Welcome to SkillsLink Academy

Empowering Education | Enabling Impact | Elevating Careers

At SkillsLink Academy, we believe education should be affordable, impactful, and accessible to everyone—especially those working to uplift their communities. Our unique three-tiered approach ensures that whether you’re an education provider, practitioner, or learner, you’re part of a dynamic and future-focused learning ecosystem.

Our Three Core Pillars of Impact

1. Instructional Design Services & Learning Programme Development

Founded in 2012 as an instructional design consultancy, SkillsLink has grown into one of South Africa’s most trusted developers of occupationally directed qualifications and skills programmes under the QCTO. This remains our core area of expertise and primary revenue stream.

All our materials are professionally developed by subject matter experts and education specialists, guaranteed to be plagiarism-free, high-quality, and aligned with SAQA, QCTO, and SETA standards. Our White Label License model ensures that once purchased, our clients can fully customise the materials to suit their operational context—with ownership of the intellectual property transferred to them.

We specialise in traditional face-to-face training, blended learning, and e-learning. In over 12 years, not one of our learning programmes has been rejected during the accreditation process.

2. E-Learning Platform & LMS Solutions

Our second core service is our powerful, easy-to-use Learning Management System (LMS)—fully compliant with SETA and QCTO requirements. Whether you’re a corporate, college, or training provider, our LMS is built to support effective, affordable online learning.

At only R89 per student per month, our platform is one of the most accessible in South Africa. With low or no setup fees (depending on model chosen), no ongoing maintenance costs, and lifetime data storage for completed learners, it offers unmatched value.

You can:

• Build your own branded course category under the SkillsLink site

• Clone the entire platform to your own domain

• Access our instructional design services to convert or develop custom e-learning courses

• Sell your courses and materials via our affiliate marketplace

3. SkillsLink Academy as an Accredited Training Provider (Coming 2025)

By late 2025, SkillsLink Academy will officially launch its third and final operational leg—becoming a fully accredited QCTO training provider. This will allow us to directly deliver our most strategic, socially impactful qualifications and skills programmes.

We’re committed to sustainable development and community upliftment, with an emphasis on sectors such as:

• Agriculture

• Nature Conservation

• Tourism, Hospitality & Guiding

• Entrepreneurship & Business Development

• Education & Training

The online versions of these courses are currently in development and will be launched throughout 2025.

Support Services That Go Beyond Learning

In parallel, we provide:

• QCTO Accreditation Support for only R8,000 when using our materials

• Customised Business Plan Development for training providers

• ETD Practitioner Sourcing at highly competitive rates

• Assistance with proposal writing, RFQs, Discretionary Grant applications, and more

We are building a self-sustaining education ecosystem that enables educators, instructional designers, sales affiliates, and partners to thrive—offering real income opportunities for those with the right skills and mindset.

A Nationwide Footprint

SkillsLink Academy operates with a remote team in Cape Town and Durban, and a network of Associates and partner campuses across South Africa. Whether you’re looking to study, partner, or grow your training business, there’s a place for you in our community.

Join SkillsLink Academy today—where learning is more than a course, it’s a movement.