(1)What are the reasons that the (a) grading for the position of the Chief Executive Officer for the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is now reflected as E-Upper and not E5 as in the 2017 advertisement for the same position and (b) educational requirements now only require a relevant degree at NQF8 which is equivalent to an honours degree, with a Masters degree as an advantage, while the earlier requirements were for a postgraduate degree and an MBA/MBL as a prerequisite for appointment;
(2) what (a) is the motivation for reducing the work experience requirement from 15 years to 10 years and (b) are the reasons that the requirement for experience at executive/senior level has been reduced in its entirety to five years when the previous requirement was at least 10 years at senior level, with five years at executive level;
(3) whether any of the applicants have met the higher level of requirements; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, were any of the applicants shortlisted and interviewed;
(4) whether the appointed candidate has (a) only met the lower requirements or (b) exceed them; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?