The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has warned that certain training material vendors fraudulently claim the ICT Sector Education Training Authority (ISETT SETA) has approved their courseware.
"The training material industry is highly competitive and unscrupulous material providers are unethically printing the ISETT SETA logo on their books as a means of gaining competitive advantage," says Ronald Woolf, chairman of CompTIA`s Material Providers Forum.
"At present, the only courseware approved by ISETT SETA and entitled to bear the SETA logo is courseware material from accredited training institutions that has been evaluated as part of the whole accreditation process," says Wynand van der Merwe, acting CEO for ISETT SETA.
However, Van der Merwe says the SETA has initiated a new process for working with individual material providers to ensure their courseware conforms to National Qualifications Framework unit standards. "Training material resulting from this process will qualify for official recognition from the SETA," he says.
Lists of accredited and approved training providers can be found on the ISETT SETA Web site.
CompTIA says false claims regarding accredited material will only serve to damage the reputation of the industry.
"Training providers need to band together to ensure course material is legitimate by not supporting material providers who are making false claims regarding ISETT SETA endorsement," says Sharon Oosterberg, key account manager for CompTIA SA.
Oosterberg says corporate SA has already banded together to endorse genuine certifications and employ only individuals with legitimate qualifications to rid the industry of fraudulent qualifications.
CompTIA`s Material Providers Forum was established to provide a forum for material providers to meet and discuss commonality in the ICT training industry and create industry standards, business initiatives and programmes to enhance the industry`s quality and productivity.
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