Microsoft Solutions Partner · Built for South African SDPs

Transform Your Skills Development
Organisation for the AI Era

Helping Skills Development Providers recruit more learners, streamline administration, achieve QCTO compliance and leverage AI through Microsoft-powered solutions.

Akili SDP360 dashboard showing learner registrations, QCTO compliance status, AI assistant and executive KPIs

Trusted Technology Partner

SETAs
Private Colleges
Training Providers
Government
Corporate Academies
Professional Bodies
20+
Years Experience
100+
Transformation Projects
Microsoft
Solutions Partner
National
Footprint
The Reality

The Challenges Facing Skills Development Providers

Recognise any of these? You're not alone. SDPs across South Africa are battling the same six issues every day.

QCTO Migration Complexity

Navigating the transition to QCTO accreditation, evidence requirements and new quality assurance standards.

Manual Administration

Hours lost to paper-based registrations, attendance tracking, certification and reporting workflows.

Fragmented Learner Data

Information scattered across spreadsheets, LMS, CRM and finance systems with no single source of truth.

Poor Recruitment Conversion

Marketing spend wasted because online enquiries don't convert into enrolled, paying learners.

Compliance Risks

SETA, QCTO and DHET audit findings putting accreditation, funding and reputation at risk.

AI Adoption Uncertainty

Knowing AI matters – but unclear where to start, what's safe, and how to deliver real ROI.

Solutions

End-to-End Digital Transformation

Six integrated solution areas covering every system a modern learning organisation needs to run, scale and stay compliant.

Learning Management Systems

  • Moodle deployment
  • Online learning
  • Assessments
  • Certification
  • Learner engagement
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Student Administration

  • Admissions
  • Registrations
  • Learner records
  • Attendance tracking
  • Certification
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QCTO Compliance

  • Digital portfolios
  • Assessment management
  • Moderation workflows
  • Audit readiness
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AI Solutions

  • Learner support agents
  • Admissions assistants
  • Knowledge agents
  • Executive copilots
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Microsoft 365 Solutions

  • SharePoint
  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Copilot
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Websites & Learner Portals

  • Modern websites
  • Learner self-service
  • Online applications
  • CRM integration
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Flagship Products

Purpose-Built for Learning Organisations

Three products engineered from 20 years of working with South African SDPs, SETAs and training academies.

Most Popular
Flagship Platform

Akili SDP360™

The complete operating system for Skills Development Providers.

Modules
CRMStudent AdministrationLMSAssessment ManagementWorkplace LearningReporting
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Compliance

Akili QCTO360™

Manage compliance, quality assurance and learner evidence from one platform.

Modules
Digital PortfoliosModeration WorkflowsEvidence VaultAudit Reporting
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AI Suite

Akili AI for Learning™

AI-powered assistants designed specifically for learning organisations.

Modules
Learner Support BotAdmissions AssistantKnowledge AgentsExecutive Copilot
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AI Transformation

Move Beyond AI Experimentation

Where is your organisation on the journey to becoming AI-powered?

01
AI Awareness

Leadership understands AI potential and use cases for learning.

02
AI Readiness

Data, governance and skills foundation in place to deploy safely.

03
AI Adoption

First production AI agents live in admissions and learner support.

04
AI Integration

AI embedded across LMS, CRM, admin and executive reporting.

05
AI-Powered Organisation

AI is core to how the organisation recruits, teaches and scales.

Why Akili

Built by Sector Specialists

Deep Skills Development Expertise

20+ years dedicated to SDPs, SETAs and training academies.

Microsoft Solutions Partner

Certified across Modern Work, Data & AI and Business Applications.

SA Compliance Expertise

QCTO, SETA, DHET and POPIA – we know the regulatory landscape.

AI Implementation Experience

Live production AI agents across admissions, support and reporting.

Local Support Team

South African team, South African time zones, South African accountability.

Long-Term Strategic Partner

We measure success in years, not project hand-overs.

Our Process

Our Engagement Approach

01

Discovery & Assessment

Workshops, system audits and stakeholder interviews to baseline where you are today.

02

Digital Transformation Roadmap

Prioritised, costed roadmap aligned to your accreditation, growth and AI goals.

03

Implementation

Agile delivery on Microsoft, Moodle and Akili platforms with weekly demos.

04

Training & Change Management

We get your team confidently using the new systems – not just trained on them.

05

Continuous Improvement

Ongoing optimisation, support and AI uplift as your organisation grows.

Success Story

Training Provider Reduces Admin Work by 60%

A leading SETA-accredited training provider modernised end-to-end operations with Akili.

  • Automated learner onboarding & registration
  • Implemented Moodle LMS with assessments
  • Power BI reporting across all programmes
  • Enhanced QCTO compliance visibility
Before vs After
Administrative Workload
100%
40% -60%
Learner Onboarding Time
5 days
1 day -80%
Compliance Visibility
Quarterly
Real-time Live
Report Generation
3 days
10 min -99%
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