Training Operations Coordinator

About the role

AIDC, a government-owned public entity supporting the South African automotive industry, is recruiting a Training Operations Coordinator for its Skills Development and Training Department. The post sits in the Rosslyn and Satellite Sites offices and reports directly to the Department Manager: Skills Development & Training. The role covers scheduling, coordination, resource allocation and monitoring of all training programmes delivered through the Learning Centre and the Trade Test Centre.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate training and events, manage client communications and prepare meetings and conferences
• Monitor training metrics such as quality, throughput, requirements and records retention
• Register delegates on the LMS before events, upload and maintain documentation, keep attendance registers and check that training equipment works
• Keep the facility clean, supervise shuttle drivers and their fuel use, and handle shuttle bookings
• Liaise with clients, the canteen and vendors, and identify vendors, facilitators, assessors and moderators with SAQA and SETA approval
• Maintain annual, quarterly and monthly schedules, arrange venues and room set-up, and source training programmes
• Facilitate ad-hoc soft-skills training
• Compile monthly GEYODI and utilisation reports, ad-hoc reports for the Operations Manager, and evidence for regulatory audits and management reporting

Required profile

• Matric (Grade 12) and a qualification in Education, Training and Development or Human Resources at NQF Level 5
• 3 years of similar experience in a training environment
• Experience in administration and event coordination
• An Events Management certificate is advantageous

The position is on a permanent employment contract with a three-month probation period. Remuneration is TCOE R 502 930.02 per annum (Job Grade C4). Applications with a CV and certified copies of qualifications and ID documents close on 06 November 2026.