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Organising Framework for Occupations
Background
OFO was developed to provide the detail that the SETAs
require for good skills development planning & intervention in
respect of both Equity & Skills Development.
The purpose of OFO is to help identify Scares & Critical skills
within & across sectors in a way that is meaningful nationally.
The OFO is a Skills-Based coded classification system that
encompasses all the current occupations in the South African
context.
OFO Classification of Occupations
In the OFO, occupations are classified according to:
Skill Level is an attribute of an occupation, not of an
individual. It can be measured by:
 The level of formal education &/or training required to do the
job
 The amount of on-the-job training usually required to
competently perform the set of tasks required for that
occupation.
OFO Classification of Occupations
(Cont)
Skill Specialisation is a function of the:
 field of knowledge required
 tools & equipment used
 materials worked on &
 goods or services provided in relation to the tasks
performed.
Definitions according to the OFO
Job & Occupation
The following definitions are applied in the OFO:-
Job
“A set of roles or tasks designed to be performed by an individual for an
employer in return for payment”.
Occupation
“A set of specializations whose main tasks are characterized by such a high
degree of similarity, that they can be grouped together for the purposes of
the classification. This could encompass a number of jobs”.
Structure of the OFO
The OFO is constructed on occupations, not knowledge fields. Each
occupation is described in detail primary roles & skill levels, tasks &
specializations.
Based on the Skill Level & Skill Specialisation, occupations in the OFO are
divided into:
1 Major Groups – Managers
13 Sub-Major Groups – Specialist Manager
132 Minor Groups – Business Administration Manager
1323 Unit Groups – HR Manager
132301 Occupations – Personnel/HR Manager
The 6-digit level, i.e. Occupations, is the level that will be reported at in the
WSP & ATR.
Example of Occupation tracked according to
OFO
1 Digit
Major Group
2 Digits
Sub-Major Group
3 Digits
Minor Group
4 Digits
Unit Group
6 Digits
Occupation
Professionals
ICT Professionals
2
26
ICT Network & Support Professionals 263
Computer Network Professionals
Network Analyst
2631
263103
Levels of Occupations
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1. MANAGERS
2. PROFESSIONALS
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5. CLERICAL
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6. SALES
WORKERS
4. COMMUNITY
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SERVICE
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3. TECHNICIANS
7. MACHINERY
OPERATORS
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DRIVERS
8. LABOURERS & ELEMENTARY WORKERS