No confidence in the QCTO, closure of training providers, and a sharp increase in the unemployment rate – as predicted!
The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) was established in 2010 and set to take over the Historical Qualifications from the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), effective 30th of June 2024. Thousands of Training Providers are still not accredited with the QCTO, due to their lack of resources, responses, policies, delays, and unnecessary red tape. Hundreds of Occupational Qualifications are still not developed/available under the QCTO, past the 14-year deadline of 30th of June 2024. Others have hardly had any exam centres registered. The new Occupational Qualifications framework…
