1B Training Institute is a QCTO accredited skills development institution and education technology ecosystem. We turn accredited training into employment, enterprise and lasting economic participation across South Africa.
Completion is the point. Every part of the 1B model is designed to carry a learner all the way through, then onward into work and enterprise.
Classroom, online and workplace, woven into one journey.
Registered assessors and moderators on every programme.
Support that does not stop at the certificate.
Audit-ready reporting, tracked through Ramotse.
Designed around the real learner journey, end to end.
From long-form accredited learnerships to fast, focused short courses and professional credentials.
Long-form, structured programmes that combine theory, practical work and a workplace placement.
View learnershipsTargeted programmes that build a specific capability fast, for individuals and teams who need results now.
View short coursesPractitioner credentials and management development for individuals and organisations building capability.
View professionalSelf-paced access and live sessions on the Ramotse platform, for ongoing professional growth anywhere.
Enquire about membershipThese are not aspirations. They are commitments.
From short courses to nationally accredited career qualifications. Four clear pathways across South Africa's priority sectors, filter to find yours.
Don't see the qualification you need? We customise programmes across SETAs.
Twelve-month career qualifications that build professionals, practitioners and entrepreneurs, with workplace experience, payment plans and recognised graduate outcomes.
Bundled accredited programmes that build a full professional profile, each with training materials, assessment and certification included.
A refined suite of leadership pathways designed to accelerate manager capability, strengthen operational leadership, and prepare senior leaders to guide organisations through complex change.
Designed to build foundational leadership capability in high-potential employees and first-time managers. Focuses on developing self-awareness, communication and core leadership skills to help participants transition effectively into leadership roles.
First-time managers, supervisors and high-potential employees preparing for leadership roles.
Designed to strengthen the capability of middle managers to lead teams, execute strategy and drive operational performance. Focuses on bridging the gap between strategy and execution, and delivering results in complex environments.
Middle managers, functional managers and experienced supervisors responsible for team and operational performance.
A high-impact development journey for executives and senior leaders responsible for organisational direction and transformation. Focuses on strategic leadership, decision-making in complexity and leading organisations through change.
Senior leaders, executives and decision-makers responsible for organisational strategy and performance.
We do not just train. We help you recruit, host, place and absorb talent while you meet your skills and compliance goals.
We run the programme end to end, from recruitment to certification.
Convert your top learners into permanent roles in your business.
Source and screen candidates aligned to your needs.
B-BBEE aligned skills spend with measurable return on investment.
We partner with organisations to deliver accredited, compliant and impactful workforce development solutions tailored to business objectives.
Accredited programmes delivered to your team, onsite or online.
Full hosting, delivery, assessment and compliance, managed end to end.
Pricing reflects accredited delivery, training materials, assessment, certification and Ramotse compliance reporting. B-BBEE aligned skills spend with measurable return on investment.
1B is more than a training provider. It is a connected ecosystem of education, technology, community and enterprise, built to scale across South Africa.
One platform connects lead generation, enrolment, learning delivery, assessment, moderation, certification, compliance and employer dashboards, so every learner journey is tracked, accredited and audit ready.
Accredited education and skills development.
The technology platform behind it all.
A lifelong community of alumni and partners.
A premium leadership and business network.
Workforce development for organisations.
Most providers deliver a programme and end the relationship. 1B carries every learner from first exposure to full economic participation, and back into the ecosystem at a higher level.
Sector-aligned schools, each accredited with the relevant SETA, delivering qualifications that lead to work.
To be South Africa's most impactful QCTO accredited skills development institution and workforce development ecosystem, producing 10 000 trained, employed and entrepreneurially active people by 2030.
To deliver accredited, practical and transformative training that creates real economic participation for individuals, organisations and communities across South Africa.
Boitumelo founded 1B on a single conviction, that South Africa does not have a shortage of qualifications, it has a shortage of economic participation. Drawn from the Bakwena ba ga Sechele, the people of Metsi Magolo, the great waters, he built 1B to be a source, a place that gives people the means to sustain themselves, their families and their communities. That heritage names the platforms and sets the ambition, empowering a billion minds.
We do not measure ourselves by the certificates we issue. We measure ourselves by the people who go on to earn, to employ and to build. That is the only number that matters.
The Business Administration programme transformed my career. The hands-on approach and mentorship helped me secure a management position.
We partnered with 1B for workplace training and the results were outstanding. Our team is better equipped and more confident.
The New Venture Creation programme gave me the knowledge and mentorship to launch my business. I now run a profitable startup.
Informative, engaging and highly practical. The real-world application gave me the expertise to stand out in the job market.
Every accreditation, partnership and programme strengthens one vision, to build Africa's leading skills and entrepreneurship ecosystem, connecting learning to employment, enterprise and lasting economic growth.
Founded on one conviction, that South Africa does not lack qualifications, it lacks economic participation. A skills institution built to carry people from learning to livelihood.
Recognised delivery across ETDP, AGRISETA, Services and MICT, with all qualifications consolidating under the QCTO, the foundation of credible, nationally recognised learning.
Discretionary grant funding won to recruit and train youth into accredited learnerships, proof that the 1B model delivers fundable, measurable impact.
Through the Each One Create One initiative, 1B joins a network of mentorship, partnership and investment, validating our vision and accelerating our path to becoming a leading African skills and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
A permanent home for training, incubation and community, the physical anchor of the 1B ecosystem.
One platform connecting enrolment, learning, assessment, certification and compliance, expanding access to quality learning across Africa.
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