What is the QCTO?
Quality Council for Trades & Occupations
What is the QCTO?
The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) is a quality council established in 2010 in terms of the Skills Development Act (Act 97 of 1998) as amended in 2008.
The QCTO is responsible for the following:
- Developing occupational qualifications
- Accrediting skills development providers (SDPs)
- Ensuring quality assurance of learning programmes
- Managing the assessment and certification process
- Setting occupational standards and competencies
- Collaborating with industry and stakeholders
- Regulating and monitoring compliance
- Maintaining a database of accredited qualifications and Providers
Frequently asked questions
Employers benefit by hiring individuals who have been trained and certified with industry-relevant skills, ensuring they are job-ready.
The QCTO ensures quality through strict accreditation processes, regular audits of SDPs, monitoring of learning programs, and oversight of assessment practices.
Occupational qualifications are designed to provide learners with the specific skills, knowledge, and competencies required for a particular trade or occupation.
Individuals seeking to gain skills and qualifications in a specific trade or occupation can enroll in QCTO-accredited programmes through accredited SDPs.
QCTO qualifications are assessed through a combination of internal assessments conducted by the SDP and external integrated summative assessments managed by the AQPs.
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