Quality Assurance Consultant Pool Services

The Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA), a public entity established under the Skills Development Act, No. 97 of 1998, has issued Request for Quotations RFQ No. 06-2026/27 (re-advertisement) to appoint a pool of quality assurance consultants across nine provinces for a period of twelve months. The consultants will supplement the SETA's existing quality assurance officials in carrying out functions delegated by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). Services are called upon as and when required, and consultants must be based in their respective provinces to limit inter-provincial travel.

The scope covers three categories of consultants. Accreditation consultants will conduct accreditation site visits for Skills Development Providers and Assessment Centres and produce reports. Monitoring consultants will conduct monitoring site visits to assess the provision of occupational qualifications and skills programmes and the conduct of assessment processes, producing reports for each visit. Assessment and moderation consultants, required in Gauteng Province only, will assess and moderate answer books and Portfolios of Evidence submitted during External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) sessions and produce reports. Required experience includes learning programme design and development, accreditation of skills development providers through SETAs or QCTO processes, and monitoring structured learning programmes.

Evaluation is staged: administrative compliance, then mandatory requirements (including a non-accreditation declaration by the QCTO or a SETA, and fully completed annexures), then functionality scored out of 100 with a minimum threshold of 70 points, followed by price and specific goals under the 80/20 preference point system. Bidders must submit a fully completed and signed costing model with VAT, SBD forms (SBD 1, SBD 4, SBD 6.1), a valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit, tax compliance status, and proof of Central Supplier Database registration. Reference letters on company letterhead are required to substantiate experience. A non-compulsory virtual briefing session is scheduled for 29 October 2026, and proposals close on 9 November 2026 at 11:00 by email to etdpsetarfq@etdpseta.org.za. Late submissions will not be accepted.