Position:

QUALIFICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OFFICER

Company: HWSETA

Location: Germiston, Gauteng

Job type: Permanent

Industry: Education Management

Closing date:
07 August
2026

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QUALIFICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OFFICER

Position:

Qualifications
Development and Maintenance Officer

Division: ETQA –

Qualifications
Development and Maintenance (QDM)

Location: HWSETA Head Office, Bedfordview

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary
Range: R618 707 – R827 595 per annum (Total Cost to Company)

About the Role
HWSETA is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and

experience
d

Qualifications
Development and Maintenance Officer to coordinate the development and maintenance of occupational

qualifications
and

skills
programmes, support QCTO-related functions, and coordinate External Integrated Summative Assessments (EISAs) nationally.

Key

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Coordinating the development, review and maintenance of occupational

qualifications
and

skills

programmes.

- Facilitating the registration of

qualifications

and learnerships with relevant authorities.

- Coordinating qualification development projects and managing service providers.

- Ensuring assessment tools and EISA

requirements

are developed and aligned to QCTO standards.

- Coordinating the planning, implementation and quality assurance of EISAs nationally.

- Providing guidance, support and capacity-building initiatives to stakeholders regarding qualification development and QCTO requirements.

- Building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders, including QCTO, DHET, service providers and industry representatives.

- Preparing reports, submissions, policies, procedures and compliance documentation.

- Monitoring operational risks and implementing mitigation strategies.

- Supporting policy development, process improvement and best-practice initiatives within the QDM function.

Minimum

Requirements

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Health or Social Services, Human Resource Development (HRD), Training and Development, or a related field.

- Registration with a recognised professional or regulatory body will be an added advantage.

- Valid driver's licence.

- Own vehicle will be advantageous.

Experience

- 4–6 years'

experience
in an education, training and development environment, HRD, or related field.
-

Experience
in an ETQA and/or QCTO environment will be an added advantage.

Competencies
and

Skills

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent stakeholder relationship management.

- Effective communication and report-writing abilities.

- Sound decision-making skills.

- Ability to work independently and within a team.

- Strong planning, coordination and project management skills.

- Customer service orientation.

- High levels of integrity, professionalism and accountability.

- Technical knowledge of qualification development and quality assurance processes.

Application
s

Interested candidates who meet the minimum

requirements
are invited to submit:

Certified copies of qualifications (not older than three (3) months);

- A comprehensive CV;

- Certified copies of qualifications; and

- A copy of their ID.

HWSETA is committed to Employment Equity. Preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in line with the organisation's Employment Equity Plan.

Closing Date:
07 August
2026

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date, please consider your

application
unsuccessful.