A List of Local Government Qualifications

Here’s a list of local government qualifications managed by the LGSETA. These qualifications will help you pursue a career in the government sector. For more about careers in this sector read our post listing careers and scarce skills in the government sector.

Qualifications for Careers in Local Government

Check out this list of currently registered learnerships. There is a pipeline of new qualifications being developed so there’s a lot of stuff to keep up to date with!

Here are lists of new occupation certificates:

NQF. Level 1 and 2 for those with little or no high school and limited if any work experience

NQF Level 3 qualifications for those with some high school and little or no work experience.

Awesome NQF Level 4 qualifications for Matriculants or experienced workers.

NQF Level 5 Qualifications for Managers

NQF Level 6 Qualifications for Professionals

We are adding more updates so follow #KeepClimbing for the latest.

If you’re a training provider and wish to become accredited with the LGSETA, use this list to see which qualifications you’re interested in offering. Remember that you can either be training the unemployed to meet entry-level scarce skills needs or you could be training current government sector employees. Read more about careers and scarce skills in the government sector.

Local Government Qualifications List

Qualification	NQF	Credits	NLRD	Learnership
General Education and Training Certificate Environmental Practice	1	122	49552	No
National Certificate: Ward Committee Governance	2	120	57823	Skill Programme
National Certificate: Environmental Practice	2	128	49605	No
National Certificate: Environmental Practice	3	122	49752	No
National Certificate: Local Government Support Services	3	127	58644	No
National Certificate: Local Government Councillor Practices	3	122	58578	No
Further Education and Training Certificate: Municipal Finance and Administration	4	157	50372	Yes
National Certificate: Local Economic Development	4	163	36436	Yes
Further Education and Training Certificate: Leadership Development	4	160	50081	Yes
Further Education and Training Certificate: Fire and Rescue Operations	4	148	57803	Submitted for registration
Further Education and Training Certificate: Environmental Practice	4	140	50309	No
Further Education and Training Certificate: Environmental Noise Practice	4	120	58801	No
Further Education and Training Certificate: Generic Management: Disaster Risk Management (Learning programme recorded 57712	4	150	64870	No
Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Development: Local Economic Development (Learning programme 76989)	4	125	67509	No
Occupational Certificate: Electrician	4	360	91761	No
National Diploma: Public Finance Management and Administration	5	260	49554	Yes
National Certificate: Local Economic Development	5	142	36438	Yes
National Certificate: Municipal Integrated Development Planning	5	160	50205	Yes
National Certificate: Emergency Services Supervision: Fire and Rescue Operations	5	130	64390	Yes
National Certificate: Environmental Noise Control	5	120	59325	No
National Certificate: Environmental Management	5	134	66789	No
Certificate: Local Government	5	120	23616	No
Higher Certificate: Local Government	5	240	23617	No
National Certificate: Municipal Governance (Learning programme recorded 67467)	5	140	60529	No
National Certificate: Generic Management: Disaster Risk Management (Learning programme recorded 59201)	5	162	60274	No
National Certificate: Community Development (Learning Programmes recorded 83389, 83392, 83393)	5	147	80946	No
Certificate: Municipal Financial Management	6	166	48965	Yes
National Certificate: Local Economic Development	6	144	36437	Yes
Diploma: Local Government	6	360	35956	No