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Understanding the Ethiopian

Occupational Standard
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Occupational Standards (OS)

Defines the competences that a person
must possess to be able to perform and
be productive in the world of work

It is composed of discrete units of

competence that define a particular
scope of work resulting in a product,
service or decision
It is industry focus hence reflects the
needs of the organization / enterprise
What is competence?

Competence is possession
and application of
knowledge, skills and
attitudes to perform work
activities to the standard
expected in the workplace
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Occupational Standards (OS)

• Contents are focus on competences
required by the occupation
• Developed by industry
experts/practitioners who are in the
industry for so many years
• Reflects ‘real job’ rather prescribed
requirements of an occupation
• Keeps pace with changes in technology
and job requirements
 Major Components of OS
Information about the work
– Describe what workers need to be
able to do on the job
• Work functions
• Key activities of each work function
• Performance indicators
– Delineate what task to be done or
work roles in a certain occupation
 Information about the worker
– Describes the knowledge, skills and attitudes an
individual needs - to perform the work described by
each work function, along with its key activities and
performance indicators

•Employability skills, attitudes and knowledge

– Broadly applicable competences such as working in
team, work planning, quality application, etc.

•Technical skills, attitudes and knowledge

– Competences that tend to be specific to an industry
concentration such as working process, materials, use of tools
and equipment, etc.
– Includes academic KSA such as math, science,
language, etc.
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 Packaging of Qualification

Level I
Core Units Level 2
Common
Units + Core Units
Level 3

Level 4
Core Units
Level 5
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The OS and NTQF

When the OS is developed they are

also matched with the National TVET
Qualification Framework (NTQF)

This is to determine the level of

qualification as defined in the framework
 Alignment to the NTQF
Level V
Unit of Unit of
Competence
Unit of
Competence
Unit of
Competence
Competence
Unit of
Level IV
Unit of
Competence
Competence Unit of
Level III
Unit of
Competence
Unit of Competence
Unit of
Competence
Unit of
Competence
Unit of
Competence
Competence Level II
Level I
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National TVET Qualification Framework

Descriptor
NTQF Problem Solving
Level of
Level of Level of
Accountability,
Level Capabilities /
Responsibility and
Knowledge and Tasks / Operational
Information Processing Skills Environment
Autonomy
Carry out simple Work under Basic general Competence to
tasks direct knowledge work on a
supervision Ability to defined range of
apply basic activities under
skills routine and
predictable
conditions
1
Low value of
complexity,
interconnection,
in-transparency
& dynamics;
high degree of
stability
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Descriptor
NTQF Problem Solving
Level of
Level of
Level of
Accountability, Tasks /
Level Capabilities /
Responsibility
Knowledge and
Operational
Information Processing Skills
and Autonomy Environment

Use relevant Some Basic factual Competence

information; solve autonomy; knowledge of to work on a
routine problems work under a field of range of
using simple supervision work varied
rules and tools activities in a
Ability to
apply basic clearly

2 cognitive and defined

practical context
skills Average
value of
interconnecti
on; low value
of dynamics
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Descriptor
NTQF Problem Solving
Level of
Level of
Accountability, Level of
Level Capabilities /
Responsibility and Knowledge & Skills
Tasks / Operational
Information Processing Environment
Autonomy
Solve problems Responsibility Knowledge of Competence to
by selecting and for completion facts, adapt own
applying basic of work tasks; principles, behavior to
methods, some processes and circumstances
materials & leadership in general in solving
information solution of concepts in a problems;
specific field of work competence to
3 problems work in a range
Ability to apply
of roles in a
a range of
variety of
cognitive and
contexts
practical skills
High value of
interconnection,
in-transparency
and dynamics
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Descriptor
NTQF Problem Solving Level of
Level of Level of
Capabilities / Accountability,
Level Information Responsibility and
Knowledge & Tasks / Operational
Skills Environment
Processing Autonomy
Generate Supervise the Factual and Competence in self-
solutions to routine work of theoretical management within the
specific others; some knowledge in guidelines of work
problems in a responsibility for broad contexts contexts which are
field of work evaluation and within a field ofusually predictable, but
improvement of work subject to change;
work activities; competence to work on
Ability to apply
leadership and a broad range of varied
expertise in a
guidance in activities and in a wider
4 range of
organizing variety of contexts,
cognitive and
activities of self most of which are
practical skills
and others complex and non-
routine
Considerably high
degree of
interconnection, in-
transparency and
dynamics
Level in
Responsibility Level
NTQF

V Technical Management

IV Middle Management

III Technical

II
Production

I
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