How do you determine a legitimate provider?

[pietpetoors]

Received this from African Offroad:

Dear Pieter

I trust this mail finds you well, with the winter on our doorstep and Botswana flooding we will definitely have a bumber training season ahead of us.
Several enquiries reach my desk requesting clarification of certain allegedly accredited providers, not answering their queries and appearing to be illegitimate.

THE QUESTION IS: HOW DO I DETERMINE WHETHER PROVIDER #XYZABCDEFG# IS AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER TO FACILITATE AND ASSES A SPECIFIC UNIT STANDARD.( ALL TEACHERS ARE NOT MATH’S TEACHERS AND ALL SCHOOLS ARE NOT TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.)

The fact that several providers will come forward in the near future and present themselves as accredited is inevitable, to establish the real ones from the wannabee’s is not so easy and this is where I am trying to help.

To avoid burning your fingers I suggest the following steps:

Determine which unit standard will be presented? Unit standards are approved by SAQA and will appear on the SAQA webpage on the following link: http://allqs.saqa.org.za/search.php?cat=unit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Enter the unit standard number US235135 and search, click on the us number and the accredited providers will appear on the specific unit standard. In the case of US254135 go to http://allqs.saqa.org.za/showUnitStandard.php?id=254135" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; You will find all the accredited providers on the unit standard.

It does not necessary mean that if a provider has been accredited by TETA and listed at “Accredited Providers” on the TETA website, that this provider is accredited to train this specific unit standard.

The same rule applies to assessors and moderators.

I trust that you found this information useful, if you have any other questions don’t hesitate to contact me.