How to Apply for Examination Assistants and Examination Quality Assurers

Applications are being accepted in Gauteng for positions as examination assistants and examination quality assessors.

Candidates with tertiary-level coursework in accounting, mathematics, or mathematics literacy will be given precedence.

The GDE is seeking a total of 1524 EAs and EQAs to help ensure that the 2024 National Senior Certificate Examinations (NSC) are impartial and reliable.

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266 Examination Assistants
1258 Quality Assurers

Examination Assistants

Will be appointed at District Offices and Head Office to assist with the receiving and controlling of scripts and candidates who sit for the 2024 NSC Examinations.

⇒ GDE Admission 2024/2025 – www.gdeadmissions.gov.za

Examination Quality Assurers

Will be appointed to assist with the controlling of scripts in 24 Marking Centres.

Requirements: An appropriate recognised Academic qualification: Senior Certificate / National Senior Certificate / National Senior Certificate Vocational. Only registered students at tertiary institutions, unemployed persons with one or more tertiary qualifications and unemployed graduates may apply.

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Applicants must possess advanced numerical skills with Mathematics or Accounting as a compulsory subject. Second-year and above tertiary students will be advantaged. Please indicate previous experience in examinations administration as an Examination Assistant [ Marking Centre or Office based]

The nature of the work is linked to tight deadlines and thus requires that the successful candidate be able to work under pressure.

Examinations Assistant at Exams District & Head Offices	Quality Assurer at Marking Centres
Please see the above Table for Reference Numbers	Please see the above Table for Reference Numbers
Daily receive, check, control, scan and pack scripts for marking including indexed archival of scripts after marking. Ensure the correct number of scripts and mark sheets per batch, subject, paper, and examination session are received, controlled, scanned and packed for the correct marking venue. Ensure that discrepancies regarding the above are addressed per batch, subject, paper, and examination session. Ensure each bag of scripts includes two copies of the MP Flow control list of contents and a bag tagged with the correct marking venue colour-coded label. Create a marking centre file of all scripts to be dispatched for each of the marking venues. Assist with dispatching scripts to the marking venues. Receive, control and archive marked scripts at Head Office for easy retrieval as and when required.	Receive control and distribute scripts to marking teams. Ensure the correct number of scripts and mark sheets per batch during marking. Assist with controlling, distribution and scanning of scripts. Ensure all questions are marked, marks added correctly and correctly transferred to the front cover of the script. Ensure that the total on each script is correct and correctly transferred to the mark sheet. Ensure that discrepancies regarding all the above are addressed by the marking teams and amendments effected accordingly on both the script and mark sheet. Reconcile the number of scripts, control and arrange scripts per subject, and paper, numerically for indexed archival after marking.

Examinations Assistant at Exams District & Head Offices

Quality Assurer at Marking Centres

Please see the above Table for Reference Numbers

Daily receive, check, control, scan and pack scripts for marking including indexed archival of scripts after marking.
Ensure the correct number of scripts and mark sheets per batch, subject, paper, and examination session are received, controlled, scanned and packed for the correct marking venue.
Ensure that discrepancies regarding the above are addressed per batch, subject, paper, and examination session.
Ensure each bag of scripts includes two copies of the MP Flow control list of contents and a bag tagged with the correct marking venue colour-coded label.
Create a marking centre file of all scripts to be dispatched for each of the marking venues.
Assist with dispatching scripts to the marking venues.
Receive, control and archive marked scripts at Head Office for easy retrieval as and when required.

Receive control and distribute scripts to marking teams.
Ensure the correct number of scripts and mark sheets per batch during marking.
Assist with controlling, distribution and scanning of scripts.
Ensure all questions are marked, marks added correctly and correctly transferred to the front cover of the script.
Ensure that the total on each script is correct and correctly transferred to the mark sheet.
Ensure that discrepancies regarding all the above are addressed by the marking teams and amendments effected accordingly on both the script and mark sheet.
Reconcile the number of scripts, control and arrange scripts per subject, and paper, numerically for indexed archival after marking.

⇒ How to apply for GDE Admission Online 2024/2025

Notes: Persons writing National Senior Certificate /Senior Certificate and AET Examinations in 2024/2025, persons who have taken the VSP and persons employed elsewhere may NOT apply and will not be considered.

Enquiries: Mr Harry Culling

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Telephone Number: 010 601 8082

Email Address: [email protected]

Criteria Questions

Have you passed matric or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification?
Are you currently registered as a tertiary student?
What is your current or highest year of study at tertiary?
Have you passed Mathematics/Mathematical Literacy at the matric/tertiary level?
Have you passed Accounting at the matric or tertiary level?
How many years of experience as an Examination Assistant/Quality Assurer?

Way to apply check: https://examassistants.gauteng.gov.za and click on ‘Register’ in the drop-down menu to begin your application

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will be electronically acknowledged, If you do not receive any response by 01 December 2024, please accept that your application was not successful.

HOW TO APPLY

Requirements:

An appropriate recognised Academic qualification: Senior Certificate / National Senior Certificate / National Senior Certificate Vocational.
Only registered students at tertiary institutions, unemployed persons with one or more tertiary qualifications and unemployed graduates may apply.
Applicants must possess advanced numerical skills with Mathematics or Accounting as a compulsory subject. Second-year and above tertiary students will be advantaged.
Please indicate previous experience in examinations administration as an Examination Assistant [ Marking Centre or Office based].
The nature of the work is linked to tight deadlines and thus requires that the successful candidate be able to work under pressure.

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How to Apply for Examination Assistants and Examination Quality Assurers