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Overview of the accreditation process
The QCTO is responsible for the accreditation of Skills Development Providers (SDPs) to offer the following programmes and qualifications that fall under the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF).
Any SDP offering training - or who wants to provide training - in any of the above qualifications/ part-qualifications must seek accreditation from the QCTO, and must comply with the minimum criteria for accreditation.
Skills Development Providers Accreditation PolicySkills Development Providers Accreditation Criteria & GuidelinesDownloadsQuick Guide - Implementation of Occupational QualificationsCertification Fees for Skills Programmes"THE ROAD TO SUCCESS"The Skills Development Provider's Guide to Offering Occupational Qualifications
Accreditation is valid for a period of five years from the date on which the QCTO granted accreditation to the SDP or until the SDP is de-accredited by the QCTO.
The accreditation may be withdrawn by the QCTO if the SDP fails to perform its responsibilities as stipulated in the QCTO Accreditation Policy, and/or contravenes the provisions stipulated in the accreditation letter or act in a way that is unlawful or unbecoming of a SDP.
Evaluation and application processes
The process for accreditation to offer occupational qualifications is as follows.
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Depending on the requirements in the Application form you may need to submit certain Annexures (your own company documents and the relevant QCTO documents. These MS-Word files are provided as downloads below for you to complete and attach to the online Application form.
a.) For a New application complete the entire form and submit ALL annexures - therefore you will need to download annexures E, G, H and J.
b.) For an Extension of Scope (for an accredited SDP applying for additional qualifications) complete the entire form and submit ALL annexures - therefore you will need to download annexures E, G, H and J.
c.) For an Amendment of Contact Details complete sections 1 & 2 and submit annexures A, B, C, D, I & J
Annexure E(Form 1)Annexure G(Form 2)Annexure H(Form 3)Annexure J(Form 4)
The prospective SDP must also provide the following supporting documents.
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For enquiries regarding SDP accreditation, please email us at accreditation@qcto.org.za.
Occupational Qualifications
The application is then referred to the accreditation agent for processing. For enquiries regarding NATED REPORT 190/1 (N4 –N6), please email us at thaga.D@qcto.org.za.
N4-N6 Programmes (NATED Report 191)
Historically Registered Full Qualifications
(Accreditation, re-accreditation/extension of accreditation period or extension of scope from a QAP for historically registered full qualifications)
SDPs who intend or who would like to apply for accreditation (and extension of scope) for historically registered full qualifications at our Quality Assurance Partners (QAPs) mainly SETAs and professional bodies – would need to complete and submit a Letter of Intent form to the QCTO.
Letter of Intent
This Letter of Intent must be completed by all SDPs before applying for accreditation, re-accreditation/extension of accreditation period or extension of scope from a QAP for historically registered full qualifications.
The QCTO will acknowledge receipt of the SDP’s intended application by either advising the SDP to apply for a registered occupational qualification in its place, or confirm that the accreditation application may be made to and processed by the QAP, following their normal QAP processes
In terms of unit standard and QAP’s skills programme applications, the QAPs in the interim remain responsible for the accreditation of these programmes.
As aforementioned, the QCTO will evaluate the SDP’s letter of intent to obtain accreditation with a particular QAP (this process takes 21 working days).
For Letter of Intent submission, please follow the link below.
For enquiries regarding the Letter of Intent, please email us at centraloffice@qcto.org.za.
Skills Programmes & application process
Links to databases of Skills Development Providers
For Engineering Related Occupational Qualifications
For Old Trades
For Provider-based Qualifications
For Business and General Related Occupational Qualifications
For N4 - N6
For Occupational Skills Programmes
For information on Skills Development Providers for other old Occupational Qualifications, please consult the Quality Assurance Partners (SETAs) as delegated by the QCTO.
Other policies & guidelines
Foundational learning competence framework
The QCTO's qualification design approach includes knowledge, practical and workplace experience components, as well as the FLC, to obtain an Occupation Certificate at the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Levels 3 and 4. The FLC was developed to replace what was previously known as the "fundamentals" in the legacy qualifications or historically registered qualifications.
FLC is intended to benefit or improve learners’ literacy and numeracy competencies so that they would better understand the components of an occupational qualification.
Skills Development Providers for Foundational Learner Competence
When downloading a CSV file of this database be sure to set Microsoft Excel™ to use a 'comma' as a delimiter.
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