Officer: Skills Trainer – SWAKOP URANIUM

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Execute training courses and coach learners to impart required skills using standard designed assessment tools to assess learners’ competency and issues certificate of competency as applicable.

Key Performance Areas:

• Execute skills development for competency per monthly and weekly training schedules.
• Prepare lesson plans to ensure a consistent approach to learning, in terms of the learning objectives, learning progression and time management.
• Check that the objective of the course is achieved by using various training methods and methodologies.
• Ensure adherence to relevant procedures and report any deviations from the procedure to management.
• Adhere to the principles of assessment in terms of fairness, reliability, authentic, current, sufficient, flexibility and validity.
• Adhere to assessment methodologies when conducting assessment and ensure it is appropriate for the performance and abilities to be assessed.
• Record all assessment decision and supporting evidence for enabling moderation and/or review purposes on the assessment outcome.
• Provide continuous feedback to the Learner(s) and ensure retraining or retesting is arranged within the required time lines.
• Conduct moderation on assessments as and when required.
• Plan and conduct participatory outcomes-based activities that challenge and support learners and encourage maximum participation.
• Respond to feedback received from learners and check for understanding through questioning and review quizzes.
• Design, develop and review of training material and when required in conjunction with the curriculum section.
• Conduct skills audit on the development needs of the employees and introduce training interventions to address competency /skills gap and improved performance.
• Support EUD with the implementation of post training coaching/ mentoring.
• Liaise with EUD and obtain relevant information when modification of equipment/processes etc are done and provide feedback to Curriculum section.

Requirements and experience:

• Grade 12 or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects.
• Higher Certificate in Occupationally Directed Education Training Development Practices, NQF Level 5.
• Minimum 3 years’ skills facilitator experience in the Mining Industry.
• Registered to train, assess and moderate Earth-Moving Heavy Equipment and lifting equipment.
• Experience in conducting safety training such as, Working at Heights, Confined Space and Permit to Work etc.
• Registered with NTA as an Assessor and Moderator.
• Facilitation certification
• Basic Rigging training added advantage
• Code B or BE Driver’s License.  Code C License added advantage