Nati
onal
Sph
eres
) Le
vel 5
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
549
554
Nati
onal
Dip
lom
a:
Publ
ic F
inan
ce
Man
agem
ent a
nd
Adm
inist
ratio
n
797
21Q
2100
0637
1302
2100
06O
ffice
Ad
min
istra
tion
Assis
tant
Lev
el 2
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
223
833
Nati
onal
Cer
tifica
te:
Busin
ess
Adm
inist
ratio
n Se
rvic
es
1509
21Q
2100
1100
1205
2100
29Pr
ovisi
onin
g Ad
min
istra
tion
Leve
l 5
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
524
340
Certi
ficat
e:
Purc
hasin
g an
d St
ores
M
anag
emen
t
Public Service an Employer of Choice42
NLR
D Le
arne
rshi
p ID
Lear
ners
hip
Code
Lear
ners
hip
Num
ber
Lear
ners
hip
Title
Stat
usN
QF
Leve
lQ
ual
IDQ
ualifi
catio
n Ti
tle
1221
21Q
2100
2536
1573
2100
25Pu
blic
Ad
min
istra
tion
Leve
l 3
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
357
804
Nati
onal
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
799
21Q
2100
0831
1313
2100
08Pu
blic
Ad
min
istra
tion
Prac
tition
er L
evel
3
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
357
804
Nati
onal
Cer
tifica
te:
Publ
ic A
dmin
istra
tion
1531
21Q
2100
2911
1204
2100
33Pu
blic
Fin
anci
al
Ove
rsig
ht a
nd
Acco
unta
bilit
y
Regi
ster
edLe
vel
664
670
Nati
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