Hi Shabalala, the application requirements are not that complex at all. The QCTO have a set standard which is far better than the SETA applications. The problem that providers have with the QCTO application, is the mere fact that they are so used to the SETA applications, that they assume that this is exactly the same (whereby it is not). The QCTO application for accreditation is actually straight forward. The DHET requirements have been implemented first with the Universities, then the Public Colleges, and now it is the Private Providers that need to go through this process. The only difference here, is that the Private Sector is massive, and capacity as well as a streamlined system is required to action thousands of applications, from the one-man-provider to the large corporate JSE listed providers. There is a huge difference. Unfortunately there are bogus providers that have been operating and our industry needs a good clean up. These bogus providers are damaging our industry, taking money from poor learners (whereby no training is done – they take the case and disappear) – all the requirements should be met by good ethical providers. There is no monopoly, it is a matter of whether the provider have their house in order, and are legal, accredited and offer quality learning programmes.