Basic Function (Summary of the function).

The Specialist provided technical support in the development, continuous improvement and quality assurance of occupational standards, TVET curricula, and workplace-based training packages, ensuring alignment with industry needs, national TVET policies, and approved standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Curriculum and Occupational Standards Development

• Participate in the development, review, and updating of occupational standards and competency-based curricula and training packages
• Support the integration of workplace-based learning and dual training components into TVET curricula/training packages.
• Supervise compilation of technical inputs and documentation for curriculum validation and approval processes.

2. Quality Assurance Support

• Support quality assurance activities related to curriculum implementation in TVET institutions.
• Assist in monitoring institutional compliance with approved curricula and occupational standards.
• Contribute to audits, evaluations, and accreditation-related activities.

3. Industry and Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with industry experts, trainers, and institutions during curriculum development and review exercises.
• Organize curriculum development workshops, technical committee meetings, and validation forums.
• Support capacity building of instructors and curriculum developers on competency-based education and training (CBET) methodologies.

4. Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare technical reports, curriculum briefs, and progress updates.
• Ensures maintenance of records and databases of approved curricula and occupational standards.
• Participate in preparation of division’s workplans and budgets
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by supervisors.

5. Supervision and leadership

• Provide supervision, technical support, guidance and capacity building to staff under direct supervision
• Prepare unit plans and performance agreements for staff under supervision
• Provide on-the job training, coaching and mentoring to staff under supervision.
• Supervise and mentor junior officers and technical staff under Curriculum Services function.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor in line with the mandate of the Council.

Supervision received: Receives direct supervision from the Manager Curriculum Services.

Supervision exercised: Supervision of Curriculum Specialist and any other temporary staff, technical experts as may be assigned.

Education requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Vocational/Technical Education Studies, Curriculum Studies, Education, Education Policy, Engineering, or a related field.
• A master’s degree in the above fields and Training in Job analysis is an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in occupational profiling, occupational standards development, TVET Competency based curriculum/Training Packages development, stakeholder engagements and profound knowledge of TVET systems
• At least 3 years of supervision experience.
• Experience working with industry competency-based training and Assessment packages

Knowledge and Skills

• Practical knowledge of occupational profiling and standards development, competency-based curriculum development, workplace-based training and assessment packages, and TVET quality assurance requirements.
• Skills in facilitating curricula and standards initiatives, coordinating technical working groups, and supporting curriculum validation processes.
• Ability to support compliance monitoring, documentation, and technical reporting with attention to detail.

Physical Demands: None.

Travel Requirements: Travel to regional offices to support TVET providers. May be required to travel internationally for exposure to best practices.

• Participate in the development, review, and updating of occupational standards and competency-based curricula and training packages
• Support the integration of workplace-based learning and dual training components into TVET curricula/training packages.
• Supervise compilation of technical inputs and documentation for curriculum validation and approval processes.
• Support quality assurance activities related to curriculum implementation in TVET institutions.
• Assist in monitoring institutional compliance with approved curricula and occupational standards.
• Contribute to audits, evaluations, and accreditation-related activities.
• Liaise with industry experts, trainers, and institutions during curriculum development and review exercises.
• Organize curriculum development workshops, technical committee meetings, and validation forums.
• Support capacity building of instructors and curriculum developers on competency-based education and training (CBET) methodologies.
• Prepare technical reports, curriculum briefs, and progress updates.
• Ensures maintenance of records and databases of approved curricula and occupational standards.
• Participate in preparation of division’s workplans and budgets
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by supervisors.
• Provide supervision, technical support, guidance and capacity building to staff under direct supervision
• Prepare unit plans and performance agreements for staff under supervision
• Provide on-the job training, coaching and mentoring to staff under supervision.
• Supervise and mentor junior officers and technical staff under Curriculum Services function.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor in line with the mandate of the Council.

• Practical knowledge of occupational profiling and standards development, competency-based curriculum development, workplace-based training and assessment packages, and TVET quality assurance requirements.
• Skills in facilitating curricula and standards initiatives, coordinating technical working groups, and supporting curriculum validation processes.
• Ability to support compliance monitoring, documentation, and technical reporting with attention to detail.

• Bachelor’s degree in Vocational/Technical Education Studies, Curriculum Studies, Education, Education Policy, Engineering, or a related field.
• A master’s degree in the above fields and Training in Job analysis is an added advantage.