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The occupations the catalogue names
Here is the full list, level by level: 72 professional qualifications and the occupation each prepares for. It is published exactly as it appears in the official catalogue on file, with no selection and no highlighting.
One scale, four steps
The level describes the responsibility exercised, not how hard the programme is. A level 4 holds a post with method; a level 7 arbitrates and commits the organisation. The breakdown below gives the number of qualifications open on each of the 4 steps, and it mirrors the catalogue on file exactly.
- qualifications in the catalogue
- 72
- named occupations
- 72
- competency blocks assessed
- 360
- supervised, across all qualifications
- 49 750 h
Ten hours per credit, without exception.
- Level 4 — Skilled employee and operative
- 20 (28 %)
- Level 5 — Senior technician and supervisor
- 18 (25 %)
- Level 6 — Manager and professional
- 17 (24 %)
- Level 7 — Expert and executive
- 17 (24 %)
Level 4 — Skilled employee and operative
This level gathers 20 qualifications from the catalogue on file. Each opens onto the occupation named after it, and is validated through competency blocks assessed separately.
- Health, Safety and Environment Officer — site HSE officer
- Industrial Maintenance Technician — maintenance technician
- Industrial Electrician — industrial electrician
- Industrial Storekeeper and Stock Manager — storekeeper, spare parts manager
- IT Support and Systems Technician — IT technician
- Network and Telecommunications Technician — network technician
- Accounting Assistant — accounts assistant
- Banking and Microfinance Client Adviser — client adviser
- Marketing Assistant and Community Manager — digital communications officer
- Web Development and Integration Technician — web integrator, front-end developer
- Data and Annotation Operator — data operator, annotator, dataset preparer
- SME Administrative Officer — administrative officer, all-round assistant
- E-commerce and Back-office Assistant — e-commerce officer, back-office assistant
- Legal Assistant — legal assistant in a firm or a company
- HR Assistant — HR assistant, personnel administration officer
- Graphic Designer and Production Operator — graphic designer, prepress operator
- Works Team Leader — team leader, assistant site foreman
- Transport and Warehouse Operations Agent — operations agent, dock agent, storekeeper
- Food Production Operative — production operative, food processing line operator
- Secretary and Administrative Assistant — secretary, administrative assistant
Level 5 — Senior technician and supervisor
This level gathers 18 qualifications from the catalogue on file. Each opens onto the occupation named after it, and is validated through competency blocks assessed separately.
- Web and Mobile Developer — junior to experienced developer
- Payroll and HR Administration Officer — payroll officer
- Customs Declarant and Freight Forwarding Agent — declarant, forwarding agent
- HSE Supervisor — zone safety supervisor
- Senior Automation and Instrumentation Technician — industrial automation technician
- Systems and Network Administrator — infrastructure administrator
- Application Developer — experienced developer
- Company Accountant — sole accountant of an SME
- Logistics and Forwarding Manager — forwarding operations manager
- Data and Applied AI Technician — data technician, AI solutions integrator
- Business Development Manager — account manager, senior salesperson
- Project Coordinator — project coordinator, assistant project manager
- Digital Product Owner — product owner, digital project officer
- Compliance and Control Officer — compliance officer, control officer
- Interface Designer — interface designer, UI designer
- Design and Quantity Surveying Technician — quantity surveyor, construction design technician
- Food Quality and Hygiene Technician — quality technician, HACCP officer
- Executive Assistant — executive assistant, office assistant
Level 6 — Manager and professional
This level gathers 17 qualifications from the catalogue on file. Each opens onto the occupation named after it, and is validated through competency blocks assessed separately.
- Site HSE Manager — HSE manager — mining, energy, construction
- Industrial Maintenance Manager — maintenance manager
- Works Supervisor — site foreman, works supervisor
- Finance and Administration Manager — finance manager of an SME or subsidiary
- Human Resources Manager — HR manager
- Supply Chain Manager — supply chain manager
- Digital Project Manager — IS project manager
- Compliance Manager — compliance officer
- Data Analyst — data analyst
- Development Team Lead — lead developer, technical team manager
- AI Project Manager — AI project manager, data lead
- Infrastructure and Cloud Manager — infrastructure manager, operations manager
- Sales Manager — sales manager, head of sales
- Business Unit Manager — branch manager, profit centre manager
- Design and User Experience Manager — design manager, UX lead
- Agri-industrial Production Manager — production manager, food processing shop manager
- Administration and Facilities Manager — office manager, administration manager
Level 7 — Expert and executive
This level gathers 17 qualifications from the catalogue on file. Each opens onto the occupation named after it, and is validated through competency blocks assessed separately.
- Industrial Risk and HSE Director — group or multi-site HSE director
- Industrial Operations Director — site or operations director
- Chief Information Security Officer — CISO
- Chief Financial Officer — CFO
- Chief Human Resources Officer — HR director
- Compliance and Anti-Money-Laundering Expert — compliance director — banking, microfinance, insurance
- Enterprise Architect — IS architect
- Digital Transformation Manager — transformation director
- Chief Technology Officer — chief technology officer, CTO
- Chief Data and AI Officer — data director, chief data and AI officer
- Chief Sales and Marketing Officer — sales director, marketing director
- SME Chief Executive — owner-manager, SME chief executive
- Art and Creative Director — art director, creative director
- Construction Projects Director — projects director, works director
- Supply Chain Director — supply chain director, logistics director
- Agri-industrial Operations Director — agri-industrial site director
- Training and Learning Design Director — training director, head of learning design
Questions about these titles
Why so many qualifications at level 4?
Because it is the step that brings people into working life, and the one where the economy recruits most broadly. The catalogue opens 20 qualifications there, against 17 at level 7, which is entered with experience already behind you.
Can I aim for a qualification without a long-form programme?
Yes. A professional qualification is prepared for its own sake, over a short duration, and validated block by block. The long-form programme reaches the same competency vocabulary over a wider horizon and with a project carried end to end.