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What this means
This text is an index-style page for the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) website, containing navigation links and general information about the QCTO’s mandate and services. It includes a notice to stakeholders that the QCTO has suspended the use of Qualifications Development Facilitators (QDFs) for developing occupational qualifications, part-qualifications and skills programmes with immediate effect. It also lists QCTO services such as accreditation, assessment, certification, verification, and skills programmes, and provides contact details and a fraud/ethics hotline.
Facts
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
http://www.qcto.org.za/index.html
Key Takeaways
Organisation: Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO)
Established in 2010 in terms of the Skills Development Act (Act 97 of 1998) as amended in 2008
Notice to stakeholders: suspension of Qualifications Development Facilitators (QDFs) for development of occupational qualifications, part-qualifications and skills programmes with immediate effect
QCTO mandate includes: OQSF management, accreditation of SDPs and assessment centres, research/knowledge development, certification, and occupational qualification development/maintenance
Assessment definition: EISA for registered occupational qualifications/part-qualifications on the OQSF
Certification: issues Trade Certificates and Occupational Certificates; credibility nationally and internationally
Verification: verifies Trade Certificates issued by specified entities/departments; occupational certificates issued since 2016
