Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA/DHET

Hi Sylvia, you are most welcome. Although this is a negative report, there are professional bodies out there, that work hard and put their members first for sure!

Hi Albert, have you received your electronic acknowledgement of your application file received? I am not sure who you are dealing with, but perhaps speak to Trevor at QCTO and ask him what the delay is in your application.

My concern is in regards to QCTO turnaround time to issue accreditations to service providers,i have applied for mine in August last year and up to date still haven’t been given a date for evaluation.If i send them follow up emails i do not get response intime or nothing at all.My question is what is the delay in the process.

Lynel, thank you so much for posting this SAQA media release.
Although the media report contains a link that comes up to negative reports on the auditing profession, we have a number of professional bodies for the human resource management and training domains registered with SAQA – so this is equally relevant to our stakeholders.

Hey Calvin.
I know exactly what you mean. I operate in the rail space and the rail qualifications are not yet completed. That is why, even though some of them are already registered with the QCTO, we insist on being accredited with TETA. Without the assessments, being accredited is useless. It’s even worse if they don’t have any assessments,…[Read more]

Send your suggestions and recommendations to the QCTO CEO!

I agree with you Nigel, the only problem is if QCTO keeps the Forklift operator and Crane operator the problem will start occurring when the employee resigns and wants to work on an Heavier forklift or crane and he wasn’t tested or trained on it. That is where we will still can assist with a assessment or competency certificate, that is if the…[Read more]

For those interested, I am attaching a comment that was requested from TETA regarding the QCTO take over process. Although I focused on the Lifting Machinery training, the same aspects apply to other regulated areas such as First Aid and Convey dangerous goods by road.
Deon, this was requested by TETA who are aware of my significant contact scope…[Read more]

Thank you Lynel – for this excellent contribution – it would be really beneficial to have a workshop like this in Cape Town as well.
Yes, following on from Deon’s comments – it’s not that employers welcome the programmes – so many of them – including those that Deon lists – are required for compliance.

Correct it is the CTFL SETA

Hi Tracey,
It was previously the Clothing Textiles Footwear and Leather which I believe was integrated into the Fibre processing & Manufacturing FP&M SETA which is now number 4
GN R454 in GG 34317 of 27 May 2011 with effect 1 April 2011.

Hi Deon, and this is exactly what we were discussing after the lunch break at the QCTO Symposium. Unfortunately, majority of the individuals that attended, left after lunch, which was a disappointment. We were divided into 3 groups, because initially we were 400 attendees – so the impact would have been much greater. In the past, there were no…[Read more]

What about the Training Provider what have no Qualification programs and only use unit standards under that Qualification i.e. forklift different codes, Tower crane operator, Mobile crane operator, and all other driven lifting machinery and first aid level 1-3, basic firefighting and health and safety in the workplace.

We need clarrification on…[Read more]

Hi Vanessa, if your name is on the list of applicants, then you have passed the first 3 phases of the process. Your application will now be in the evaluation phase, in queue with the rest of the providers that are on the applicant list. The DHET is experiencing a backlog, so I would be patient and wait until you get the evaluation letter from…[Read more]