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Skills Centre Manager

Skills Centre Manager

Sappi Southern Africa
Country:  South Africa
City:  Ngodwana
Location:  Mill Ngodwana
Department:  Human Resources
Posting date:  14 Jan 2026
Closing date:  21 Jan 2026

Join Sappi Ngodwana and make a real impact by leading accredited artisan training and community development programmes at our state-of-the-art Skills Centre. In this role, you will plan, deliver, and govern technical training, while managing the Skills Centre facility, including safety, maintenance, and budgets.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and maintain an annual Skills Centre training plan aligned to QCTO, mill needs, apprentice development, and community objectives.
  • Ensure all technical training content, curricula, and trade test preparation meet QCTO, SETA, NAMB, and plant-ready standards.
  • Manage Skills Centre accreditation, including inspections, documentation, equipment readiness, and engagement with external assessors.
  • Oversee apprentice development across all phases: mentoring, in-plant evaluations, phase testing, and trade test invigilation.
  • Take full responsibility for site operations, including safety, security, housekeeping, PPE, stores, budgets, and CAPEX support.
  • Lead, develop, and performance-manage the Skills Centre team, providing coaching in practical training and learner management.
  • Ensure learning governance and compliance, including record-keeping, LMS data integrity, audits, reporting, and BEE requirements.
  • Manage trainee recruitment, discipline, external training providers, sponsorship costings, and stakeholder engagements.

 

Minimum Requirements

  • Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science
  • Trade test qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, or Civil
  • Accredited and registered Assessor and Moderator for one or more of the listed trades
  • Diploma in Education and Training (advantageous)
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience as a trade-tested artisan in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a technical trainer
  • Experience in facilities management (advantageous)
  • Experience as a Training Supervisor (advantageous)

 

What’s in It for You?

  • Work in a global organisation that has thrived for over 80 years
  • Career development through structured learning and development programmes
  • Opportunities to travel and gain diverse experience
  • Market-leading leave benefits
  • Comprehensive employee wellbeing programmes

 

Join Sappi Ngodwana and make a real impact by leading accredited artisan training and community development programmes at our state-of-the-art Skills Centre. In this role, you will plan, deliver, and govern technical training, while managing the Skills Centre facility, including safety, maintenance, and budgets.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and maintain an annual Skills Centre training plan aligned to QCTO, mill needs, apprentice development, and community objectives.
  • Ensure all technical training content, curricula, and trade test preparation meet QCTO, SETA, NAMB, and plant-ready standards.
  • Manage Skills Centre accreditation, including inspections, documentation, equipment readiness, and engagement with external assessors.
  • Oversee apprentice development across all phases: mentoring, in-plant evaluations, phase testing, and trade test invigilation.
  • Take full responsibility for site operations, including safety, security, housekeeping, PPE, stores, budgets, and CAPEX support.
  • Lead, develop, and performance-manage the Skills Centre team, providing coaching in practical training and learner management.
  • Ensure learning governance and compliance, including record-keeping, LMS data integrity, audits, reporting, and BEE requirements.
  • Manage trainee recruitment, discipline, external training providers, sponsorship costings, and stakeholder engagements.

 

Minimum Requirements

  • Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science
  • Trade test qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, or Civil
  • Accredited and registered Assessor and Moderator for one or more of the listed trades
  • Diploma in Education and Training (advantageous)
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience as a trade-tested artisan in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a technical trainer
  • Experience in facilities management (advantageous)
  • Experience as a Training Supervisor (advantageous)

 

What’s in It for You?

  • Work in a global organisation that has thrived for over 80 years
  • Career development through structured learning and development programmes
  • Opportunities to travel and gain diverse experience
  • Market-leading leave benefits
  • Comprehensive employee wellbeing programmes

 

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.

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