- Traffic officers play a significant role in ensuring that all roads across the country are safe by enforcing the law as relates to commuters adhering to the rules of the road.
- It is most likely that you will be required to complete a learnership to be an eligible traffic officer A learnership is a work-based learning programme that leads to a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) registered qualification.
Learnerships are directly related to an occupation or field of work, such as electrical engineering, hairdressing or project management.
The Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are in charge of overseeing leadership. The government introduced them to aid skill-builders and better prepare individuals for the labour market.
The practical component involves hands-on, practical learning under the supervision of a mentor. To graduate from a learnership, you must complete an education and training provider’s theoretical and workplace component.
With this in mind, here is how you can go about applying for a learnership to become a traffic officer:
- Traffic Officer Learnerships Application
Some companies offer online application procedures for learnerships. Although not all of them do, their offices will have applications available. Candidates are required to fill out a Z83 Form, which is available at all Provincial Government Departments.
Candidates are required to complete and sign these forms completely. Each application must be accompanied by a certified copy of the candidate’s identification document, a list of all relevant qualifications, a driving license, a curriculum vitae, and contact details.
Candidates must be open to moving and travelling if necessary. The majority of the training candidates will receive will be in line with the requirements for Traffic Officers as laid out by the SAQA Registered Qualification programme.
Candidates can expect to do the following modules during their learnership:
- Personal Orientation
- Legislation & People
- Legislation & Traffic
- Legislation & Vehicle Compliance
- Legislation & Traffic Hazards
- Load Compliance
- Communications with the Public
Late applications are not taken into consideration, thus, candidates are urged to ensure that they have their applications in before closing dates.
The majority of the companies offering these learnerships ask that applicants give three months for communications following the closing dates. Candidates can assume their applications were rejected if no correspondence has been received after this time.
