Cleaning Services
About the Sector
The cleaning services sub-sector spans the provision of cleaning services for individuals, households and commercial entities (contract cleaning). The kind of services provided in this sub-sector are wide-ranging from basic cleaning services to specialist cleaning.
The sub-sector also covers companies that mainly specialise in the provision of cleaning equipment and supplies. The provision of cleaning services is pivotal in the assistance of maintaining good hygiene and sanitary standards to promote the general health and well-being of communities.
The cleaning sub-sector provides services for other sectors such as the Health, Agriculture, Chemical Industries, Property, Tourism and Hospitality.
Types of Services in the Cleaning Industry:
- General Cleaning Services
- Cleaning of Carpets and Upholstery
- Industrial Cleaning
- Pet Care Cleaning
- Health Care Cleaning
- Vehicle Cleaning
- Aircraft Cleaning
- Trauma/crime Scene Cleaning
- Cleaning at height (for example, cleaning of windows for high-rise buildings)
- Cleaning Equipment and Consumable Supply (cleaning products)
- Dry Cleaning and Laundering
- Garden Maintenance
- Domestic Services
The Services SETA offers training and courses for various cleaning services.
Registered Qualifications
- National Certificate: Hygiene and Cleaning Supervision (NQF Level 3)
- GETC: Hygiene and Cleaning (NQF Level 1)
- National Certificate: Specialist Hygiene and Cleaning Services (NQF Level 2)
Recommended Subjects
- English and Home Language
- Life Orientation
Employment Opportunities
- Cleaning Services Manager
- Commercial Cleaning
- Domestic Cleaner
- Dry Cleaner
- Healthcare Cleaner
Hiring Services
About the Sector
The equipment hiring sector is one of the largest commercial sectors in the economy which drives the resource allocations of many business enterprises and private individuals. Companies operating in the sector rent out a wide range of equipment and machinery to businesses and individuals.
The hiring sub-sector is a critical partner in the mining (plant and operator hiring), construction (plant and operator hiring), tourism (equipment and miscellaneous hire) and the general business sectors (function and catering hire).
Types of Services in the Hiring Industry:
- Construction, demolition or any other machinery and equipment (includes excavating and grading machines)
- Personal and household goods (includes items such as furniture, electrical appliances, pleasure boats, bicycles, costumes, jewellery, hand tools
- Office Machinery (includes items such as computers, copiers or facsimile machines)
- Function and Catering Hire (catering equipment hire for events such as weddings, conferences, private parties.
- Truck Hire (includes truck, tractors and semi-trailers);
- Video Hire (includes pre-recorded video tapes and discs for home electronic equipment);
- Plant Hire (includes earthmoving equipment, Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs), excavators and dozers);
- Miscellaneous Item Hire (includes items such as jukeboxes, photographic equipment, sports and recreation equipment, portable toilets.
The Services SETA offers assistance in the training and courses in pursuit of a career in the hiring services sector.
Registered Qualifications
- National Certificate: Hiring Services and Support (NQF Level 3)
- Further Education and Training Certificate: Hiring Operations (NQF Level 4)
- National Diploma: Hiring Operations Management (NQF Level 5)
Recommended Subjects
- English Language
- Maths Literacy
- Accounting and
- Computer Literacy
Employment Opportunities
- Backhoe operator
- Bulldozer operator
- Dump truck operator
- Earth moving plant operator
Household Services
About the Sector
Household Services, one of the sub-sectors represented in the services sector, covers garden maintenance. A garden maintenance service provides general care of a garden to keep it in overall good health or condition and well presented. Functions performed in the service include among others; lawn mowing, lawn repair and renovation, pruning, spraying pesticides, fertilising or soil care, replacing old or sick plants, maintaining indoor plants, tree lopping or tree surgery.
Needless to say, the scope of work opportunities available for garden services workers is quite vast and varied, and includes large private gardens and grounds, small domestic gardens, estate and letting agents contracts, housing and residents associations, flats with shared gardens, property management companies, care homes, commercial grounds, private roads, schools and local councils for public spaces, to name some.
The Services SETA offers assistance in the training and courses in pursuit of a career in the household and garden services sector.
Registered Qualifications
The qualification for this subsector in under development.
Recommended Subjects
- English and Home Language
- Life Orientation
Employment Opportunities
- Garden Worker
Domestic Services
About the Sector
Domestic services involves the provision of general worker services within a domestic environment which does not involve major gardening and similar work.
These services are offered by hired workers employed by private households for the performance of tasks such as house-cleaning, child-care, cooking, light-gardening and personal services. Domestic services could cover much bigger responsibilities which involve the performance of similar tasks within public institutions and businesses including hotels and boarding houses.
Domestic housekeepers should be very reliable and diligent, and have strong communication skills for interacting with homeowners and their children. Other critical skills include, strong time management skills, being organised and being self-directed.
The Services SETA offers assistance in the training and courses in pursuit of a career in the domestic services sector.
Registered Qualifications
- GETC: Domestic Services (NQF Level 1)
- National Certificate: Home Care Practices (NQF Level 2)
Recommended Subjects
- English and Home Language
- Life Orientation
Employment Opportunities
- Domestic Housekeeper
- Nanny
