Extract from Government Notice R. 3934 published by the Department of Home Affairs in
the Government Gazette 49402 dated 3 OCTOBER 2023
Occupations & Critical Skills handled by the Institute of IT Professional SA (IITPSA) in respect of Critical Skills Application Certificates where the qualifications and experience relate to the broad domain of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
| Number | Occupation Name | Minimum Qualification |
| 4 | Programme or Project Manager | NQF 8 |
| 5 | Quality Systems Manager | NQF 8 |
| 7 | Research and Development Manager | NQF 8 |
| 11 | Chief Information Officer | NQF 8 |
| 12 | Data Management Manager | NQF 8 |
| 56 | Multimedia Designer | NQF 7 |
| 74 | ICT Systems Analyst | NQF 7 |
| 75 | Data Scientist | NQF 7 |
| 76 | Software developer | NQF 7 |
| 77 | Programmer Analyst | NQF 7 |
| 78 | Developer Programmer | NQF 7 |
| 79 | Multimedia Specialist | NQF 7 |
| 80 | Applications Programmer | NQF 7 |
| 81 | Computers Quality Assurance Analyst | NQF 7 |
| 82 | Computer Network and Systems Engineer | NQF 7 |
| 83 | Network Analyst | NQF 7 |
| 84 | ICT Security Specialist | NQF 7 |
For more detailed information on the above, please refer to the Department of Home Affairs website and the specific Government Gazette.
We wish to draw all applicants attention to the fact that the gazetted 2023 Critical Skills list also specifies minimum qualifications for each skill, which must be relevant to that skill – typically either NQF 7 (3 year Bachelor’s degree), or NQF 8 (4 year Bachelor’s degree, or 3 year Bachelor’s degree plus either 1 year Honours degree or 1 year post-graduate diploma).NQF 7
