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Occupational Certificate

Office Administrator

Build the capability to coordinate office activities, manage information and support business functions with confidence.

NQF Level 5 Credits 445 SAQA ID 102161 Typical rollout 24 months

Qualification overview

Occupational certificate focused on professional office coordination and administration.

Workplace aligned

Built around real office processes, communication, records and business support.

Learning pathway

Knowledge, practical skills and workplace evidence developed together.

About the qualification

Purpose, relevance and workplace application.

This qualification prepares learners to operate as Office Administrators. It develops the administrative knowledge, practical capability and workplace experience needed to coordinate office activities, manage information and support management across business functions.

Office Administrators help organisations coordinate information, people and processes. The qualification develops capability for increasingly digital workplaces and supports professional administration across a wide range of sectors.

The qualification is relevant across industries because organisations depend on capable administration, communication, records, resource coordination and support for management activities.

Learning outcomes

What qualified learners will be able to do.

The qualification develops competence progressively, connecting learning to practical application and workplace evidence.

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Coordinate office administration and records.

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Communicate professionally and maintain customer relationships.

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Support resources, procurement and tendering processes.

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Assist staffing, skills development and small project administration.

Occupational learning pathway

From learning to workplace competence.

Knowledge, practical skills and workplace experience are connected throughout the programme, with progress building towards occupational competence.

Build the knowledge

Facilitated learning develops the concepts, principles and occupational knowledge required by the curriculum.

Practice the skills

Structured activities and practical tasks allow learners to build capability before workplace application.

Apply it in the workplace

Learners complete authentic workplace activities, gather evidence and build the required work experience.

Assess, support and progress

Assessment, feedback, progress tracking and workplace evidence support learners towards completion and EISA readiness.

Key areas of learning

Capability built around real work.

Learning focuses on the knowledge and tasks learners need to perform confidently in the relevant occupational or workplace context.

Office administration

Records and document management

Customer relationships

Procurement and tender support

People and skills administration

Small project support

Qualification structure

Learning, application and evidence.

The occupational qualification integrates knowledge modules, practical skills modules and workplace experience. Learners build competence through facilitated learning, structured practical activities and workplace evidence.

Delivery & implementation support

How Intaka supports the learning journey.

Intaka Learning supports programme delivery and administration in partnership with appropriately accredited skills development providers.

Learner coordination

Onboarding, communication, attendance follow-up and structured learner support across the delivery cycle.

Training delivery

Facilitated learning and practical activities aligned to the qualification and workplace context.

Assessment administration

Submission tracking, evidence management, assessment coordination and readiness support.

Progress visibility

Programme tracking, reporting and digital visibility through the Intaka Learning Portal.

Important: Qualification availability, duration, entry requirements, workplace arrangements and assessment processes may vary according to the accredited provider, project design and applicable SETA or QCTO requirements.
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