Specialist: Quality Assurance

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following functions:

Curriculum
Evaluation

• Assess curriculum materials, including textbooks, lesson plans, assessments, and multimedia resources, to ensure they align with educational standards, learning objectives, and pedagogical best practices.
• Evaluate the overall coherence, sequencing, and progression of content within the curriculum to ensure a logical and effective learning pathway for students.
• Review the clarity, accuracy, and relevance of instructional materials, ensuring that they provide comprehensive coverage of the subject matter and support learning outcomes.
• Assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of instructional strategies, methodologies, and resources in facilitating student engagement, comprehension, and skill development.
• Analyze the integration of technology and multimedia elements within the curriculum, ensuring they enhance the learning experience and align with instructional goals.
• Identify any gaps, redundancies, or inconsistencies within the curriculum, and propose strategies for improvement and enhancement.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, instructional designers, and educators to gather feedback and insights on curriculum materials, incorporating their expertise into the evaluation process.
• Conduct pilot testing and gather feedback from students and teachers to assess the effectiveness and usability of curriculum materials.
• Stay updated on evolving educational standards, research findings, and industry trends to ensure curriculum materials are current and relevant.
• Utilize data-driven approaches, including assessment results and student performance data, to evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum materials and identify areas for improvement.
• Provide recommendations for revisions, enhancements, or updates to curriculum materials based on evaluation findings and pedagogical best practices.
• Work closely with curriculum development Specialist to implement revisions and track the progress of improvements.
• Maintain detailed documentation of the evaluation process, findings, and recommendations, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Quality
Assurance

• Excellent, effective and timeous management of all quality assurance related processes for
• Provider accreditation and monitoring.
• Workplace approval and monitoring.
• Learning Programme Implementation Assessment and Certification and all other related functions.
• Manage the evaluation of the Service Providers’ Quality Management Systems.
• Ensure that the Service Provider Developmental Plans are implemented and closely monitored.
• Manage the record keeping of providers, assessors and moderators.
• Effective management of other data related to occupational directed training programs.
• Compile accurate reports timeously.
• Manage consultants who provide services to the Unit for various functions.
• Manage all delegated functions from the Quality Council of Trades and Occupations.
• Manage the evaluation of the Service Providers’ Quality Management Systems.
• Ensure that the Service Provider Developmental Plans are implemented and closely monitored.
• Manage the record keeping about providers, assessors and moderators. Manage the registration of Assessors and Moderators.
• Compile accreditation reports.
• General administration in respect of training provider accreditation. Oversee the assessment of new qualifications for QCTO as required by the SLA.
• Monitor the development of new qualifications.
• Manage the issuing of certificates/SOR.
• Improvement and facilitation of Learning Programs.
• Ensure evaluation of Learning Programs.

Stakeholder Management
and Relations

• Provide advocacy on Quality Assurance related matters to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the necessary organs of state and domestic and international organisations to promote and enhance effective, efficient and secure human movement.
• Ensure the development and effective stakeholder relations management with both local and international communities in support of national objectives and Quality Assurance priorities.
• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge…