Landmark day as QCTO is launched
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, hailed the launch of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations as a landmark day that commemorated a decade of hard work on skills development in South Africa. Wilson Nzimande from the Coastal KZN FET College is the first Chairperson of the organisation. ...more
Launching QCTO awards in the banking sector
While the Department of Labour is in the final stages of establishing the QCTO framework, Milpark Business School, in partnership with the IOB, has been appointed by the Bankseta to pilot the first official QCTO qualification in the Banking Sector.
...moreExcitement mounts as QCTO policy firms
For the first time, business can look forward to demand-led education that is responsive and tailored to the needs of the economy. When it eventually gets off the ground, the QCTO will dramatically change the lives of all skills and organisational development professionals, writes Jim Freeman.
...moreWhat is the Occupational Qualifications Framework?
Des Squire looks at the changes we can expect from the introduction of the Occupational Qualifications Framework by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations.
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National Qualifications Framework Bill
Big changes are in store for the legislative framework that guides education and training in the country. Des Squire is feeling excited about the proposed changes, particularly the streamling of the quality assurance function and an end to the arguments about who owns what qualification! He outlines the proposed changes in more detail.
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QCTO working on an opt-in model
The Department of Labour’s Elizabeth Thobejane was able to give delegates at the Qualifications Africa conference more information on the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations or QCTO. The new quality council (the QCTO), which is expected to be up and running by 2009, allows professional bodies to participate, if you wish to.
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Still time for comments on QCTO
The forthcoming Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) will work to ensure that occupational-related learning is fully supported and developed. It it the result of a review of the current National Qualifications Framework and aims to address shortcomings that were identified. Role players can still comment on and contribute to the establishement of the QCTO.
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