QCTO

How does the QCTO fit in with the Department of Labour, SETAs, etc.?

The amended Skills Development Act enables a fully integrated demand driven occupational learning system to meet the needs of industry. The Organising Framework for Occupations is a skills classification system which lists all the occupations in the South African economy. The importance of the OFO is that it sets a base for linking these occupations to skills development.

In this way the OFO can be viewed as the golden thread that links all elements in the system. The SETAs reflect labour market needs using the OFO. The Department of Labour uses the OFO as the basis for the ESSA system to, amongst other uses, develop the National Scarce Skills List.

The QCTO uses the OFO as basis for developing occupational qualifications through the National Occupational Pathways Framework (NOPF) in order to address industry needs.