{"id":228,"date":"2023-06-29T06:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T06:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.creativemindz.co.za\/?p=228"},"modified":"2023-06-29T06:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T06:28:33","slug":"apply-for-examinationassistants-eas-for-markingand-re-markings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.creativemindz.co.za\/index.php\/2023\/06\/29\/apply-for-examinationassistants-eas-for-markingand-re-markings\/","title":{"rendered":"APPLY FOR EXAMINATIONASSISTANTS (EAs) FOR MARKINGAND RE-MARKINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2023 ADVERTISEMENT OF TEMPORARY POSTS OF
EXAMINATION ASSISTANTS
(EAs) FOR THE:
\u2022 NOV\/DEC 2023 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
(NSC) AND RE\u2013
MARKINGS
\u2022 CAPTURING CENTRES
\u2022 HEAD OFFICE EXAMINATIONS DEPOT
\u2022 2024 MAY\/JUNE NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
(NSC) & SENIOR
CERTIFICATE (SC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. TEMPORAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
    Online applications are invited from suitably qualified
    candidates for temporary
    positions as Examination Assistants (EAs) in the Nov\/Dec<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    (SC) Examinations at
    Marking Centres, Capturing Centres and Head Office
    Examination Depot.
    A Link for the Online Application Form is attached
    together with guidelines on
    how to complete and submit online as Annexure A.
    Applicants are required to carefully read all instructions
    contained in this form
    before filling in the online form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. DEFINITION OF AN EXAMINATION ASSISTANT
      An Examination Assistant is a person who works for the
      Department of Education on a
      temporary capacity at Marking Centres, Capturing
      Centres and Head Office Depot where
      examination related work is performed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. CRITERIA FOR EMPLOYMENT AS AN EXAMINATION
      ASSISTANT
      3.1. Persons eligible to be employed as Examination
      Assistants will be:
      3.1.1. Second Year Full\u2013time students at Tertiary
      Institutions including TVET colleges and
      must have passed Maths at level 3 or Maths Literacy at
      level 4 and above.
      3.1.2. Unemployed graduates in possession of university
      degree or diploma may apply
      and are exempted from Maths or Maths Literacy as a
      requirement.
      3.1.3. Unemployed youth (holding a Matric Certificate)
      passed in 2021 and below and
      must have passed Maths at level 3 or Maths Literacy at
      level 4 and above.
      3.1.4. Applicants must be South African citizens and in
      possession of a green bar\u2013coded
      identity document\/smart card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      remuneration at the
      time of applying, including stipend received when in a
      learnership program or as an
      intern. If you happen to be employed at the time of the
      commencement of the
      examination duties, kindly inform the Chief Directorate:
      Examinations and
      Assessment in writing, so that you are not considered for
      this temporary job.
      \u2022 An applicant must not be an educator or AET
      lecturer\/tutor.
      \u2022 Applicants must not have worked as Examination
      Assistants in 2019 to 2021.
      \u2022 Applicants must be willing to perform reasonable
      manual tasks requested of them,
      such as carrying boxes\/bins and tidying working areas,
      etc.
      \u2022 Applicants must select only one marking centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Applicants must have completed their examinations at
      tertiary institutions before
      the period of employment as an Examination Assistant
      commences.
      \u2022 All the applicants will apply online using the link and
      clear guidelines provided.
      \u2022 Applicants are expected to read carefully all the
      instructions given and follow then
      until the application forms has been submitted.
      \u2022 All applicants must make sure that all certified PDF
      copies of the relevant
      documents needed are available and ready as they must
      be uploaded into the
      online system.
      \u2022 Completed application must be submitted online with
      certified documents attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      up to date. The Department shall not take responsibility
      for the applicant\u2019s
      unavailability if the contact numbers and email address
      provided are
      incorrect and or have subsequently changed or
      whatsoever.
      \u2022 Fraudulent information supplied on application form will
      lead to the applicant being
      disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. APPOINTMENT PROCESS
        4.1. Applicants who meet the requirements set out in the
        advertisement will be shortlisted.
        4.2. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to undergo an
        online Competency Test in a
        specified date and time. Test will be administered online
        and will be opened and
        closed for a specific writing period only.
        4.3. Shortlisted candidates who will participate in the
        Online Competency Tests shall be
        telephonically contacted \/ SMSs\/ EMAIL will be sent
        through the cell phone
        numbers and email provided. Please ensure that the
        correct cell phone numbers
        and emails are provided. The Department will not be
        liable\/ not accommodate
        inconveniences caused by the loss of cell phone or
        change of the phone
        numbers or email or any other cause.
        4.4. Only successful applicants will be contacted and
        informed of final employment.
        ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTION 26 OF 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. SCOPE OF WORK OF AN EXAMINATION
        ASSISTANT
        5.1. At the Marking Centre
        \u2022 To control scripts that have been received by Marking
        Centres.
        \u2022 Control scripts that are issued to Chief Markers and are
        returned to the Control
        Room after marking.
        \u2022 To carry bins from control room to chief marker control
        room also to centralized<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        ticks for each question on the answer book.
        \u2022 To check that marks are correctly transferred from the
        marked pages of the script
        to the outside cover of the marked answer script.
        \u2022 To check that the marks on the outside of the answer
        script are correctly tabulated
        and added.
        \u2022 To check that the marks on the outside of the answer
        script are correctly
        transferred into the accompanying mark sheet.
        \u2022 To sign on the script to indicate that the work has been
        completed accurately.
        \u2022 To sign the accompanying mark sheet in the appropriate
        place, after it has been
        signed by one of the markers.
        \u2022 To receive mark sheets from capturers; to sort them
        according to districts and
        centres; and to file them in subject boxes\/files.
        \u2022 To perform any other reasonable task, as may be
        allocated to him\/her from time to
        time, by the management team\/officials at a Marking
        Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF EXAMINATION
          ASSISTANT
          \u2022 Examination Assistants at the Marking Centre will be
          managed by the Script
          Control Room Officer.
          \u2022 Examination Assistants at the Marking Venues will be
          supervised by Chief Marker,
          DCM and Senior Markers.
          \u2022 Examination Assistants at the Capturing Centre will be
          supervised by the Lead
          Capturer.
          \u2022 No accommodation will be provided to Examination
          Assistants employed at
          any workstation.
          Examination Assistants employed at the Grade 12
          NSC\/SC; Marking Centres
          will be provided with morning and afternoon tea, lunch,
          and supper only. No
          breakfast will be provided.
          \u2022 Working hours will be from 08h00 to 20h00 daily, from
          Monday to Sunday,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Personnel Administration
          Measures (PAM) document as amended.
          \u2022 No overtime will be paid to Examination Assistants.
          \u2022 No leave will be granted to any Examination Assistant
          during the course of the
          working session.
          \u2022 No transport will be provided for Examination Assistants
          to and from their
          Marking Centres.
          \u2022 Examination Assistants are to provide their own black
          pens, lead pencils,
          erasers, calculators, etc when they arrive at the Marking
          Centre workstation.
          \u2022 Examination Assistants must be able to work under
          pressure and must be
          physically fit.
          \u2022 Examination Assistants who were involved in
          irregularities will not be appointed
          during the 2023\/24 marking cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          1. ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
            \u2022 Applicants will apply online.
            \u2022 Applicants are required to select one Marking Centre
            per application form as
            expected and the system is programmed like that.
            \u2022 No applications will be hand submitted\/ courier\/ or
            emailed to the district offices
            or head office. All processes will be done through the
            online system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            \u2022 CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2023 AT 16H00.
            \u2022 A Competency Test will be written by shortlisted
            candidates only on the date to be
            communicated specifically to the shortlisted candidates.
            \u2022 No sharing of competency test link by shortlisted
            candidates to unqualified candidates.
            \u2022 Successful applicants must bring a Completed bank
            form when they report for
            duty at the Marking Centre. The form will be emailed to
            applicants before the
            reporting date. Failure to do so may delay the
            appointment and
            remuneration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            1. CONCLUSION
              The work done by Examination Assistants is extremely
              important for the delivery of accurate
              and credible results for the National Senior Certificate;
              Senior Certificate (SC) Examinations.
              The Eastern Cape Department of Education has acquired
              a positive reputation in this regard
              and 2023 will not be an exception.
              All Education stakeholders are therefore, kindly requested
              to disseminate this information
              widely for those who meet the requirements for these
              important positions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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