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PRIORITY SKILLS 2023/2024

CONSOLIDATED LIST OF PRIORITY OCCUPATIONS AND


SKILLS

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CONSOLIDATED LIST OF PRIORITY OCCUPATIONS AND SKILLS

MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Crafts and Trades (Artisans)
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Machine Operator/ - Manufacturing equipment/systems operations, processing - Time management,


Industrial Machinists techniques and controls - Attention to detail
- Computer Software operations - Accuracy
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance procedure - Interpersonal relations
- Operating machinery & assembling procedure - Team work
Industrial Textile Pattern - Drawing, measuring & interpreting technical drawings - Creative
Makers - Drafting and designing clothing designs - Problem-solving
- Use of Gerber Computer Aided Design (CAD) System - Attention to detail
- Industrial fabric cutting & construction - Result oriented
- Knowledge of industrial sewing and sewing machines - IT Savvy
Diamond - Diamond Experience & Knowledge - Communication Skills
Planner/Marker - Computer, Numerical & Geometry skills - Accuracy & Concentration
- Diamond cutting tools and techniques - Hand-Eye coordination
- Diamond Parameters - Trust & Credibility
- Diamond sorting classifications & techniques - Resilience
Diamond - Numerical & Geometry skills - Hand-Eye coordination
Polisher/Grader - Computer aided and manual polishing - Patience/Endurance
- Diamond Parameters & Brillianteering process - Concentration
- Control and precision for machine work - Attention to detail
- Valuation techniques & processes - Accuracy

Diamond Bruter (Cutter) - Knowledge of physical characteristics of Diamond - Hand-Eye coordination


- Diamond Parameters - Patience
- Computer technological skills - Presence of mind
- Numerical & Geometry skills - Credibility
- Knowledge of cutting machine & types of cutting operation - Attention to detail
Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills


Textile & Clothing - Pattern making, Grading of Patterns & Material properties - Interpersonal relations
Technicians - Fabric construction & fashion trends - Team work
- Marker making, Mould making & Work Study - Public speaking
- Knowledge of Gerber CAD System - Eye for Detail
- Quality Control and Management - Dexterity
- Use of Computer Aided Patternmaking Design

Spinning Technicians - Cotton Carding - Interpersonal relations


- Process improvement & waste control - Team work
- Spinning tools, process & procedures - Result oriented
- IT Knowledge - Problem solving
Jewellery Manufacturers - Knowledge of Gems, metals, basic restoration and assembly - Artistic abilities.
(Jeweler) techniques and finishes. - Negotiation
- Proficiency with computer-aided design. - Creativity

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- Researching, evaluating & valuing pieces and materials - Integrity
- Designing new pieces and building moulds. - Fingers dexterity.
- Cleaning and polishing jewelry.

Diamond Manufacturer - Rough & Polished Diamond Valuation techniques & process - Communication Skills
- Markets behaviours (rough/polished diamonds) - Credibility
- Numerical & Data analysis skills - Accuracy & Concentration
- Diamond sorting classifications & techniques - Negotiation skills
- Computer technological skills - Planning & organizing

Control & - Machinery maintenance, calibration and repairs - Problem solving


Instrumentation - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance procedure - Attention to details
Technicians - Industrial system control & Network technologies - Professionalism
- Electronics, control & instrumentation - Good record keeping
Leather Processing - Knowledge of different characteristics of skins/hides & - Tolerance
Technicians colour matching - Resilience
- Basic Biological, Physical & Chemical analysis - Adaptable
- Ability to perform Basic Quality Control Tests
- Knowledge of waste streams & basic processing skills.
Leather Technicians - Knowledge of the tannery effluent & Formulation of - Tolerance
Processes for Leather Tanning - Resilience
- Biological, Chemical and Physical properties and reactions. - Adaptable
- Able to perform tests on raw hides, processed leather and - Mentoring & coaching
products
- Waste management awareness & Quality control
procedures & processes
- Safety, health & environment procedures
Food Laboratory - Biology & Physics - Leadership & Organising
Technicians - General Sciences - Communication
- Scientific Machinery - Creativity
- Project development & management - Problem Solving
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Textile & Clothing - Design and Fabric construction - Interpersonal relations


Engineers - Pattern making & Grading of Patterns - Team work
- Knowledge of Gerber CAD System & Computer Aided - Creativity
pattern making - Eye for Detail
- Design Marker making and Work Study
- Quality Control and Management
Spinning Engineers - Cotton Carding - Team work
- Spinning process, procedures & waste control - Communication
- Spinning tools, troubleshooting, repairs & maintenance - Negotiation
- IT Knowledge & numerical skills
Industrial Engineers - Machinery set-up, operations and maintenance - Communication
- Manufacturing process development, control systems & - Teamwork
devices - Critical Thinking
- Technology & software proficiency - Adaptability
- Data analysis and interpretation - Coordination
- GMP compliance system & Records management
Veterinary Surgeons - Research and development - Record keeping
- GMP & Good Laboratory Practice (BLP) - Team effectiveness

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- Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance - Communication
- Risk management - Planning & Coordination
- Legal and regulatory procedures
Food Scientist - Wide Knowledge of sciences & Research Skills. - Resilience
- Good business, IT, analytical and numerical abilities. - Attention to detail
- Molecular Chemistry & Molecular Biology - Communication
- Health, safety and hygiene - Team Player
Nutritionist - Microbiology & Mathematics - Communication
- Food, nutrition and health - Team Player
- Food science & technology - Reading & Writing
- Food handling and Hygiene - Organizational
- Safety, Health and Environment - Management
Product Developer - Product application requirements - Creativity
- Conceptualization & Design skills - Market intelligence
- Manufacturing processes - Result oriented
- Material science & Quality assurance - Adaptability
- Tools and technologies - Innovative
Animal Husbandry - Hides and skins handling and preservation. - Passion
Officers - Biological Structures of Hides and Skins - Adaptability
- Characteristics of Different Hides and Skins. - Teamwork
- Defects on Hides and skins (post mortem and anti-mortem) - Flexibility
- Skin Diseases of economic importance - Creative Thinking
Process Engineer - Chemical Reactions - Adaptability
- Tannery Mechanizations - Leadership
- Process Flow & Waste streams - Innovation & Creativity
- Basic Mechanic Trouble shooting of the plant. - Problem Solving

Specialists
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Textile Printing - Knowledge & use of textile machines and tools - Time management
Technician - Machine operation & Workshop process flow - Critical thinking
- 3-D Printing - Problem solving
- Quality control - Analytical
Toxicologist - Managing clinical trials and experiments - Organising
- Risk assessment & management - Attention to detail
- Managing statistical data and research scientific literature - Analytical
- Legal and regulatory procedures - Critical thinking
Industrial Pharmacist - Drug research, design, development, analysis and testing - Team effectiveness,
- Formulation and manufacturing process development - Communication skills
- GMP, GLP, Software Proficiency - Planning & Organising
- Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Risk management - Attention to detail
- Legal and regulatory procedures - Analytical
- Drug marketing and distribution processes and procedures
Industrial Pharmacy - GMP and GLP compliance, supply chain & logistics - Analytical
Technician - Testing and analysis of medicines - Attention to details
- Knowledge of industrial pharmaceutical operations & - Good record keeping
procedure - Good communication
- Project Planning & Management,
- Legal and regulatory procedures
Pharmaceutical - Drug research, design and development - Analytical
Scientists - Computational drug analysis - Attention to detail

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- Data analysis and interpretation, management & storage - Good record keeping,
- Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Legal and regulatory - Leadership
procedures - IT Savvy
Pharmaceutical - Drug Research & Development, analysis and testing - Analytical
Chemists - Manufacturing process & Laboratory equipment controls - Attention to detail,
- Data analysis and interpretation - Good record keeping,
- Legal and regulatory procedures - Good communication,
- ICT skills
Pharmaceutical - Designing and improving test methods - Attention to detail
Microbiologist - Laboratory procedures and controls - Analytical skills
- Good Manufacturing Practice - IT Savvy
- Legal and regulatory
Clinical & Veterinary - Drugs development, investigation and analysis - Organized & Accuracy
Pharmacologist - Research & development - Analytical
- Clinical trials - Attention to detail
- Drugs safety profiling and reporting - Problem-solving
- Pharmacovigilance (Drug safety) - Communication
Epidemiologist - Public health & Clinical trials - Attention to detail
- Disease patterns & types; Project management techniques - Analytical
- Statistical concepts & tools; Medical & biological processes - Effective communication
- Research & surveillance methods & tools - Time management
- Monitoring & evaluation mechanisms - IT Savvy
Vaccinologist - Vaccine manufacturing processes & technologies - Critical thinking
- Research & surveillance methods & tools - Attention to detail
- Clinical trials & characteristics of vaccines - Effective communication
- Types of vaccines/immunisations, Codes & standards - Teamwork
Control and - Machine installation, repair & maintenance - Critical Thinking
Instrumentation - Operating equipment - Customer care
Engineer - Commissioning and troubleshooting of Programmable Logic - Attention to Detail
Controllers. - Decision Making
- Troubleshooting of Variable Speed Drives and Soft starters. - Innovation & Creativity
Environmental & - Soil science, chemistry, and biology - Creative
Sustainability Engineer - Knowledge of fluid systems & material science - Interpersonal
- Waste Management and Treatment Processes - Problem-solving
- New technology, regulations & climate issues
Mould Designer - Computer Numerical Control Programming - Creativity
- Material science & design skills - IT savvy
- Mechanical manufacturing process & micro devices - Attention to detail
fabrication - Hand-Eye coordination
- Technical drawing & numerical analysis
Leather Products - Hides and skins processing - Tolerance
Manufactures - CNC Programming - Resilience
- Pattern designing, cutting & stitching skills - Adaptable
- Lasting & Finishing Skills
Leather Scientists & - Research & testing (e.g. leather durable) skills - Attention to Detail
Chemist - Chemical, physical, aerobic and anaerobic reactions - Communication
- Tanning methods and agents; Leather tanning processes - Tolerance & Resilience
- Waste solutions & Safety Precautions - Adaptable
- Knowledge of the tannery effluent & chemical active - Analytical
ingredients.

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Managers
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Production Manager - Factory work flow process planning - Communication


- Product roadmap development & production schedules - Interpersonal skills
- Inspection & Quality control & Risk management - Leadership &
- Efficient assembly process & new technologies management
- Product Research, Prototyping, Data Analysis and - Strategic thinking
Management - Result oriented
- Software proficiencies & use of Gerber Digitizer and Plotter - Organization & planning
Footwear Production - Technical knowledge of DESMA System - Team player
Manager - Developing requisitions & reviewing first production cases - Detail oriented
- Monitoring and Tracking - Time management
- Quality control & risk management - Communication
Quality Assurance - Quality control processes & regulatory procedures - Effective Communication
Manager - Safety Knowledge, standards and procedures - Attention to detail
- Quality Management System - Analytical
Operations manager/ - Supply chain & logistics management - Strategic thinking
Logistics Manager - Resource management, - Result oriented
- Plant operation procedures & processes - Problem solving
- Safety, health & environment - Time Management
Regulatory Affairs - Legal procedure and processes - Decision-making
Manager - Legal writing & interpretation of law - Persuasion and leadership
- Knowledge of policies and regulations - Attention to detail
- GMP, QMS, - Adaptable
- Supply chain management & project management
Digitization
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Nano Technologist - Atomic and subatomic applications - Analytical


- Engineering science & technology - Logical thinking
- Molecular modelling - Creativity
- Codes, processes & standards - Persistence
Industrial Automation - Industrial automation and control systems - Critical thinking
Engineer - Designing and implementation of automation infrastructure - Planning and organizing
- Advanced manufacturing systems - Coordination
- Cybersecurity & Artificial intelligence - Communication
- Equipment controls, calibration and maintenance - Problem solving
Future Jobs
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Fabric Weaving Technologists - Knowledge of Geber technology - Creativity


- Fabric Design - Attention to detail
- Fabric Science - Methodical approach to work
- IT Knowledge - Interpersonal
Redundant Jobs and Skills
Redundant Jobs Comments
Pattern-making Technicians - Hand Patterns Makers - Everything now is digitized. Those
- Hand Graders in the system will need retooling

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CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Crafts and Trades (Artisans)
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Steel fixers - Calculating & measuring, - Communication


- Brickwork, Steel Fixer-Precast - Teamwork
knowledge - Attention to Detail
- Health & Safety
Carpenters - Precision, Measuring, Designing, - Attention to Detail
Moulding, Roofing, - Critical Thinking
- Ability to Work with Hands Joinery, - Teamwork
- Timber Frame knowledge
Grass roof Thatcher’s - Understanding of insulating - Innovation
characteristics of grass and other - Creativity
thatching material - Attention to Detail
- Designing & Roof Thatching,
- Spatial awareness & understanding
load bearing capabilities of timber
Plumbers - Understanding of Stream Water & - Team Work
Drainage System - Self-Driven
- Measuring & Technical Connection - Passionate
- Environment Management, - Patient
- Pipe fitting, installation and
maintenance,
Stonemasons - Designing, Traditional Stonework, - Creativity
Building Restoration, Conservation, - Innovation
- Understanding of cement mix - Team Work
process
Coded Welders - Designing & Measuring - Passionate
- Cutting of equipment, Pipe Welding - Patient
& fabrication of stainless steel and - Attention to Detail
aluminium - Creativity
- Safety & Health,
Riggers - Knowledge of Machines & Tools, - Communication,
- Trouble Shooting, Quality Control, - Time-management,
- Yacht Rigging and Spar - Problem Solving
Maintenance
- Spatial awareness
Special Coaters - Understanding Flow of coating - Attention to Detail
material, - Creativity
- Mixture Techniques, - Innovation
- Furniture & protective coating,
- Industrial coating membranes
Scaffold Erectors - Understand technical drawings. - Attention to detail
- Calculating heights - Excellent hand eye coordination.
- Assembling scaffolds - Patient & Passionate
- Awareness on Health & Safety
Boiler makers - Excellent mechanical skills - Enthusiasm
- Proficient in welding skills. - Innovation

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- Ability to detect and fix problems. - Teamwork
- Ability to work in tanks of any height.
Pipe Fitter - Knowledge of cutting and welding - Communication skills.
methods. - Integrity.
- Ability to understand blue prints. - Adaptability.
- Knowledge of tools and equipment used - Time management
on the job (e.g. pneumatic drills)
- Pipe fitting, calibration and maintenance
Formwork Carpenters - Concrete formwork, moulds for pouring - Attention to details.
concrete. - Manual dexterity.
- Building staircases, Install windows - Stamina.
doors etc.
- Framing – construct the wooden
structure for a building (walls, floors and
door frames)
Aluminum Fabricator - Casting, forming longing & welding using - Communication
fabricating techniques - Attention to detail
- Bending, stamping and rolling aluminium - Planning
sheets, & assembling aluminium - Team work.
- Interpreting plans and specifications
- Turning and milling aluminium.
- Safety health & environment
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning - Wiring and electricity connection - Problem solving
- Pumping & piping. - Analytical
- Installation & maintenance. - Customer service
- Testing equipment and tools.

Bricklayers (face brick) - Mixing - understand cement & sand mix - Good workmanship
proportions - Attention to detail
- Laying bricks, pre-cast stones and other - Teamwork.
types of building blocks
- Repair walls, arches and other structures
Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Construction Technologists - Contract management and procurement - Analytical


- Monitoring and evaluation techniques - Problem solving
- Application of Project Management software & - Interpersonal relations
methodologies - Organising & Coordinating
- Work scheduling & stakeholder management - Adaptability and flexibility
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Geo-technical Engineer - Deformation, shear strength & mass of soils. - Decision making.
- Types of foundation & soil compaction. - Adaptability
- Aggregate & quality control. - Teamwork
- Geosynthetic materials. - IT savvy
High Voltage engineers - Electronic trouble shooting & equipment - Critical thinking
maintenance - Analytical
- Designing circuit & electrical switch gears - Planning & organizing
- Attention to detail

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- Develop electrical schematics & apply linear
theory analysis.
ENERGY SECTOR

Crafts and Trades (Artisans)

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Photovoltaic (PV) Installers - Basic Electrical Wiring - Effective Communication


- Electrical Schematic Diagrams - Customer Focus
- Solar Radiation Process - Solutions oriented
Solar Thermal Installers - Basic Electrical Wiring - Effective Communication
- Electrical Schematic Diagrams - Planning & Execution
- Solar Radiation Process - Customer Focus
Technicians

Control & Instrumentation - Calibrating, measuring & instrument maintenance - Analytical Thinking
Technicians - Telemetry, PLC Programming & Systems Interfacing - Effective Communication
- Planning & Execution
- Solutions oriented
Professionals

Occupational Hygienist - Health safety & environment - Effective Communication


- Medical laboratory techniques - Solution oriented
- Counselling & First Aid - Analytical
Energy Auditors - Capital cost estimation - Analytical
- Project delivery and management - Attention to detail
- Engineering and technology - Effective communication
Specialists

Commercial Transaction - Law/legislation - Negotiation Skill


Advisors - Commerce, Economics, Auditing - Commercial acumen
- Project & Risk Management - Solution Oriented
- Energy policy, planning & management - Effective Communication
Energy Economist (Post - Electricity trading & accounts - Strategic Thinking
basic) - Energy economics & modelling - Analytical Thinking
- Power Purchase Agreement methodologies - Planning & Execution
- Pricing & tariff setting - Solution Oriented
Quality Control Specialist - Quality Control - Analytical Thinking
- Project Management Methodologies - Effective Communication
- Transport & Logistics (Procurement and/or Supply - Solution Oriented
Chain) - Relationship management
Project Management & - Projects Management - Effective Communication
Commissioning Specialist - Procurement-supply chain - Negotiation
- Systems Commissioning & Integration - Planning & Execution
- Costing/Financing - Relationship management
Risk Management Specialist - Analysis of risk appetite, identify risks & manage risk - Commercial Acumen
- Auditing procedures & processes - Attention to detail
- Quality assurance principles - Analytical
- Effective communication
Digitisation and Future Jobs/Skills
Control Systems Engineer - Designs, develops, installs, troubleshoot & program - Attention to detail
OR Protection Engineer systems solutions - Effective Communication

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- Implement control Systems (SCADA) - Planning and organizing
- Manages, monitors and maintains instrumentations - It savvy
- Modelling & Simulation Techniques
Renewable Energy Engineer - Types & sources of renewable energy - Analytical Thinking
- Application of renewable energy technologies, - Planning & Execution
policies & regulations - Problem Solving
- Environmental and social impact - Team Player
- Mechanical & electrical engineering
- 3D Modeling and Simulation
Renewable Energy - Assemble, install and maintain solar panel & - Effective Communication
Technician PV system - Planning & Execution
- Configures PV systems and connect panel to - Customer Focus
the power grid - Team Player
- Testing and calibrating operating voltages
- 3D Modeling and Simulation
PV Solar Installer (Artisan) - Basic electrical wiring, install gauges or controls - Effective Communication
- Electrical schematic diagrams & solar radiation - Team Player
process - Agility
- Safety Health and Environment
WATER SECTOR

Crafts and Trades (Artisans)

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Borehole Mechanic - Renovation of casing & restoring boreholes - Attention to details


- Racing the outside walls of the borehole - Customer care
- Improving water collection and pumping methods - Analytical thinking
- Drilling of new boreholes, procurement of spares - Problem solving
and consumables
Coded Welder - Welding configuration & maintenance (Welding) of - Patience
steel Pipeline - Attention to detail
- Understanding of types of products and welding
code system
- Safety, Health and Environment
Rig Operator - Operates the drilling and its associated heavy - Attention to details
equipment such as compressors, winches etc. - Customer care
- First-line Maintenance of the drilling rig and - Collaboration and Adaptation
associated equipment. - Problem solving
- Safety, Health and Environment
Boat Operator (Special - Transporting Lab Analysts/Assistants to recover - Communication
Operations) water samples primary sources. - Customer Care
- Navigate the boat in and out of harbour and docks - Physical Stamina
- Scuba diving
Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Control and Instrumentation - Installation & maintenance of online instrument - Attention to detail
Technician - Installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of - Customer care
Programmable Logic Controllers. - Team Player
- Troubleshooting of Variable Speed Drives and Soft
starters.

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Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Control and Instrumentation - Design, modification, installation & programming of - Attention to details
Engineer Control Systems (e.g. SCADA ) - Customer care
- Design of Telemetry systems - Team Player
- Telemetry & Systems integration.
Process Engineer - Oversees and assesses existing processes and - Persuasive
workflows. - Attention to detail.
- Optimizes productivity by designing, implementing - Team player
and testing new procedures.
Specialists

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Cathodic Protection - Diagnose and maintain Steel Pipeline - Attention to detail


Technician - Inspect, analyse and trouble shoot system and - Customer service
equipment - Communication
- Develop safety regulations and preventive
maintenance plans
Hydro Geologists - Performs groundwater data quality assurance, - Attention to detail
preliminary data analysis - Customer care
- Application of water rights, coordinate boreholes - Collaboration and Adaptation
leasing and use appropriate groundwater monitoring - Problem solving
technology
- Borehole data analysis and monitoring
Hydrologists - Perform surface water resource planning, - Attention to detail
monitoring, assessment and modelling - Customer care
- Conduct dams and rivers performance and safety - Analytical
analysis - Problem Solving
- Formulate & advice on water policy and legislative
frameworks on local & transboundary water
resources
Managers

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Programme Manager/ -
Good knowledge of techniques for planning, - Leadership skills
Transactional Manager: monitoring and controlling programmes - Interpersonal skills
(Feasibility, Planning and
- sound business case development and approvals - Communication skills
Design) skills
- good understanding of the procurement process
including negotiation with third parties
Programme Manager: - good knowledge of techniques for planning, - Leadership skills
Construction monitoring and controlling programmes - Interpersonal skills
- sound business case development and approvals - Communication skills
skills
- good understanding of the procurement process
including negotiation with third parties
MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR

Crafts and Trades (Artisans)

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Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Heavy Plant Mechanics - Heavy Plant Mechanic - Interpersonal relations


- Service Information System - Team Player
- Safety Health and Environment(SHE) - Supervision
Riggers - Load Measurement & Numerical skills - Team Player
- Safety Health and Environment(SHE) - Communication
- Rope Systems & Industrial rope access - Attention to detail
- Signalling, Fall protection & Suspended scaffolding - Problem Solving

Fitters and Turners - Fittings & turning - Attention to detail


- Ms-Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) - Accuracy
- Safety Health and Environment(SHE) - Communication
- Teamwork
Mining Operators - Electrical, Explosives, Drill & Blast, - Teamwork
- Load & Haul - Results oriented
- Plant mechanics, & mining Services - Communication
Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Geo-Technicians - Information Technology - Attention to detail


- Geology - Accuracy
- Exploration Techniques - Communication
- Sampling Techniques - Analytical
Heating, Ventilation and Air - Science Refrigeration, - Passionate
Conditioning Technicians - Fridge, Cold room and Air Condition operation - Customer Focus
- Basic Electronics & Circuit system - Solutions oriented
- Safety Procedures - Attention to detail
Control and Instrumentation - Electronics, Telemetry - Analytical Thinking
Technicians - Control, Instrumentation & Systems Interfacing - Effective Communication
- Basic programming & Calibration - Planning & Execution
- Measurement Instrument Maintenance - Customer Focus
- PLC Programming & computer skills
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Geologist - Geophysical Techniques & Mapping - Attention to detail


- 2D/3D Geology Modelling, GIS and Databases - Analytical
- Exploration/Filed techniques, - Collaboration and Adaptation
- Geo-statistics, research & technical writing - Problem solving
- Project management & Risk management
Geophysicists - Applied Physics in Geology - Teamwork
- Geo-Statistics & Seismology analysis - Supervisory
- Field Exploration Techniques - Planning & Management
- Electronics and Instrumentation Techniques, - Analytical
- IT and Database Management
Mechatronics Engineers - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA) - Communication
- Troubleshooting, Test & Commissioning - Analytical Skill

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- Design, installation & maintenance - Leadership
- Project Management - Critical thinking
- Health and Safety processes - Result oriented
Mechanical Engineers - Design, Installation & Commissioning & - Communication
Maintenance - Analytical Skill
- Trouble shooting & calibration - Leadership
- Project Management & Quality Control - Team Work
- Safety, Health and Environment
Electrical Engineers - Design, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting - Communication
& maintenance - Analytical Skill
- Project Management - Leadership
- Application of electrical standards & procedures - Team Work
- Types of electrical equipment and systems - Attention to detail
Control and - Automation, Project Management - Communication
Instrumentation - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA) - Analytical
Engineers - Troubleshooting, Test & Commissioning - Problem solving
- Safety, Health and Environment - Collaboration
Occupational Hygienists - Health, Environment & Safety - Analytical
- Medical Laboratory Techniques - Coordination
- Toxicology, Measuring & Sampling Techniques - Effective communication
- Data Analysis & measurement instruments - Problem solving
- Risk identification methodologies & management - Attention to detail
- Plant processes & exposure control
Ventilation Engineers - Systems installation, repair & maintenance - Supervisory skills
- Air flow systems & temperature control - Problem solving
- Types of ventilation - Attention to detail
- Mechanical engineering
Specialist

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Hydro-Geologists - Water rights application & usage monitoring - Attention to detail


process - Collaboration
- coordinate boreholes leasing and use appropriate - Adaptation
groundwater monitoring technology - Problem solving
- Groundwater exploration, borehole drilling & - Analytical
geochemical analysis
- Aquifer modelling & test-pumping
- Computer skills
Geo Technical Engineers - Slope stability monitoring & site investigation - Attention to detail
- Mine design and modeling - Collaboration
- Geotechnical mapping - Adaptation
- Underground rock mechanics - Problem solving
- Computer application skills - Supervisory skill
Resource/Production - Grade control & evaluation techniques - Supervisory skill
Geologist - Resource modeling - Attention to detail
- Drilling & Sampling techniques - Collaboration
- Statistics/ analytical techniques - Adaptation
- Geo-statistical methods - Problem solving
Geo Metallurgist - Mineralogy & Geology - Innovation
- Mineral extraction & treatment techniques - Analytical

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- Evaluation physical & chemical properties - Teamwork
- ICT application - Attention to detail
- Research & analysis methods/techniques
Mineral Economists - Mineral Policies formulation & application - Teamwork
- Mineral accounting & financial modelling - Interpersonal skill
- Data mining and analysis - Attention to detail
- Mineral valuation, pricing and tariff setting - Analytical & Accuracy
- Marketing and Branding - Communication
Big Data Engineers - Data mining systems/tools, data mining & modelling - Teamwork
- Application of research and analysis methods - Collaboration
- Data warehousing and retrieval - Attention to detail
- Building data infrastructure & coding system - Analytical
- Data languages, programming & ICT - Accuracy
TOURISM SECTOR

Services & Sales Workers

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Waiters - Serving Techniques (food & beverages), - Customer service


- Computers (software’s) - Communication skills
- Guest relations
Guides - Bird Watching - Customer Relations
- Mokoro Polling - Presentation
- Night Drive Techniques - Hospitality
- Understanding of Species & Inhabitants
- Understanding of History, Basic first aid
- Linguistic
Bartenders - Serving Techniques (food & beverages), - Communication
- Computers (software) - Customer Relations
- Cleanliness
- Teamwork
- Friendly
Mobile operators - Understanding of Tourism Industry, - Attention to Detail
- ICT - Customer Relations
- Advisory
- Communication
Boat Handlers/Drivers - Slip & slide - Customer service
- Parallel Parking - Communication
- Docking side-to - Problem solving
- Spin cycle - Team work
- Concentration
- Reliability
Barista - Product knowledge - Confidence
- Innovation - Creativity’
- Recipe creation and trouble shooting - Customer service
- Technical knowledge of coffee making - Communication
- Teamwork
Concierge - Guest relations - Customer experience
- Planning - Communication
- Computer literacy - Teamwork
- Time management

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Polers (mokoro drivers) - Knowledgeable in Tourism Industry - Customer Service
- Basic ICT knowledge - Time Management
- Communication
- Motivation
Fishery - Aquaculture knowledge - Time management
- Communication
- Creativity
- Basic mathematics skills
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Chef - Product knowledge - Creativity


- Innovation - Innovation
- Trained in Culinary Arts - Leadership
- Food Preparation (menu, dishes) - Time management
- Outdoor Cooking
- Food Safety and Hygiene
Executive Chef - Food Preparation - Leadership
- Culinary skills
- Management
- Communication
- Team-working
- Problem solving skills
Event Planners - Product knowledge - Time Management
- MICE knowledge - Problem solving
- Teamwork
Photographers - ICT, e-advertising - Results-Driven
- Digital Media - Focus
- Business Acumen - Strategic
- Customer Service
- Relationship Building
Programmers - Advanced Programming - Creativity
- Analysis - Logical Approach
- Capabilities - Problem Solving
- Developmental - Methodologies - Attention to Detail
- Tenacity
- Communication
Gastronomists - Food safety & Hygiene - Managerial competencies
- Knowledge of nutrition Analytical
- Knowledge in kitchen equipment - Organizational skills

Food & Beverage Manager - Serving Techniques - Managerial


- (food and beverages) - Emotional Intelligence
- Budgeting - Leadership
- Computers (softwares) - Customer Relations
- Knowledge on Food allergies
Specialists

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Pastry Chef - Food preparation - Attention to detail


- Baking Techniques and nutrition - Creativity

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- Emulsification technique - Organizing
- Leadership skills
Sous Chef - Knowledge in food stocks inventory - Leadership Communication
- Product knowledge Observation
- Active listening
- Supervisory skills
Executive Chef - Product development knowledge - Culinary skills
- Nutrition knowledge - Management
- Food Handling - Communication
- Culinary in-depth knowledge - Team-working
- Problem solving
Mixologist - Cocktails knowledge - Leadership
- Bartending - Culinary skills
- Food & Beverage management - Attention to detail
- Restaurant Management Menu Development - Communication
Hospitality Management - Team-working
- Hospitality and Wine - Problem solving
Sommeliers - Beverage expert - Attention to detail
- Various wine knowledge - Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
Photographers - ICT, e-advertising - Results-Driven
(Ornithology, Trees - Digital Media - Strategic
(vegetation),Stars - Business Acumen - Customer Service
- Leadership
- Relationship Building
Future Jobs and Future Skills

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Programmers - Programming Techniques - Critical thinking


- Software Application - Logical Approach
- Design - Problem Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Tenacity
- Communication
Drone Operators - Photography - Problem solving
- Videography - Critical thinking
- Communication
Digital Marketing Specialists - ICT, E-adverting - Problem solving
- Digital media - Critical skill
- Communication
WHOLESALE & RETAIL SECTOR

Crafts and Trades (Artisans)

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Bodyshop Technician/Denter - Electronics for diagnosis - Communication skills


/Penal beater/ Body repairers - Materials knowledge - Productivity and efficiency
- Auto body mechanics - Attention to detail
Technicians

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Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Mechatronics Technician - Electronics - Communication


- Mechanic - Productivity and efficiency
- Critical thinking
Gas Installers - Welding - Business acumen
- Pipe installation - Communication
- Critical thinking
Occupational Health Officer - Health and safety - Effective communication
- Harm and hazards prevention - Attention to detail
- Safety principles - Critical thinking
- Observation skills
Service Advisors - General understanding of all the technical aspects - Communication
- Auto mechanics - Problem solving
- Customer care - Courteous
Merchandisers - Data mining & analysis - Communicate
- Planning and forecasting - Negotiation
- Purchasing - Analytical skills
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Data Analyst/ Data Mining - Financial Technology - Personal Mastery


- Data Engineering - Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis - Decision Making
- Business Intelligence - Complex Problem Solving
- Attention to detail
Risk Officers - Accounting and stock balance - Attention to detail
- Financial & banking - Effective communication
- Risk management - Presentation
- Audit
Buyer - Research skills - Negotiation skills
- Procurement - Adaptation/Trainable beyond
- Product knowledge business in terms of
- Profit Buying confidence
Manager

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Branch Managers-Auto - Automobile engineering - Effective Communication


- product knowledge - Business acumen
- business management - Leadership
Regional Managers-Retail - product knowledge - Effective Communication
- business management - Business acumen
- Leadership
Operations Manager -Retail - Financial management - Attention to detail
- Production planning - Quality assurance
- Product knowledge - Communication
- Business knowledge - Interpersonal
- Strategy knowledge
Digitization

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Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Automation Security - Automation - Analytical


Surveillance Officer - Data Surveillance - Communication
- Property surveillance, - Decisive
- Data storage / back up
- Security surveillance
FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR

Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Data Analyst - Financial Technology - Personal Mastery


- Data Engineering - Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis - Decision Making
- Business Intelligence - Complex Problem Solving
- Attention to detail
Software Developers - Information systems - Personal Mastery
- Fintech (Financial Technology) - Critical Thinking
- Data Engineering - Decision Making
- Data Modelling - Communication Skills
- Business Intelligence - Innovation & Creativity
Investment Principal - Alternative Investment - Critical Thinking
- Financial Management - Assertive
- Analytical Skills - Interpersonal
- Performance Analysis - Meticulous
- Negotiation Skills
Investment Analyst - Financial Analysis - Assertive
- Company valuation - Interpersonal
- Financial modelling - Communication Skills
- Portfolio management - Meticulous
- Data Analysis - Negotiation Skills
Financial Engineer - Financial Analysis - Assertive
- Company Valuation - Interpersonal
- Financial Modelling - Communication Skills
- Portfolio Management - Meticulous
- Fintech Skills - Negotiation Skills
Actuarial – long term - Digital skills - Business acumen
- Research - Adaptable
- Mortality modelling - Decisiveness
- Risk management - Negotiation skills
- Attention to details
Actuarial – short-term - Research - Business acumen
- Catastrophe modelling - Adaptable
- Historic modelling - Decisiveness
- Stochastic modelling - Negotiation skills
- Risk management - Attention to details
Financial Planner - Financial planning - Business acumen
- Research - Adaptable
- Investment - Decisiveness
- Economics - Negotiation skills
- Risk management - Attention to details

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Financial Services Regulator - Research & Analytical Skills - Assertive
- Governance Skills - Interpersonal
- Risk Management - Communication Skills
- Anti-Money Laundering /Counter Finance Terrorism - Meticulous
- Credit Structures Skills - Negotiation
- Financial Literacy - Ethical
Collective Investment - Financial accounting - Communication
Undertaking (CIU) Analyst - Trust, Trustees/Custodian Principles - Attention to Details
- CIU Principles - Interpersonal
- Research & Analytical skills - Decision Making
Forensic Accounting/Audit - Statutory Management - Communication
- Investigations - Attention to Details
- Inspections - Interpersonal
- Research & Analytical - Decision Making
IT Auditor - Information system processing - Communication
- Operating systems knowledge - Attention to detail
- Data security - Leadership
- Access controls
- Change controls
Chartered Accountants - Taxation - Communication
- Big data analysis - Attention to detail
- Public sector accounting - Leadership
- Accounting and auditing computerised packages - Report writing
- Analytical
Tax Specialist - Taxation - Communication
- Big data analysis - Attention to detail
- Tax Management - Leadership
- Tax law - Analytical
Fintech Analysts / Financial - Online Trading Services - Communication
Services Supervisors - Forex Trading - Attention to Details
- Research Skills - Interpersonal
- Complaints Handling - Decision Making
- Market Surveillance
Underwriter (long-term) - Generic Medical background - Adaptable
- Mathematics and statistics - Decisiveness
- Risk management - Negotiation skills
- Analytical skills - Attention to details
- Relationship management
Underwriter (short-term) - Engineering background (civil, structural) - Adaptable
- Mathematics and statistics - Decisiveness
- Risk management - Negotiation skills
- Analytical skills - Attention to details
- - Relationship management
Auctioneer - Basic real estate - Customer service
- Valuing skills - Communication
- Legal Framework - Negotiation
- Asset management - Client relations
- Complex deals structuring
- Due diligence on transactions
Quantity Surveying - Procurement regulations - Collaborative
- Legal frame work - Team player
- Project management -

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Facility Manager - Business Development - Negotiation skills
- Facility management - Marketing
- Use of property technology - Presentation
- Asset life cycle plan - Customer service
- Value engineering on existing buildings
- Legal frame work
Asset Manager - Valuing skills - Negotiation skills
- Legal frame work - Marketing
- Asset management - Presentation
- Complex deals structuring - Customer service
- Due diligence on transactions
Property Valuers - Commercial property valuation skills - Inquisitive
- Property market information/ dynamics - Customer service
- Ability to describe a building
Estate Agents - Valuation - Customer service
- Property market information/ dynamics - Communication
- Deal management - Negotiation
- Client relations
- Professional conduct
Managers

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Marketing Managers - Marketing and advertising - Personal mastery


- Business Administration - Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Communication Skills
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
Portfolio Manager - Financial Analysis - Assertive
- Company Valuation - Interpersonal
- Financial Modelling - Communication Skills
- Quantitative Analysis - Meticulous
- Portfolio Management - Negotiation Skills
Cyber Risk Manager - Cyber security - Decisive
- Risk management - Inquisitive
- Configuration Skills - Eager to Learn
- Trend Analysis
HEALTH SECTOR

Crafts, Trades and Others (Artisans)

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Phlebotomists - Blood collection (vein identification) - Attention to Detail


- Product knowledge (equipment and apparatus for - Communication
collecting specimen) - Collaboration & Multitasking
- Time management
- Decision making
Health Care Assistants / - Patient management and care - Communication
Auxiliary - Collaboration
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Decision making

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Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Clinical Technologists - Product knowledge & ISO Standards - Communication


- Medical equipment use and Safety Knowledge - Attention to detail
- Radiation Safety, Research & Project Management - Time Management
- Ergonomics (Patient handling) & Infection Control - Decision making
- Basic Life Support, Equipment care & Record - Critical Thinking
keeping - Analytical & Multitasking
- Interpretation of investigations
Patient Navigators - Ergonomics & Patient Safety - Communication
- Hospital Navigation & Hospital Services - Problem Solving
- Patient Administration - Collaboration
- Case/Data Management - Time Management
- Planning - Customer Focus
- Professionalism

Laboratory Technologists - Product knowledge (equipment and apparatus) - Analytical & Multitasking
- Interpretation of investigations - Communication
- Sample/specimen collection - Critical Thinking
- Infection Control - Time management
- Decision making
Laboratory Technicians - Product knowledge (equipment and apparatus) - Analytical & Multitasking
- Interpretation of investigations - Communication
- Sample/specimen collection - Critical Thinking
- Equipment Handling and maintenance - Time management
- Infection Control - Decision making
Pharmacy Technicians - Pharmaceutical Product Knowledge - Communication
- Drug Dosage and prescription knowledge - Critical Thinking
- Drug Regulations and Compliance - Time management
- Stock Management and Control - Problem Solving
- Professionalism
Patient Experience Officers - Case Management - Communication
- Hospital Services - Professionalism
- Patient Administration - Customer Focus
- Research & Health Management - Problem Solving
- Strategy skills, Project management - Collaboration
- Computer literacy - Decision making
Midwives - Emergency Obstetric Care (EMOC) - Communication
- Cardiotocography (CTG) use and interpretation - Decision making
- Neonatal resuscitation & basic Life Support - Compassionate
- Product knowledge - Observation & Collaboration
- Computer knowledge - Time Management
General Nurses - General Patient assessment and care - Collaboration & multitasking
- Diagnostic skills - Communication
- Medication administration & Counselling - Time management
- Basic Life Support & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Attention to Detail
(CPR) - Problem Solving
- Emergency Care, Patient Safety & Record keeping - Decision making
Psychiatric Nurses - Patient assessment and care - Analytical & Communication
- Diagnostic skills - Multitasking & collaboration
- Psychotic Medication administration - Time management

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- Rehabilitation, Counselling & Resource management - Attention to Detail
- Basic Life Support & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Problem Solving
(CPR) - Decision making
Family Nurse Practitioners - Advanced patient assessment and care - Critical Thinking
- Diagnostic tests & Drug Prescription - Multitasking & collaboration
- Minor Surgery - Communication
- Basic Life Support & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Time management
(CPR) - Attention to Detail
- Treatment Planning & Record keeping - Decision making
Orthopedic Technicians - Patient handling, management and care - Analytical & Communication
- Product knowledge (equipment) - Critical Thinking
- Multitasking & collaboration
- Time management
- Problem Solving
Nuclear Medicine - Usage of standard Tech 99m (Technetium 99m - Critical Thinking
Technicians procedures) - Multitasking & collaboration
- Radiation protection principles in nuclear medicine - Time management
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
- Decision making
Biomedical Equipment - Product knowledge and care (equipment assembly - Critical Thinking
Technicians and usage) - Multitasking & collaboration
- Resource management - Time management
- Medical Equipment Repair - Problem Solving
- Decision making
Cath Laboratory Technicians - Product knowledge & ISO Standards - Communication
- Radiation & Equipment Safety and Research - Problem Solving
- Ergonomics (Patient handling) & Basic Life Support - Collaboration & Analytical
- Application Knowledge & Infection Control - Time Management
- Diagnostic Imaging and reasoning - Decision making
Medical/Clinical - Product knowledge & Imaging procedures - Communication
Technologists - Interpretation of investigations - Critical Thinking
- Sample/specimen collection and investigation - Multitasking
- Medical Specimen, equipment handling and transport - Time management
- Spill Management & Application Knowledge - Decision making
- Lab Information Management Systems (LIMS) - Problem Solving
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Pharmacists - Clinical Practice - Analytical & Collaboration


- Product Knowledge - Communication
- Stock Management and Control - Critical Thinking
- Pharmaceutical Care Services - Time management
- Legislative Compliance & Research - Attention to Detail
Laboratory Scientists - Quality Management (ISO 1589:2012) - Problem Solving
(General) - Lab processes and procedures - Communication
- Lab information systems - Critical Thinking
- Analytical thinking
- Time management
Environmental Health - Technical Report Writing - Decision Making
Officers - Project Management - Negotiation
- Data Analysis - Time Management

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- Problem Solving
- People Management
Health Informatics - ICD 10 Coding - Analytical & Collaboration
- Digital Health Literacy - Collaboration
- Firewall Cyber Security - Time Management
- Data Protection Models - Problem Solving
- Programming - Professionalism
- Communication
Trauma Nurses - Basic Life Support & Intermediate trauma life support - Analytical & Collaboration
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Time Management
- ECG Interpretation - Problem Solving
- ABG (blood gas interpretation) - Communication
- ICD 10 coding & Product knowledge - Attention to details
Theatre Nurses - Basic Life Support & Intermediate trauma life support - Analytical & Collaboration
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Time Management
- ECG Interpretation - Problem Solving
- ABG (blood gas interpretation) - Professionalism
- ICD 10 coding & Product knowledge - Communication
Ophthalmology Nurses - Eye Assessment & Diagnostic ophthalmic tests - Analytical & Communication
- Ophthalmic surgical skills - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Triage and manage patients - Attention to Detail
- Prescribe and administer eye medications - Problem Solving
- Ophthalmic Equipment Handling and care - Decision making
Palliative Care Nurses - Basic Life Support - Analytical & Collaboration
- Pain management - Time Management
- Patient and family education - Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
Endocrinology Nurses - Basic Life Support - Analytical & Collaboration
- Diabetic management - Time Management
- Product knowledge - Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
Orthopedic Nurses - Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Analytical & Collaboration
- ECG Interpretation - Time Management
- Intermediate trauma life support - Problem Solving
- ABG (blood gas interpretation) - Critical Thinking
- ICD 10 coding & Product knowledge - Communication
Occupational Health Nurses - Product knowledge - Analytical & Communication
- Environmental Assessment - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Safety Compliance - Time management
- Basic Life Support - Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
- Decision making
Community Health Nurse - Community assessment and diagnosis - Analytical & Communication
- Community based screening & Basic Life Support - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Research (need assessment) - Time management
- Holistic care planning - Problem Solving
- Monitoring and evaluation of care - Decision making
- Collaboration & Advocacy
Medical Doctors - Diagnostic & Interpretation - Analytical & Communication
- Patient assessment, treatment and care - Critical Thinking

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- Minor and Major Surgery - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Counselling, Monitoring & Research (clinical audits) - Time management
- Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Problem Solving
(ACLS) & Emergency Life Saving Procedures - Decision making
- Attention to detail
Physiotherapists - Rehabilitation - Analytical & Communication
- Patient Care - Critical Thinking
- Counselling - Problem Solving
- Monitoring and evaluation of care - Decision making
- Collaboration
Dietitians/Nutritionists - Product knowledge - Communication
- Assessment - Analytical thinking
- Research - Collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
Public Health Practitioners - Public Health Care - Analytical & Communication
- Community assessment, diagnosis - Multitasking & Advocacy
- Mass screening & Research (need assessment) - Time management
- Holistic care planning - Problem Solving
- Monitoring and evaluation of care - Decision making
- Collaboration
Clinical Dietitians - Nutritional Counselling - Analytical & Communication
- Patient Care - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Monitoring and evaluation of care - Time management
- Legal compliance - Problem Solving
- Decision making
Paramedics - Basic Life Support - Communication
- Airway Breathing and Circulation (ABC) - Critical Thinking
- Resuscitation - Time management
- Decision making
- Collaboration & Multitasking
Matron/Senior Nursing - People Management - Communication & mentoring
Officer - Planning & Budgeting - Critical Thinking
- Resource Management and Allocation - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Quality Assurance - Time management
- Research & Health Economics - Problem Solving
- Decision making & Advocacy
Ear, Nose & Throat Nurse - Patient assessment and care - Analytical & Communication
- Diagnostic & Interpretation skills - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Counselling & Evaluation of patient care - Time management
- Product Knowledge - Problem Solving
- Decision making
- Attention to detail
Wound Care Nurse - Product Knowledge and management (equipment) - Analytical & Communication
- Patient assessment, handling and care - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Counselling - Time management
- Infection control (equipment sterilisation) - Problem Solving
- Evaluation of patient care - Decision making
- Attention to detail
Therapeutic Radiographer - Radiation Safety & Diagnostic Imaging - Analytical & Communication
- Therapeutic Interventions - Critical Thinking
- Interpretation of Results - Multitasking & Collaboration

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- Radiotherapy & Product Knowledge - Problem Solving
- Basic Life Support - Decision making
- Application, equipment knowledge and consumables
Diagnostic Radiographer - Diagnostic imaging - Analytical & Communication
- Interpretation of results - Critical Thinking
- Multitasking & Collaboration
- Time management
- Decision making
Biomedical Engineers - Product knowledge & ISO Standards - Communication
- Equipment Safety Knowledge - Problem Solving
- Radiation Safety - Collaboration
- Engineering management systems - Time Management
- Research & Project Management - Decision making
Medical Instrumentation - Product knowledge, Management and Care - Attention to detail
Specialists - Handling and assembly - Analytical & Communication
- Multitasking & Collaboration
- Time management
- Decision making
Hospital Administrators/ - Resource allocation and management - Analytical & Supervision
Managers - Planning - Communication
- Product Knowledge - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Time management
- Problem Solving
- Decision making
Social Workers - Counselling - Analytical & Communication
- Legislative Compliance - Critical Thinking
- Assessment - Multitasking & Collaboration
- Monitoring and evaluation - Problem Solving
- Professionalism
Counsellors - Counselling - Analytical & Communication
- Legislative Compliance - Critical Thinking
- Assessment - Time management
- Monitoring and evaluation - Problem Solving
- Professionalism
Chaplain/Clergy - Assessment - Analytical & Communication
- Spiritual Counselling - Multitasking
- Monitoring and evaluation - Time management
- Problem Solving
- Collaboration
Medical Facilities/Healthcare - Facility planning and design - Analytical & Communication
Architects - Health and Safety - Time management
- Legislative Compliance - Problem Solving
- Risk assessment and mitigation - Decision making
- Programme & Engineering Management - Collaboration
Histotechnologists - Diagnostic - Analytical & Collaboration
- Interpretation of Test Results - Time Management
- Product Knowledge - Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
Cytotechnologists - Diagnostic - Analytical & Collaboration
- Interpretation of Test Results - Interpersonal Relations
- Product Knowledge - Time Management

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- Problem Solving
- Communication
Audiologists - Diagnostic & Assessment - Analytical & Collaboration
- Interpretation of Test Results - Time Management
- Product Knowledge - Problem Solving
- Counselling - Critical Thinking
- Monitoring and Evaluation - Communication
Optometrists - Optometry assessment, management and care - Analytical & Collaboration
- Diagnostic - Time Management
- Product knowledge, handling and care. - Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
Perfusionist - Product knowledge - Analytical & Collaboration
- Basic life support - Time Management
- Blood gas interpretation - Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
Radiographers - Radiation safety & Basic life support - Analytical & Collaboration
- Product knowledge & Echocardiography - Time Management
- Radiology Information System (RIS) administration - Problem Solving
- Pediatric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Critical Thinking
imaging - Communication
- Cath lab imaging & General X-ray knowledge
- CT Imaging, clinical application & MRI imaging
Sonographers - Radiation safety & Basic life support - Analysis
- Equipment or product knowledge - Emotional intelligence
- RIS administration & Research - Patient centered care
- Interpretation of ultrasound scan - Adaptable and flexible
- Obstetric ultra sound & general ultrasound
Case Managers - Basic life support - Communication
- ICD 10 Code & Clinical procedures - Analytical
- Billing procedures, Billing & Clinical audit - Time management
- Documentation audit - Collaboration
- Planning, monitoring & evaluation - Decision making
- Medico legal compliance - Problem solving
Specialists

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Anesthetists - Basic Life Support - Collaboration


- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Critical thinking
- Ultrasound techniques - Decision making
- Nerve Block - Attention to detail
- Product knowledge - Communication
Pediatricians - Basic Life Support - Communication
- Advanced Cardiac & Trauma Life Support - Problem Solving
- Pediatric Life Support - Critical thinking
- Product & Computer knowledge - Patient Centered
- Research and data analysis
Oncologists - Interpretation - Collaboration & Analytical
- Product & Computer knowledge - Decision making
- Safety & Waste Management - Attention to detail
- Counselling - Communication

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- Delivery of cancer treatment techniques - Problem solving

General Surgeons - Basic Life Support - Communication


- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Critical thinking
- Pediatric & Trauma Life Support - Collaboration
- Product & Computer knowledge - Analytical Thinking
- Arthroplasty, Endoscopy & Electrocardiogram (ECG) - Attention to detail
- Hysteroscopy, Counselling & Diagnostics - Decision Making
Radiologists - Interpretation of images - Analytical & Communication
- Diagnostic - Critical thinking
- Interventional - Decision Making
- Technology and clinical application knowledge - Collaboration & Innovation
- Research - Problem Solving
Critical Care Nurses - Basic Life Support - Critical thinking
- Advanced Cardiac & Trauma Life Support - Collaboration
- Pediatric Life Support - Decision making
- Product & Computer knowledge - Attention to detail
- Blood gas analysis & Equipment Handling - Communication
Pediatric surgeons - Assessment & Diagnostic - Attention to detail
- Theatre skills, Infection Control & Counselling - Collaboration
- Interpretation of Results - Time Management
- Pediatric management and care - Problem Solving
- Product knowledge and care - Critical Thinking
- Legal compliance - Communication
Neurosurgeons - Assessment & Diagnostic - Attention to detail
- Theatre, Infection Control & Counselling - Collaboration
- Interpretation of Results - Time Management
- Product knowledge and care - Problem Solving
- Patient Management & Legal compliance - Critical Thinking
- Communication
Cardiovascular surgeons - Assessment, Diagnostic & Theatre - Attention to detail
- Infection Control & Counselling - Organisation skills
- Interpretation of Results - Collaboration
- Product knowledge, Patient Management and care - Time Management
- Legal compliance & Monitoring and Evaluation - Communication
Obstetrics and Gynecology - Assessment, Diagnostic & Theatre skills - Attention to detail
Specialists - Infection Control & Counselling - Analytical & Collaboration
- Interpretation of Results - Time Management
- Product knowledge & Patient Management and care - Problem Solving
- Legal compliance & Monitoring and Evaluation - Communication
Microbiologists - Diagnostic & Assessment - Attention to detail
- Research - Time Management
- Interpretation of Results - Problem Solving
- Product knowledge - Professionalism
- Communication
Psychiatrists - Assessment, Diagnostic & Interpretation of Results - Attention to detail
- Risk, Patient Management and care - Time Management
- Counselling - Problem Solving
- Product knowledge & Legal compliance - Professionalism
- Monitoring and Evaluation - Critical Thinking
- Communication
Virologists - Diagnostic Assessment - Attention to detail
- Research - Analytical & Communication

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- Interpretation of Results - Organisation skills
- Product knowledge - Time Management
- Problem Solving
Pediatric Intensive Care - Basic Life Support - Collaboration
Nurses - Advanced Cardiac & Trauma Life Support - Critical thinking
- Pediatric Life Support - Decision making
- Product & Computer knowledge - Attention to detail
- Perfusion & Blood gas analysis - Communication
- Clinical application knowledge
Neo-natal Intensive Care - Basic Life Support - Collaboration
(NIC) Specialised Nurses - Pediatric, Advanced Cardiac & Trauma Life Support - Critical thinking
- Product & Computer knowledge - Decision making
- Perfusion & Blood gas analysis - Attention to detail
- Clinical application knowledge - Communication
Anesthetic Nurses - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Analytical & Communication
- Pain management - Collaboration
- Airway management. - Time Management
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Problem Solving
- Professionalism
Perfusionists (Nurse - Basic Life Support - Analytical & Collaboration
Technicians) - Product Knowledge - Time Management
- Patient Management and care - Problem Solving
- Equipment Handling and care - Critical Thinking
- Communication
Theatre Nurses (cardiac and - Patient preparation, assessment (Diagnostic) & care - Collaboration
urology) - Medication administration - Time Management
- Theatre skills - Problem Solving
- Counselling - Critical Thinking
- Evaluation of patient care - Communication
ICU Nurses - Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) - Collaboration
- Patient & Critical care - Time Management
- Life support & Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Problem Solving
- Trauma management & Medical Telemetry - Critical Thinking
- Patient / Family education and instruction - Communication
Cardiac Nurse - Patient assessment and care & Diagnostic - Analytical & Collaboration
- Basic Life Support & Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - Time Management
(CPR) - Problem Solving
- Medication administration & Theatre skills - Critical Thinking
- Counselling & Evaluation of patient care - Communication
Child Health Nurse / - Patient assessment and care & Diagnostic - Advocacy & Collaboration
Pediatric nurses - Basic Life Support - Time Management
- Counselling & Legislative compliance - Problem Solving
- Evaluation of patient care - Critical Thinking
- Product knowledge, handling and care (equipment) - Communication
- Decision making
Neonatal Care Nurses - Neonatal resuscitation - Collaboration
- Basic Life Support and Pediatric Life Support - Critical thinking
- Product knowledge - Decision making
- Computer knowledge - Attention to detail
- Communication
Lactation and Mother Care - Advanced Patient care & assessment of lactation - Analytical & Collaboration
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- Diagnostic & Counselling - Problem Solving
- Product Knowledge - Communication
- Monitoring and Evaluation - Decision making
Cath Lab Care Nurses - Patient Safety & Care Coordination - Communication
- Ergonomics (Patient handling) - Attention to detail
- Diagnostic Reasoning - Problem Solving
- Radiation Safety & Basic Life Support - Collaboration
- Product Knowledge - Time Management
- Multitasking & Analytical
Coronary Care Nurses - Patient assessment and care & Diagnostic - Communication & Analytical
- Basic Life Support - Collaboration
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Time Management
- Medication administration - Problem Solving
- Counselling & Evaluation - Decision making
Geriatric Nurses - Patient assessment and care & Diagnostic skills - Advocacy & Collaboration
- Counselling, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care - Time Management
- Medication administration - Problem Solving
- Evaluation of patient care - Analytical & Communication
- Infection Control - Decision making
Renal/Nephrology Nurses - Patient assessment and care & Diagnostic skills - Collaboration
- Counselling, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care - Time Management
- Medication administration - Problem Solving
- Evaluation of patient care - Communication
- Infection Control - Decision making
Oncology Nurses - Basic & Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Collaboration
- Pediatric & Advanced Trauma Life Support - Critical thinking
- Advanced Trauma Life Support - Decision making
- Product & Computer knowledge - Attention to detail
- Perfusion, Blood gas analysis & Waste disposal - Communication
- Radiation therapy & Chemo pharmacology basics - Collaboration
- Cancer patient follow up skills - Time Management
Medical Oncologists - Chemotherapy - Critical thinking
- Basics for emergency medicine - Collaboration
- Communication
Surgical Oncologists - Assessment, Diagnostic & Interpretation of results - Attention to detail
- Theatre, Infection Control & Counselling - Collaboration
- Product knowledge and care - Time Management
- Patient Management and care - Problem Solving
- Legal compliance & Monitoring and Evaluation - Critical Thinking
- Communication
Radiation Oncologists - Basics of 3D treatment technique - People management
- Radiation safety - Presentation
- Radiobiology - Communication
Oncology Clinical - Product Knowledge & Formularies - Attention to detail
Pharmacists - Medication Safety & Regulatory knowledge - Analytical & Multitasking
- Patient Safety, Infection Control & Research - Time Management
- Waste Management - Communication
- Pharmacokinetics, Palliative care & Toxicity - Decision making
monitoring
Clinical pharmacists - Regulatory knowledge - Attention to detail
- Product Knowledge & Formularies - Analytical & Problem Solving
- Medication Safety & Regulatory knowledge - Professionalism

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- Patient Safety, Infection Control & Research - Critical Thinking
- Waste Management, Pharmacokinetics & Toxicity - Communication
monitoring - Decision making
Nutritional Support - Regulatory, Product Knowledge & Formularies - Attention to detail
Pharmacists - Medication & Patient Safety - Time Management
- Regulatory knowledge, Infection Control & Research - Problem Solving
- Waste Management, Pharmacokinetics - Critical Thinking
- Knowledge of Specialised Nutrition Support - Decision making
- Genetics & Toxicity monitoring - Multitasking
Intensivists - Advanced Cardio & Vascular life support - Attention to detail
- Basic life support - Analytical & Collaboration
- Pediatric life support - Interpersonal Relations
- Advanced & Trauma life support - Time Management
- Adult life support - Problem Solving
Maxillofacial Specialists - Infection Control - Analytical & Collaboration
- Patient Management and care - Interpersonal Relations
- Prosthodontics & Medico legal - Time Management
- 3D Imaging and modelling - Problem Solving
- Facial Prosthesis & Implant treatment - Decision making
Urologists - Diagnostic & Interpretation of results - Analytical & Communication
- Product Knowledge - Time Management
- Counselling, Patient Management and care - Problem Solving
- Infection Control & Theatre - Professionalism
- Critical Thinking
Nephrologists - Transplantation management - Attention to detail
- Management of dialysis & emergencies - Collaboration
- Extra corporeal therapies - Time Management
- Neurosurgery instrumentation - Problem Solving
- Pre and post management of neurosurgical - Critical Thinking
procedures & emergencies - Communication
Clinical Pathologists - Human Physiology & Anatomy - Attention to detail
- Laboratory & Molecular analysis - Time Management
- Hematology, Diagnostics & Laboratory safety - Problem Solving
- Medico legal, Research & Ethics - Critical Thinking
- Biostatistics, Product & Application Knowledge - Communication
Medical Physicists - Biological Processes - Analytical & Collaboration
- chemical techniques - Organisation skills
- Research and Ethics - Time Management
- product knowledge - Problem Solving
- Application knowledge - Critical Thinking
Cytologists - Medical Research - Analytical
- Molecular assessment and analysis - Collaboration
- Medico legal - Time Management
- Biostatistics/Bioinformatics - Problem Solving
- Product & Application Knowledge - Critical Thinking
Biochemists - Biological Processes - Attention to detail
- Chemical techniques - Analytical
- Research and Ethics - Time Management
- Product knowledge - Critical Thinking
- Application knowledge - Communication
Nuclear Pharmacists - Regulatory, Product & Regulatory Knowledge - Attention to details
- Formularies - Collaboration

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- Medication & Patient Safety - Time Management
- Pharmacokinetics, Research and Ethics - Critical Thinking
- Knowledge of nuclear Medicines - Communication
Speech Therapists - Counselling & Diagnostic - Attention to detail
- Speech dysfunction Rehabilitation - Analytical & Collaboration
- Cognitive Therapy & Injury rehabilitation - Time Management
- Application & Product Knowledge - Critical Thinking
- Medico legal Compliance - Communication
Prevention Medicine - Counselling & Research - Communication
Specialists - Diagnostic, Patient assessment & care Risk - Analytical
assessment & mitigation - Problem solving
- Emergency medical treatment - Time management
- Medico legal compliance - Decision making
Occupational Medicine - Product knowledge - Communication
Practitioner - Environmental / workplace assessment - Analytical
- Risk management & control - Collaboration
- Basic life support - Problem solving
- Medico legal compliance - Decision making
Infection Prevention - Medico legal Compliance & Contract Management - Collaboration
Specialist - Sample Collection - Interpersonal Relations
- Infection Management and Control - Time Management
- Diagnostic, Patient assessment and care - Problem Solving
- Treatment and Management of Infectious Diseases - Communication
Oncology Social Workers - Palliative Care & Pain Management - Attention to detail
- Family Support - Collaboration & Analytical
- Assessment & Counselling - Communication
- Understanding of Chemotherapy - Problem Solving
- Medico legal compliance - Professionalism
Occupational Therapists / - Ergonomics - Attention to detail
Ergo-therapists - Insurance and workman compensation & Legal - Collaboration & Analytical
Compliance - Problem Solving
- Mental dysfunction Rehabilitation & Cognitive - Professionalism
Therapy - Communication & Mentoring
- Physical injury rehabilitation
- Social Marketing, Application & Product Knowledge
Sports Psychologists - Counselling, Patient Management & Group Dynamics - Analytical
- Life skills & Stress Management - Time Management
- Research, Assessment & Case Management - Professionalism
- Community Mobilisation & Social Marketing - Critical Thinking
- Rehabilitation, Body/Human Physiology, Nutrition & - Communication
Kinetics - Flexibility & Mentoring
Career Psychologists - Counselling, Patient Management & Life skills - Attention to detail
- Stress Management & Group Dynamics - Analytical
- Education Research & Assessment - Problem Solving
- Community Mobilisation & Career Guidance - Professionalism
- Social Marketing & Rehabilitation - Communication & Mentoring
Bioinformatics - Research - Attention to detail
- Programming - Analytical
- Application Knowledge - Communication
- Genetics - Time Management
- Immunology - Problem Solving
Genetic Counsellors - Counselling - Collaboration & Mentoring

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- Genetics & Stress Management - Problem Solving
- Family Support & Community Mobilisation - Professionalism
- Social Marketing - Critical Thinking
- Research, Assessment & Case Management - Communication
Clinical Psychologists - Counselling, Patient Management & Life skills - Attention to detail
- Stress Management & Group Dynamics - Analytical & Collaboration
- Research, Assessment & Case Management - Problem Solving
- Community Mobilisation - Professionalism
- Social Marketing & Rehabilitation - Communication & Mentoring
Medical Economists - Research - Analytical
- Project Management - Critical Thinking
- Monitoring and Evaluation - Problem Solving
- Planning & Budgeting - Collaboration
- Forecasting/Projection
Healthcare Economists - Research - Analytical
- Project Management - Critical Thinking
- Monitoring and Evaluation - Problem Solving
- Collaboration
Anesthetic Lecturers - Anesthetic - High level of concentration
- Counselling - Attention to detail
- Teaching - Communication
Infection Prevention and - Infection Prevention, Management and Control - Analytical & Collaboration
Control Nurses - Patient assessment, Risk assessment mitigation - Problem Solving
- Legislative compliance - Critical Thinking
- Epidemiology and surveillance - Communication
- Emerging technologies & Quality Assurance - Decision making
Psychotherapists - Counselling - Analytical & Collaboration
- Psychometry - Interpersonal Relations
- Patient Management - Professionalism
- Research - Critical Thinking
- Cognitive behavior therapy - Communication
Geriatric Pharmacists - Regulatory, Product & Regulatory Knowledge - Attention to detail
- Formularies - Collaboration
- Medication & Patient Safety - Professionalism
- Infection Control & Research - Critical Thinking
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in adults - Communication
Digitization

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Health Informatics - ICD 10 Coding - Analytical & Collaboration


- Digital Health Literacy - Time Management
- Firewall Cyber Security - Problem Solving
- Data Protection Models - Professionalism
- Programming - Communication
Medical informatics - Clinical informatics - Analytical
- Public health informatics and bioinformatics - Collaboration
- Health analytics practice - Communication
Medical Record Officers - ICD Coding - Communication
- IPMS – integrated Patient Management System - Attention to detail
- Collaboration
Ward Secretary/Clerk - ICD Coding - Communication
- IPMS – integrated Patient Management System - Attention to detail

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- Collaboration

Digital skills

Occupations Technical Skills

Telemedicine - Tele radiology


- Tele pathology
- Tele-ICU
Radiology - Interventional radiology and percutaneous
techniques
Vascular Surgery / - Endovascular techniques
Cardiology/ Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology - Electrophysiology

Endoscopic surgery / - Endoscopic ultrasound


Radiologist & Gastro-
entologist
Gastroenterologist & - Endoscopy Retrograde Cholagio-Pancreatography
Hepatobiliary surgeons (ERCP)
Chiropractor practitioners - Anatomy
- Muscular skeletal Disease knowledge
General Surgeons / - Laparoscopy surgery
Obstetricians & - Natural Orifice transluminal endoscopic
Gynecologists surgery(NOTES)
- Paroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

Ophthalmology - Vitreo Retina surgery

Future skills

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Child psychologist - Child psychology knowledge - Communication


- Child development milestones - Collaboration
- Psycho therapy - Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- People management
Neuro psychologists - Neuro Psychology knowledge - Communication
- Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- People management
Podiatrists - Foot care - Communication
- Knowledge in foot diseases and their management - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Orthodontists - Knowledge of anatomy - Communication
- Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Pediatric dentists - Knowledge of pediatric dentistry - Communication
- Collaboration

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- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Periodontists - General dentistry - Communication
- Gums disease knowledge - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Prosthodontist - General dentistry - Communication
- Knowledge about dentures crowns and their - Collaboration
indications - Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Colorectal surgeons - General surgeon skills - Communication
- Surgical skills (for specific condition) - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Pediatric cardiac surgeons - Knowledge of general surgery - Communication
- Pediatric cardiac surgery - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Plastic and reconstructive - Knowledge of general surgery - Communication
surgery - Plastic surgical skills - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Transplant surgery (renal, - General surgery - Communication
cardiac, liver, pulmonary - Knowledge of specific transplant surgery - Collaboration
lung) - Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Cardiac anesthesiology - General anesthesia - Communication
- Knowledge in Cardiac anesthesiology - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Rheumatology - General medicine - Communication
- Internal medicine skills - Collaboration
- Rheumatology skills - Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Fetomaternal medicine - Diagnostic & treatment - Communication
- Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Uroganaecology - Assessment, Diagnostic & treatment - Communication
- Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Pulmologist - Assessment, Diagnostic & - Communication
- Treatment (of lung conditions) - Collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Redundant Jobs & Skills

Occupations Technical Skills Comment

Hospital Orderly - Feeding & bathing patients - Skill has been accommodated
- Patient centered care in Health Care Auxiliary /
- Communication Health Care Assistants

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X-ray Attendants - Imaging skill - Skill has been accommodated
within Radiography Officers
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SECTOR

Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Light Engineer - Creativity - Cognitive Flexibility


- Mathematical - Judgement and Decision
- Endurance Making
- Aural - People Skills
- Recording - Endurance
- Self-Motivation
- Emotional Intelligence
Music Arranger - Music Theory - Adventure
- Methodical and Organized - People Focus
- Visionary Thinker - Self-Drive
- Production. - Attention to Detail
- Patience and Resilience
- Time Management
Industrial Designer - Engineering Design, - Communication,
- Numeracy and Computer - Creativity
- Material Properties - Attention to Detail
- Analytical - Teamwork
- Artistic Ability - Time Management
- Mechanical - Coping Under Pressure
Computer Aided Designer - Engineering Design, - Adventure
- Numeracy and Computer - Creativity & Focus
- Material Properties - Attention to Detail
- Teamwork
- Patience and Resilience
- Time Management
- Coping Under Pressure
Sound Engineer - Understanding Mathematical Concepts - Creativity
- Endurance - Attention to Detail
- Aural - Responsiveness
- Recording - People Skills
- Digital Literacy - Communication
- Networking.

Stage Designer - Imagination - Time Management


- Communication Through Technical Drawing and - Self-Drive
Model Making, - Attention to Detail
- Designing - Teamwork
- Visual Arts - Patience and Resilience
- Production Adventure
Digital Designer - Graphics - Business Acumen
- Computer Animations - Creativity
- Mock-ups and Prototypes - Emotional Intelligence
- Improvement to Graphics - Critical Thinking
- Test Designs - Computational Thinking
- Networking.

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Animator - Creativity and Imagination - Adventure
- Computer Literacy - Focus
- Story Telling, - Self-Drive
- Artistic Talent, - Attention to Detail
- Story Board, - Time Management
- 2D Drawing, - Coping Under Pressure
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Music Producer - Research - Adventure


- Directing - Focus
- Recording - Self-Drive
- Sound Mixing - Attention to Detail
- Digital Audio - Patience and Resilience
- Sound Engineering - Time Management
- Editing, - Coping Under Pressure
- Multimedia
- Understanding Music Instruments

Copyright Specialist - Planning and Coordination, - Communication


- Interpretation of Policies and Procedures - Visionary
- Written and Oral Communication - Problem Solving
- Computer and Software Knowledge - Emotional Intelligence
- Critical Thinking
- Judgement & Decision Making
- Attention to Details.
Curator - Written and Verbal Communication - People Skills
- Organisational skills - Creativity
- Presentation - Self-Motivation
- Project Management - Ability to Accept Criticism
- Fundraising - Self-Awareness
- Museum Database - Marketing
- Information and Communication Technology - Critical Thinking
Illustrator - Drawing, - Attention to Detail
- Information Technology (IT) - Responsiveness
- Creativity and Imagination - Judgement & Decision-
- Story-Telling making
- Sketching - People Skills
- Digital Media - Patience and Concentration
- Printing - Persuasion
Author/Creator - Research - Communication,
- Organisational - Listening
- Editing, - Creativity
- Writing, - Time Management
- Analytical - Accuracy
- Language - Vision.
- Creativity
Script Writer - Literature - People Skills
- History - Communication
- Research & Storytelling - Creativity
- Proof-Reading - Self-Motivation

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- Composition & Imaginative - Ability to Accept Criticism
- Film & Video Making - Critical Thinking
- Language & Script Writing

Digital Archivist - Digital File Formatting - Communication


- Electronic Records Management - Creativity
- Systems Analysis & Data Storage Methods - Problem Solving
- Digital Preservation - Emotional Intelligence
- Archival theory and Best Practices - Critical Thinking
- Planning and Managing Programs - Judgement/Decision-making
- Copy Right & Standards - Team Work/Team Player

Film Director - Research & Analysis - People Skills


- ICT/ Computing - Communication,
- Production & Editing Software - Creativity
- Broadcasting & Interpretation - Attention to Detail
- Organisational & Marketing - Observation & Listening
- Cinematography - Time Management
- Project Management - Business Acumen

Radio Director - Research & Analysis - People Skills & Listening


- ICT, Computing, Editing Software - Creativity
- Production & Marketing - Attention to Detail
- Interpretation, - Time Management
- Broadcasting - Business Acumen
- Project Management - Problem Solving
- Communication
Managers

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Arts Manager - Artistic, Art/Design Software - Leadership


- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) - People Skills
- Database Management - Communication
- Event Management, - Vision, Business Acumen
- Data Analysis - Emotional Intelligence
- Project Management - Critical Thinking
- Marketing - Judgement & Decision-making

AGRICULTURE

Crafts and Trades (Artisans)

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Bee processor - Bee keeping and capturing - Detail oriented


- Management of bee hive - Patience
- Process honey - Communication
- Bee wax processing - Networking
- Harvesting bee jelly, pollen and venom

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Coded Welders - Welding configuration - Communication skills
- Standards and conformity systems - Analytical skills
- Pressure vessel welding - Team work
- Problem solving
Artisan-Seamer Machine - Trouble shoot seamer - Writing
Specialist - Care and maintenance of seamer - Communication
- Interpersonal
- Analytical
- Multitasking
Artisan-Boiler Specialist - Knowledge of required tools and equipment - Teamwork
- Knowledge of standard procedures. - Communication
- Interpretation of manufacturer’s specifications and - Problem solving
manuals - Negotiation
- Time management
Artisan-Mechanical - Repair mechanical plants & equipment - Teamwork
- Routine service of conveyer belts - Communication
- Knowledge of required tools and equipment - Problem solving
- Knowledge of standard procedures. - Negotiation
- Interpretation of manufacturer’s specifications and - Time management
manuals
Technicians
Fish technical officer - Data collection, handling & analysis - Presentation
- Basic fish breeding & management - Communication
- Basic fish feed formulation - Analytical
- Scientific report writing
Bee keeper - Data collection, handling & analysis - Presentation
- Basic bee breeding & management - Communication
- Basic bee feed formulation - Analytical
- Farm management
- Bee products & value end edition
Meat inspectors - Meat inspection - Interpersonal skills
- Sampling - Communication
- Carcass grading
- Pathological assessment
- Report writing
Instrument Technicians - Operation and Maintenance of Analytical Laboratory - Teamwork
Equipment - Time Management
- Controls and Instrumentation - Analytical Skills
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming - Innovative
- Temperature controls - Assertiveness
- Instrument controls - Interpersonal Skills

Professionals
Agronomist - Grain physiology - Communication
- Crop phenology - Attention to detail
- Crop husbandry - Analytical
- Farming systems - Leadership
- Record management - Interpersonal
Seed technologist - Seed production - Communication
- Seed identification - Attention to detail

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- Seed processing - Analytical
- Seed certification - Leadership
- Record management - Interpersonal
Post-harvest technologist - Food processing - Communication
- Food technology - Attention to detail
- Post- harvest pest & diseases control - Analytical
- Crop yield maximization - Leadership
- Record management - Interpersonal
Soil scientist - Data collection & analysis - Communication
- Soil physics - Attention to detail
- Soil genetics - Analytical
- Experimental and practical work - Leadership
- Record management - Interpersonal
Horticulturalist - Botany - Communication
- Micro biology - Analytical
- Environmental science - Leadership
- Hydroponics - Interpersonal
- Record management - Planning
Agrochemical specialist - Knowledge of fertilizers and seeds - Problem solving
- Knowledge of pesticides and herbicides - Attention to detail
- Risk assessment - Analytical
- Record management - Leadership
- Information technology - Interpersonal
Weed scientist - Research - Analytical
- Plant anatomy and physiology - Problem solving
- Soil science - Teamwork
- Plant ecology - Leadership
- Herbicides - Innovative
- Assertiveness
Animal scientist - Research - Presentation
- Reproductive physiology - Communication
- Animal nutrition - Analytical
- Feed formulation - Entrepreneurship skills
- Scientific report writing
Animal bio statistician - Research - Presentation
- Policy & strategy development - Communication
- Scientific report writing - Analytical
- Writing skills
Aqua culturist - Research - Presentation
- Data handling & analysis - Communication
- Policy & strategy development - Analytical
- Water quality
- Scientific report writing
Fish pathologist - Aquatic health - Presentation
- Water quality - Communication
- Data handling & analysis - Analytical
- Policy & strategy development
- Scientific report writing
Entomologist - Insect Identification - Innovative
- Anatomy and Physiology - Assertiveness
- Pest Management - Presentation
- Geographic Information System - Communication

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- Bioassays - Analytical
- Research

Bee pathologist - Research - Presentation


- Bee health - Communication
- Data handling & analysis - Analytical
- Policy & strategy development
- Scientific report writing
Nutritionist - Food nutrition - Interpersonal skills
- Nutraceutical (food for medication) - Teamwork
- Animal science - Communication

Social researcher - Research - Presentation


- Data handling - Creativity
- Analytical
- Report writing
Monitoring & evaluation - Research - Presentation
specialist - Data handling - Creativity
- Analytical
- Report writing
Gender specialist - Policy formulation process - Interpersonal
- Monitoring & evaluation - Communication
- Gender dynamics across sectors - Presentation
- Report writing
Veterinarians - Diagnose & treat animal diseases - Communication
- Disease surveillance - Leadership
- Pathology assessment - Problem solving
- Telemedicine - Analytical
- Interviewing - Presentation

One health specialist - health of people, animals and ecosystems - Communication


- Food safety - Teamwork
- Food risk management - Leadership
- Environmental risk analysis - Problem solving
- Advanced statistical methods - Analytical
- Report writing - Presentation
Food safety specialist - food safety regulation - Interpersonal
- sample testing - Communication
- international trade - Problem solving
- Report writing - Leadership
Veterinary pathologist - Disease diagnosis - Interpersonal
- Various instrument understanding - Communication
- Report writing - Problem solving
Veterinary epidemiologist - Veterinary economics - Communication
- Disease control measures - Problem solving
- Strategy development - Analytical
- Disease modelling
- Disease surveillance principles
Wildlife specialist - Wildlife medicine - Communication
- Wildlife behavior knowledge - Problem solving
- Disease surveillance - Analytical
- Report writing

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Scientific officer - Chemistry - Analytical chemistry - Communication
- Statistical skills - Problem solving
- Test validation - Analytical
- Report writing
Scientific Officer- - Analytical biology - Communication
Microbiology - Data Analysis - Problem solving
- Test validation - Analytical
- Report writing
Animal welfare specialist - Animal behavior - Communication
- Policy development - Problem solving
- Socio economic assessment - Analytical
- Animal welfare risk assessment
- Report writing
Food Technologist - Knowledge of Micro -Organism in Food - Innovativeness
- Quantitative Risk Assessment - Critical Thinking
- Predictive Food Microbiology - Analytical Thinking
- Results Focused
Molecular biologist/geneticist - DNA sequencing - Teamwork
- Genomic analysis - Leadership
- Bioinformatics - Analytical skills
- Innovative
- Assertiveness
Industrial biotechnologist/ - Knowledge of microorganism in large scale production - Teamwork
microbiologist - Resource conservation - Leadership
- Environmental conservation - Analytical skills
- Industrial processes - Innovative
- Assertiveness
Senior Researcher, Green - Design Chemical Products - Teamwork Leadership
Chemistry - Knowledge of Hazardous Substances - Analytical Skills
- Innovative
- Assertiveness
Food Technology Specialist - Development and manufacturing processes - Leadership
- Recipes of food and drink products - Analytical
- Thermal processes - Innovative
- Assertiveness
Senior Researcher, - Analytical Separation methods - Teamwork
Analytical Chemistry - Use of instruments - Analytical
- Composition and structure of matter. - Innovative
- Assertiveness
Process Engineer - Chemical and biochemical processes - Project Management
- Process Design - Teamwork
- Industrial food processing - Leadership
- Analytical Thinking
Biotechnologists (agriculture) - Tissue culture - Teamwork
- Knowledge of different biochemical tests - Leadership
- Flow cytometry - Analytical
- Molecular analysis - Innovative
- Microscopy - Assertiveness
Animal Reproduction - Assisted reproduction techniques - Teamwork
Physiologists - Pregnancy diagnosis - Leadership
- Animal anatomy and physiology - Analytical
- Innovative

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- Assertiveness
Manufacturing Engineer - Product design - Project management
- Operating integrated systems (robots, machine tools) - Teamwork
- Product development - Leadership
- Technology transfer - Analytical thinking
- Commercialization
Geographical Information - Image processing and interpretation - Teamwork
System & Remote Sensing - Geographic Information System - Leadership
Scientist - Spatial analysis - Analytical skills
- Mapping - Innovative
- Assertiveness
Plant Pathologist - Plant anatomy and physiology - Teamwork
- Plant diseases treatment and control - Analytical skills
- Laboratory diagnostics - Innovative
- Research - Assertiveness
- Ecology - Problem solving
Meat Scientist - Animal handling - Teamwork
- Anatomy and physiology - Leadership
- Meat characterization - Analytical skills
- Ultrasound scanning - Innovative
- Knowledge of nutrition, breeding and handling on meat - Assertiveness
quality
Fodder/Pasture Agronomist - Plant anatomy and physiology - Teamwork
- Soil science - Leadership
- Equipment calibration - Analytical skills
- Fodder crop management system - Innovative
- Precision agriculture - Assertiveness
-
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

Crafts, Trades & Artisans


Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Bus Driver/ Operator - Occupational Health and Safety - Customer relations


- Defensive Driving
Truck Drivers - Extra Heavy Duty Driving; Defensive Driving - Teamwork,
- Professional Driving Permits - Time Management,
- Safety Health and Environment (SHE) - Customer Service,
- Basic Mechanics, Information Data Interpretation - Concentration,
- Cross Boarder Requirements, - Working under minimum
- Navigation, Risk Management Supervision
- Understanding of Narcotics Regulations,
Bulk Vehicle Operator - Safe Vehicle Operation - Customer Service
(Hazardous) - Conveyancing of Dangerous Goods - Interpersonal Skills
- Emergency Response Plan - Time Management
- Basic First Aid and Fire fighting
Track Welders - Specialized rail track welding – arc welding of rail - Planning
defects - Organising
- Exothermic Welding of rails - Decision making
- Flush butt welding of rails
- Computer Literacy

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- Arithmetic & Aesthetics Skills
Rail Artisan - Locomotive Fitter - Team orientation
- Carriage and Wagon Artisans - Communication
- Automotive electrician - Supervisory skills
- Computer Literacy
- Arithmetic Skills
Track Master - Rail track construction - Team orientation
- Maintenance - Communication
- Surveying - Supervisory skills
- Computer Literacy - Planning and Organisation
- Arithmetic Skills
Pilots - Flight Path Management Automation (FPA) - Communication skills.
- Flight Path Management Manual (FPM) - Observational skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- International and Local Flight Regulations
- Quick reaction time
Flight Aviation Officer - Flight Procedure - Communication
- Safety Standards - Problem Solving
- International and Local Flight Regulations - Teamwork
- Attention to Detail
Services and Sales Workers
Occupations Technical skills Soft Skills
Sales Personnel - Sales Procedures - Communication
- Understanding of Product - Attention to Detail
- Pricing
- Advertising
- Transport Operations
- Reporting and Presenting
Logistics Officer - Rail Logistics - Negotiation
- Systems knowledge - Problems solving
- Adaptability
- Organization,
- Analytical skills
Heavy Duty Training - Training of Trainers - Communication &
Instructor - Assessor and Moderator Certification Presentation skills
- CEVET - Problem solving
- Computer literacy - Attention to detail
- Arithmetic - Planning and organizing
- Analytical skills
Permanent Way Inspectors - Railway track construction and maintenance - Communication,
- Surveying - Supervisory skills
- Computer literacy
Design Technician - AutoCAD drafting Design software - Communication skills
Managers

Transport/Operations - Transport Operations - Time Management


Managers - SHE - Customer Service
- Tracking & Booking Software - Negotiation
- Fleet Management & Route Planning
- Goods Handling Procedures
- BOBS Procedures
Customs Clearance - Customs Clearance Procedures - Time Management
Managers - Knowledge in Trade Agreements - Customer Service

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- Goods Handling Procedures - Negotiation
- BOBS Procedures - Communication.
- Knowledge of Customs Management System
Sales Manager - Sales Procedures - Communication
- Understanding of Product - Attention to Detail
- Pricing - Leadership
- Advertising - Management
- Transport Operations
- Reporting and Presenting
Process Improvement - Process automation - Change management
- Data analysis - Solutions implementation
Port Manager - Sea and inland ports management - Financial acumen
- Computer Literacy - Leadership
- Project Management - Management
Warehousing and Logistics - Inventory Management & Distribution - Interpersonal skills,
Manager - Dry port management - Problem solving,
- Seaport Management - Financial acumen,
- Rail logistics - Time management,
- Data analysis - Planning and Organising.
Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Auto Mechanics - Service Requirements - Customer Service


- Fault Finding and Address - Attention to Detail
- Knowledge of Auto Software - Time Management
- Risk Management - Ability to Work Under
Pressure
- Working under minimum
Supervision
Truck Scheduler - Computer Literacy - Communication
- Trucking Logistics - Ability to Work Under
- Knowledge of Customs Regulations Pressure
- Fleet Management - Time Management
- Navigation - Relationship Building &
- Risk Management Networking
- Leadership & Marketing
CAD Technician/ - Architectural skill - Organising
Draughtman - Graphic & Product design - Time management,
- Building information modelling - Communication
- Arithmetic
- Computer literacy
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Transportation Safety - Traffic safety management - Stakeholder management


Manager/Administrator/ - Transportation Safety Administration - Relationship building
Officer - Program/strategy development - Analytical and conceptual,
Traffic Safety Engineers - Traffic Safety Engineering - Negotiation
- Road Safety Audit - Collaboration
- Stakeholder management
Traffic Safety Analyst - Transport Data Analysis - Negotiation

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- Research - Communication
- Writing - Interviewing
- Computer
Gateway Operations - Trade Compliance - Influencing,
- Customs Regulations and documents - Negotiating,
- Import & Export, Classification - Query handling,
- Tracking & Third Party Logistics - Written and verbal
- Computer Literacy communication,
- Workflow Automation - Presentation and facilitation
- Business Strategy & Project Management - Accuracy
Traffic Engineers - Traffic studies and analysis - Presentation
- IT skills - Communication
- Creativity - Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Transportation - Economic appraisals and viability assessment - Communication/Presentation
Planners/Economists - Policy development - Problem solving
- IT skills - Creativity
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Structural Engineers - Structural design and analysis - Communication/Presentation
- IT skills - Problem solving
- Creativity
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Environmentalists - Environmental assessments - Presentation skills
- IT skills - Communication
- Attention to detail
- Collaboration
Aviation Inspector - Commercial Pilots Licences OR Airline Transport - Communication
Pilots Licences AND - Analytical
- Cabin Crew Licences, Instructor and Examiner - A high degree of integrity
- Be impartial
Aviation Specialists - Highly skilled in computers and computer programs - Excellent communication
- Analytical - Excellent attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good problem-solving abilities

Civil Engineer - Design, construction and maintenance of the - Negotiating


following: - Civil works (earthworks, storm water etc), - Supervisory and Leadership
- Railway track, -Structural works (bridges, culverts skills,
etc) - Communication
- Computer Literacy - Problem Solving
Cost Accountant - Capital budgeting & Corporate taxation - Ethics,
- Accounting processes & Auditing - Analytical & Presentation skills
- Macroeconomics - Computer literacy
- Risk management - Communication
- Asset management - Planning and organising
- Business awareness
Mechanical Engineer - Troubleshooting - Communication skills
- Proficiency in mechanical engineering tools - Analytical skills

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- Product design and creation - Planning and organising skills
- Engineering mathematics - Business acumen
- Software application - Interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy - Pro-activeness
Legal Manager - Contracts Management - Strategic Orientation
- Investigative skills - Research and Innovation
- Litigation - Negotiation and Advocacy
- Managing Information - Communication
- Quality/Results Oriented
- Customer Focus
- Planning and Organising

Signal & - Design, develop, installation and maintenance of - Supervisory


Telecommunications signaling systems, Control system - Business Acumen
Engineer - Field Testing - Team Player
- Project management - Attention to detail
- Cabling & Computer Literacy - Agility
- Setting satellite
- Driving Skills
Civil Engineers - Design - Leadership &Supervision
- Analysis - Presentation, Communication
Plan reading - Time management
- Surveying - Problem solving
- Materials identification - Creativity
- IT skills - Attention to detail
- Team work
Construction Technologists - Work processes and programming - Leadership, Supervision
- IT skills - Time management
- Creativity - Presentation, Communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Project Managers - Project scheduling and programming - Leadership, Supervision
- IT skills - Time management
- Creativity - Presentation, Communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Specialists

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Accident Investigator - Fact finding - Communication


- Data analysis and interpretation - Interview
- Vehicle dynamics - Customer relations
- Accident reconstruction - Public relations
- Crash data retrieval skill (using software)
Bridge Engineers - Design - Presentation
- Construction - Communication
- IT skills - Problem solving
- Creativity - Attention to detail
- Team work
Geotechnical Engineers - Materials investigations and analysis - Presentation

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- IT skills - Communication
- Creativity - Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Archaeologists - Identification and protection of archeological sites - Presentation
- IT skills - Communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Drainage Design Engineers - Design - Presentation
- Construction - Communication
- IT skills - Problem solving
- Creativity
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Contracts Specialist/ - Contracts drafting and management - Presentation
Construction Lawyers - Claims assessment - Communication
- Interpretation of contracts - Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team work
Project Manager - Budgetary planning and control - Strategic Orientation
- Project management software skills - Research and Innovation
- Proficiency in Project Management knowledgeable - Negotiation and Advocacy
areas - Communication Skills
- Change management - Quality/Results Oriented
- Managing Information - Planning and Organising
- Computer literacy

Business Analyst - Computer literacy - Business analysis


- Database - Management
- SQL - Problem solving
- Creation of Reports and Dashboards - Pro-activeness
- Programming - Analytical and critical thinking
- Cost benefit analysis
Civil Engineers specializing - Design, - Analytical thinking
in Permanent Way (Rail - Construction and maintenance of rail track - Pro-activeness
track)
Track Masters - Construction & maintenance of rail track - Computer literacy

Digitization (Reset Agenda)


Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Auto Mechanics - Technological competence - Behavioral Change


- Fault finding and address - Defensive driving (behavioral
Awareness)
Drivers - Technological competence - Behavioral Change
- Basic Computer Skills - Defensive driving (behavioral
Awareness)
Computer Aided Design - Road design and IT skills - Attention to detail
Technicians - Innovative
- Problem solving
- Communication

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Process Automation - Computer Systems - Problem Solving
- Digital Technology Skills - Critical Thinking
Data Analyst - Data mining - Analytical Thinking &
- Analysis and data modelling Innovation
Big data specialist - Big Data mining, analysis and modelling - Analytical Thinking &
Innovation
Civil Engineers &Track - Real-time track monitoring technology and - Organisation and time
Masters inspection management
- Design software’s – civil, structural & rail track - Arithmetic
- Track Maintenance Management system software - Computer literacy
- Communication
Future Jobs and Future Skills
(Including Future Development of Value Chains) – Reset Agenda
Occupation Technical skill Soft skill
Occupational Hygienist - Environmental Conservation - Communication
- Health Consciousness - Attention to detail
- Disaster Responsiveness - Customer focus
Redundant Jobs and Skills
Occupation Comments
Bus Conductors
Booking Clerks
Messenger Technology has taken over.
Typist
Data Capture Clerks

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Technicians
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

3D Printing Technician - Product Knowledge - Critical thinking


- Design & Printing - Problem solving
- Programming - Analytical
- Modifying & Repairing - Collaboration
Professionals
IT Infrastructure Managers - Networking - Critical thinking
- Data Organisation - Problem solving
- Business Administration - Analytical
- Project Management - Collaboration
- Decision making
Programmers - Application & Web development - Time management
- Data analytics & Cyber Security - Attention to detail
- Product Knowledge - Professionalism
- Programming/Coding - Analytical & multitasking
- Software development - Communication
- Innovative
System Administrators/ End User - Configuration management - Time management
Computing Engineers - Database maintenance - Attention to detail
- Setting up IPs (Internet Protocols) - Collaboration
- DevOps - Professionalism
- MCSE, MCP, Azure, Intune (Microsoft - Analytical & multitasking
Professional knowledge ) - Communication
Data Managers - Coding and programming - Analytical & multitasking
- Product knowledge - Communication
- Data analytics & Cyber security - Critical Thinking
- Monitoring and evaluation - Attention to detail
- Data management and control - Professionalism
Journalists - Algorithm & Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Communication
- Data journalism (- investigative - Attention to detail
journalism) - Time Management
- Cyber Security & Digital skills - Professionalism
- Understanding of workflow systems - Critical Thinking
- Journalism ethics & Research
Broadcasting Engineers (radio & - Broadcast systems & equipment - Analytical & multitasking
TV) knowledge - Problem Solving
- Signal Synchronization - Attention to detail
- Repair, maintenance, design & - Critical Thinking
modification of technical broadcasting - Time management
equipment - Professionalism
- Editing & Software design
- Broadcast studio acoustics
Network Security Officers - Cyber security - Analytical
- Ethical hacking - Communication
- Internal Assessment / Penetration - Problem Solving
- Attention to detail

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Mobile Application Developers/ - Product Knowledge (Financial - Analytical & multitasking
Application Developers technologies, mobile money/wallet) & - Communication
Payment solutions - Critical Thinking
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Time management
system, Monitoring & Evaluation - Attention to detail
- Application Development & Research, - Professionalism
Coding and programming
- Cyber security, Data analytics, AI, UI/UX
Design
Database Administrators - Networking - Analytical
- Data analytics & Big data - Communication
- Business intelligence - Problem Solving
- Knowledge in Customer Resource - Attention to detail
management system (CRS)
Data Scientists - Data Analytics, Big data & Data - Communication
visualization - Analytical & Innovative
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Research - Time Management
- Technical Database Technologies - Professionalism
- Data Mining & Machine Learning - Attention to Detail
- Programming (Python, R or SQL) - Critical Thinking
- Business Strategy & Cloud Computing
Mobile Financial Officers - Development of value added services - Communication
- Mobile Financial Services - Analytical & Proactive
- Fin-Tech (Financial Technologies) - Time Management
- Mobile Application Development - Problem Solving
- Professionalism
Data Centre Engineers - Programming - Problem solving
- Networking - Critical thinking
- Cloud security - Customer service
- Cyber security - Communication
- DevOps & Database - Analytical
Information Security Managers - Risk Management - Critical thinking
- IT systems Operation - Problem solving
- Incident management - Creativity
- Influential
IT Risk Managers - Risk assessment and Management - Collaboration
- Planning & Research - Critical thinking
- Product Knowledge - Analytical
- Knowledge of Computer Systems and - Problem Solving
Computer Programming Languages - Time management
- Regulatory compliance - Communication
Information Systems Auditors - Auditing & Risk Assessment - Problem Solving
- Evidence collection and preservation - Analytical
- IT systems operation - Communication
Systems Engineers - Software & Hardware - Creativity
- Networking & Programming - Problem Solving
- Cloud Computing - Analytical
- Systems Architecture and Design - Critical thinking
- Information Security - Communication
Data Analysts - Structured Query Language (SQL) - Critical Thinking
- Statistical Programming Languages - Communication
- Machine Learning & Data Warehousing - Problem Solving

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- Research, Project Management & - Attention to detail
Statistics, Domain Knowledge - Analytical
- Data Collection and Preparation
Software Engineers - Software Development Lifecycle - Communication
- Data Structures and Algorithms - Collaboration
- Operating Systems & Databases - Attention to detail
- Programming Languages & Text Editors - Multitasking
- Source Control, Testing & Networking - Problem Solving
- Security & Cross-platform Software
IT Business Analysts - Office Applications & Operating Systems - Communication
- Software Testing & Research - Problem Solving
- Programming Languages & Databases - Analytical
- Software Development Methods - Critical Thinking
- Documentation & Project Management - Decision Making
Cloud Computing Engineers - Cloud Services & Cloud Security - Communication
- DevOps & Networking - Critical thinking
- Programming Languages - Analytical Thinking
- Operating Systems & Databases - Time Management
- Knowledge of Containers - Collaboration
Robotics Engineers - Mathematics and Science - Collaboration
- Programming - Problem solving
- Electric Soldering - Critical Thinking
- Artificial Intelligence - Active Learning
- Machine Learning & Data Science - Decision making
Virtual / Mixed / Augmented - Video editing & Programming Languages - Communication
Reality Developers - Machine Learning & Computer Vision - Problem Solving
- Modelling and Animation, Sound Design, - Analytical & Creativity
UI/UX design - Critical Thinking
- Computer-aided Design (CAD) - Decision Making
- Content creation & Operating Wearables - Collaboration
Blockchain Developers - Blockchain Technology - Communication
- Product Engineering & Programming - Collaboration
- Cryptography and Security - Time Management
- Distributed Systems and peer-to-peer - Agility to change
networking & Algorithms & Data
Structures
- Knowledge of Smart Contracts
IT Quality Assurance Specialists - Node.js Development & System testing - Attention to detail
- Quality assurance terminology, methods - Problem Solving
& tools - Communication
- database management - Decision making
- Quality Engineer (CQE) & Quality Auditor - Analytical
(CQA) skills - Critical Thinking
User Interface (UI) / User - Application Programming Interface (API) - Analytical
Experience (UX) Engineers Automation - Communication
- UX Design/Interaction - Problem Solving
- Research - Time Management
- Critical Thinking
Customer Experience Engineers - Cisco/Avaya/Polycom and Microsoft - Customer service
Professional skills - Presentation skills
- Research - Report writing
- Problem solving

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- Analytical
Digital Transformation Managers - Human resource management - Problem Solving
- Entrepreneurship & informatics - Analytical & Innovation
- Open and big data - Communication
- Fintech - Collaboration
- Cyber security & Data analytics - Time Management
Digital forensics Experts - Evidence collection & preservation - Creativity
- Digital forensics - Analytical thinking
- Coding, Scoping & Script Writing - Problem solving
- Interpretation of IT Programs - Communication
- Crypto language & Programs knowledge - Professionalism
- A+ Technician & Security+ skills - Time Management
Digital and Social Media - Tech-savvy & Content Management - Communication
Managers - Data visualization - Time management
- Product knowledge & Social Media Ethics - Attention to detail
- Data Management & Graphic Design - Professionalism
skills - Analytical & Netiquette
- Photography and videography skills
Online Editors - Tech-savvy & Content Management - Communication
- Data visualisation - Time management
- Product knowledge & Ethics - Attention to detail
- Data Management - Professionalism
- Analytical & Netiquette
SPECIALISTS
Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills
Data Journalists - Data analytics - Communication
- Research - Time management
- Product knowledge - Attention to detail
- Basics of journalism - Collaboration
- Journalism ethics - Professionalism
Cyber Security Experts - Ethical Hacking - Analytical & Agility
- Research - Problem Solving
- Networking - Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Professionalism
Data Centre Managers - ICT Infrastructure Management - Analytical
- Product Knowledge - Collaboration
- Professionalism
- Managing Complexity
- Time Management
Network Security Specialists - Advanced Networking - Analytical
- Cyber Security & Programming - Creativity
- Operating Systems & Network Security - Problem solving
- Cloud security & Scripting - Critical thinking
Core Network Specialists - Advanced Networking - Organising
- Planning - Problem solving
- Internet Protocol (IP) Level Design - Analytical & Creativity
- Implementation - Critical thinking
- Support - Collaboration
Cloud and Network Solutions - IT planning - Problem Solving
Specialists - VMWare/Google Cloud knowledge - Creativity & Analytical
- Design - Time Management

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- Solution Management - Critical Thinking
- Vendor Engagement - Communication
Network Engineers - Networking & Operating Systems - Problem solving
- System Administration - Communication
- Linux, Active Directory & Cyber Security - Creativity & Analytical
- Windows Servers, Scripting & Automation - Time Management
- Firewall Network Administration - Collaboration
Artificial Intelligence Engineers - Programming - Communication
- Linear Algebra, Probability, and Statistics - Problem Solving
- Spark and Big Data Technologies - Domain Expertise
- Algorithms and Frameworks - Time Management
- Data Lakes - Business Intelligence
- Critical Thinking
Machine Learning Engineers - Applied Mathematics - Communication
- Programming Languages (e.g. Python or - Problem Solving
R) - Domain Expertise
- Data Modelling - Time Management
- Probability and Statistics - Business Intelligence
- Software Engineering - Critical Thinking
Information Security Engineers/ - Cyber Security & Programming - Analytical skills
Architects/Analysts - Operating Systems & Network Security - Creativity
- Cloud security - Problem solving
- Cisco/Fortinet/palo alto expert skills - Critical thinking
- Networking & Scripting
Application Security Developers - Application Development - Creativity
- Research, Coding & programming - problem solving
- Product Knowledge - Critical thinking
- Cyber security and evaluation
- Data analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Ethical Hackers - Information technology - Critical thinking
- Networking - Problem solving
- Scripting - Creativity & Analytical
- Penetration testing - Active learning
- Linux & Wireless Technologies - Professionalism
Internet of Things Engineers - Node.js development skills - Problem Solving
- Mobile App Development - Domain Expertise
- API Automation and Testing - Time Management
- Information Security - Business Intelligence
- UI/UX Design & Cloud Computing - Critical Thinking
Fintech Developers - Programming & Data Analytics - Communication
- AI / Machine Learning (ML) - Time management
- Cybersecurity and Block chain - Attention to detail
- Finance Expertise, Mathematics & - Analytical
Statistics - Professionalism
- Business Administration
Big Data Analytics - Programming Languages - Analytical
- Data Science & ML/AI - Communication
- Quantitative Analysis & Cloud Computing - Time management
- SQL & NoSQL databases - Attention to detail
- Data Mining, Data Structure and - Professionalism
Algorithms
- Interpretation and Visualization

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Future Jobs and Future Skills
(Including Future Development of Value Chains) – Reset Agenda
Skills
Future Jobs
- Software development - Communication
- Coding and Programming - Problem Solving
- Cyber security - Time management
- Artificial intelligence - Attention to detail
- Data mining and analysis - Collaboration
- Algorithm - Professionalism
- Podcasting - Analytical & Netiquette
- Digital Sales - Multitasking
- Cloud Services - Adaptability
- Cloud specialist - Aws, Azure, Google Cloud Knowledge
- Programmers - ++C, Python programming
- Software defined (SD-WAN) Specialist - Local Area Network(LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Digital Forensics Experts
- Ethical Hackers
- Security Architect
Future Skills
- Cloud migration - Aws, Azure, Google Cloud Knowledge
- Coding - ++C, Python programming
- networking - LAN, WAN
- Coding in multiple languages
- Cyber Risk Management
- Cloud professionals
- Future Infrastructure Development and Management
- Cloud computing
Redundant Jobs and Skills
Redundant Jobs Comments
- Printing & Outdoor advertising (static) - Digitalisation now taking over
- Television & Radio
- Bulk printing and posting (e.g. bank statements) - Replaced by email
- Manual data capturing
- Manual sorting - Replaced by scanners
- Replaced by sorting machines and email
Redundant Skills
- Copper cabling - Fibre cabling skills now being utilised

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR

Technicians

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Early Childhood and Care - Health and Safety - Interpersonal


Educators - Basic ICT - Communication
- Curriculum delivery - Emotional intelligence
- Report and Performance management - Supervision
- Research
Primary School Educators - Computer literacy - Communication
- Research - Interpersonal
- Curriculum delivery - Problem solving
- Report and Performance management - Supervision
- Resource management - Management
Secondary School Educators - Curriculum delivery (Subject specialist) - Communication
- Guidance and counselling - Interpersonal
- ICT - Presentation
- Research - Public speaking
- Report and Performance management - Problem solving
- Resource management - Analytical
Special Education Teachers - Assessment of learners to determine - Communication
individualised educational needs - Interpersonal
- Curriculum delivery - Presentation
- Guidance and counselling - Public speaking
- ICT - Problem solving
- Research - Analytical
- Resource & Performance management
Vocational and Technical - Classroom Management - Communication
Educators - Software Skills - Organising
- Galileo (Application of Mathematics and - Resourcefulness
Technical Skills) - Writing
- ICT Skills - Critical Thinking
- Planning
Professionals

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Early Childhood and Care - Health and Safety - Interpersonal


Educators - Basic ICT - Communication
- Curriculum delivery - Emotional intelligence
- Report and Performance management - Supervision
- Research
Primary School Educators - Computer literacy - Communication
- Research - Interpersonal
- Curriculum delivery - Problem solving
- Report and Performance management - Supervision
- Resource management - Management
Secondary School Educators - Curriculum delivery (Subject specialist) - Communication
- Guidance and counselling - Interpersonal
- ICT - Presentation

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- Research - Public speaking
- Report and Performance management - Problem solving
- Resource management - Analytical
Special Education Teachers - Assessment of learners to determine - Communication
individualised educational needs - Interpersonal
- Curriculum delivery - Presentation
- Guidance and counselling - Public speaking
- ICT - Problem solving
- Research - Analytical
- Report and Performance management
Physical Education Educators - Physical education and sport coaching - Communication
- Guidance and counselling - Interpersonal
- ICT - Presentation
- Research - Public speaking
- Report and Performance management - Problem solving
- Resource management - Analytical
Vocational and Technical - Classroom Management - Communication
Educators - Software - Organising
- Galileo (Application of Mathematics and - Resourcefulness
Technical) - Critical Thinking
- ICT - Planning
University and College - Classroom management - Supervisory skills
Educators - Mentoring - Public speaking
- Subject knowledge
Specialists

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Secondary School Educators - Curriculum delivery (Physics) - Communication


(Physics) - Guidance and counselling - Interpersonal
- ICT - Presentation
- Research - Public speaking
- Report and Performance management - Problem solving
- Resource management - Analytical
Secondary School Educators - Curriculum delivery (Social studies) - Communication
(Social studies) - Guidance and counselling - Interpersonal
- ICT & Resource management - Presentation & Public
- Research speaking
- Report and Performance management - Problem solving
- Analytical
Secondary School Educators - Curriculum delivery (Development studies) - Communication
(Development studies) - Guidance and counselling - Interpersonal
- ICT & Resource management - Presentation & Public
- Research speaking
- Report and Performance management - Problem solving
- Analytical
Education Psychologists - Planning - Public speaking
- Counselling, - Attention to detail
- Life management skills - Analytical & Collaboration
- Stress Management - Problem Solving
- Group dynamics - Communication & Mentoring
RESEARCH INNOVATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Professional

Occupations Technical Skills Soft Skills

Commercialisation Specialists - Marketing - Communication


- ICT - Interpersonal
- Team Work
- Adaptability
Research and Fund Managers - Financial Management - Communication
- Research Ethics - Decisiveness
- Research Methodology - Analytical
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
Intellectual Property Examiner - Intellectual Property Management System - Organizational
- Patent Prosecution Process - Attention to Detail
- ICT - Interpersonal
- Oral and Written
Communication
Researchers - Research Methods - Communication
- Research Analysis - Critical Thinking
- Sampling Procedures - Observation
- Statistical Analysis - Time Management
- Attention to detail
Medical Scientists (Medical - Product knowledge (equipment and apparatus) - Analytical
Researchers and Innovators) - Application knowledge - Communication
- Interpretation of investigations - Critical Thinking
- Sample/specimen collection and handling - Collaboration
- Lab Information Management Systems - Attention to detail
- Research - Problem Solving
Future Jobs and Future Skills
(Including Future Development of Value Chains) – Reset Agenda
Future Jobs Skills
Systems Integrator Coding and Statistical tools
4IR technologist Robotics
Plant managers
Future Skills
Future warfare
Future transportation
Unmanned aerial devices
Next generation GPS devices, self-driving vehicles, vehicle-
to-vehicle communication
Counselling, building resilience
Cybersecurity

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