Qualifications for Careers in Local Government
Here’s a list of qualifications available for those who work in or who want to 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.
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.
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 |
