New Venture Creation (NQF 4)
Business Academy
The nationally recognised qualification for starting and running a small business.
R18 500
South Africa’s online campus
Accredited learning, online, at your own pace.
Stratum University brings South Africa’s training providers together in one online campus. Study SETA and QCTO accredited qualifications, short courses and workshops in 15–20 minute lessons, on your phone or computer.
- per lesson
- 15–20 min
- accredited programmes
- SETA & QCTO
- on qualifying programmes
- 2 instalments
Ways to learn
From full qualifications to internships
Accredited qualifications
Full SETA and QCTO qualifications with a Portfolio of Evidence, registered assessors and moderators, and a Statement of Results.
View 1Learning programmes
Focused courses to build a skill quickly, finished with a certificate of completion.
View 10Occupational training
Practical training for a specific job or trade, ideal for teams and continuing development.
View 5Internships
Structured workplace experience alongside guided learning, for a first step into work.
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Every programme is run by an accredited South African training provider on the Stratum campus.
ECD Practitioner (NQF 4)
Business Academy
The occupational certificate for Early Childhood Development practitioners.
R5 000
Effective Communication
Business Academy
Speak, write and listen so that people understand you.
R1 450
Entrepreneurship 101
Business Academy
Fourteen bite-size courses that take you step by step towards a strong, sustainable business.
R2 450
Leadership & Emotional Intelligence
Business Academy
Understand yourself and others to lead with impact.
R3 600
How it works
Four steps from sign-up to certificate
- 1
Choose a programme
Compare programmes from accredited South African providers, with the price and outline up front.
- 2
Register and pay
Sign up online, upload your ID and pay securely with PayFast — in full or, where offered, in two instalments.
- 3
Learn in short lessons
Your personal schedule sets the pace. Each lesson takes 15–20 minutes, on your phone or computer.
- 4
Get assessed and certified
Submit assessments and your Portfolio of Evidence online. Registered assessors sign off your results.
Why Stratum
Built around real South African learners
Many of our learners study after work, on a phone, with data to think about. Everything is designed for that.
Made for your phone
Bite-sized lessons with reading, video and audio, and quick checks before and after each one.
A schedule that’s yours
From the day you start, you get a week-by-week plan with due dates, emailed to you as a PDF.
Fees you can plan for
Clear prices in rands, secure PayFast checkout and instalments on qualifying programmes.
Properly accredited
Registered facilitators, assessors and moderators, and QCTO milestones tracked for you.
Workplace learning
For qualifications with a workplace component, placements, mentors and logbooks are managed online.
Sponsored? Covered.
Employers and funders can sponsor seats and follow their learners’ progress.
Learn with
For organisations
Sponsor your people’s training
Arrange seats for your staff or bursary holders, invite them in, and see their progress in weekly reports.
Sponsor learners For training providersRun your programmes on Stratum
Your catalogue, sign-ups, payments, PoE sign-off and QCTO paperwork in one place, under your own brand.
Host your trainingDo I have to attend classes?
No. Everything is online. You study in short lessons of 15–20 minutes, following a personal schedule worked out from your start date, whenever suits you.
What do I need to study?
A smartphone, tablet or computer with internet access, and an email address. To register you will also upload a copy of your ID.
Can I pay in instalments?
Many programmes can be paid in two instalments: half when you register and the rest by a due date set by the provider. We email you a payment link and reminders before it is due.
What is the difference between an accredited qualification and a short course?
An accredited qualification is registered with a SETA or the QCTO and carries NQF credits. You build a Portfolio of Evidence that registered assessors and moderators sign off. A short course or workshop builds a skill and ends with a certificate of completion.
Your next qualification starts here
Find the right programme, register online and start your first lesson today.