Solutions · Funders & Implementers
Follow every rand to a verified outcome.
SkillsCortex is designed to give funders and programme implementers a shared view of allocations, delivery milestones, learner evidence and outcomes — across every provider in a programme.
Built for
The challenge today
- Reports are compiled, not connected to underlying evidence
- Underperformance discovered at programme close
- Different providers report in different formats
The work behind the solution
Proposed product scope. Confirm delivered functionality, configuration and integration readiness during discovery.
Functional scope
- Funding sources, funding calls, proposals, eligibility, due diligence, evaluation matrices, conflict declarations, committee approvals, awards, contracts, funding conditions, learner entitlements, budgets, milestones, claims, amendments, clawbacks, closeout and impact reporting
Connected operations
- Track money from funding allocation through programme, provider, learner, payment and verified outcomes
From allocation to a verified outcome
01 / 12 · SETA discretionary grant
Funding call
- Accountable owner
- Grants officer
- Evidence & records
- Published criteria, budget and conflict declarations
- Rule & approval gate
- Committee approves the funding window
- Reporting KPI
- Award turnaround, milestone evidence and reconciled claims
- Next action
- Provider application
- Permission boundary
- Assigned programme and records only; cross-party sharing requires explicit authorisation.
Review exceptions before progressing
Website demonstration of intended workflows. No real records, approvals, credentials or payments are processed.
Intelligence with human authority
Deterministic policy checks establish eligibility and approvals. Analytics highlights trends, capacity and anomalies. AI can summarise documents and recommend action against authorised evidence; an accountable person retains consequential decision authority.
Integration boundaries
Proposed governed exchange with identity, messaging, accounting and sector reporting systems. OneCortex, PayMesh and HustleHub relationships are described as intended integrations, not verified connections. Confirm scope, authorisation and readiness during discovery.
Reporting measures
KPI definitions, not claimed performance results.
- Programme pipeline and milestone turnaround
- Evidence completeness and outstanding approvals
- Verified completion, placement and outcome reporting
Before you choose a solution
The scope below describes connected records and governed workflows. Delivery scope, configuration and operational readiness must be confirmed during discovery rather than assumed from website examples.
How the work flows
Allocate to implementers & providers
Programme budgets allocated with milestones, targets and rules.
Monitor delivery
Exception-led monitoring of enrolment, attendance, assessment and spend.
Prove outcomes
Outcomes traced back to the evidence and payments that support them.
One Learner. One Programme. One Golden Thread.
Twelve connected stages — each with its own stakeholders, money, decisions and evidence.
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Funding
Programme funding is approved and allocated.
- Financial
- R180.0m approved
- Evidence
- Funding agreement FA-2026-011
SkillsCortex connects every step, decision, document, stakeholder, payment and piece of evidence.
See How the Golden Thread WorksFollow the Rand
Programme expenditure should be explainable down to a single learner — and back up to a single funding agreement.
Programme funding
R180,000,000
- Funding Agreement
- Programme Budget
- Allocation
- Provider Contract
- Cohort
- Learner
- Training Delivery
- Attendance Evidence
- Claim
- Payment
- Completion
- Workplace Placement
- Employment Outcome
Worked example
R18,500 invested in Learner L-004728
- Attendance94%
- AssessmentCompetent
- ModerationConfirmed
- Workplace experienceCompleted
- OutcomeEmployed
SkillsCortex connects programme expenditure to measurable human outcomes.
Explore an illustrative programme
Fictional example: R180m funding · 30,000 applicants · 10,000 learners · 4 provinces. No live records, integrations or payments are processed.
Stage 01 of 12
Fund
Stakeholders
Funder, implementing entity, finance
Actions
Funding agreement signed, budget structured, allocations created per province
Money
R180.0m approved · R0 spent
Evidence
Funding agreement FA-2026-011, board approval
Risks
Allocation model untested against provincial demand
Decisions
Approve allocation split across 4 provinces
Outcome
Programme funded and ready to mobilise
Capabilities behind this solution
See the value in real situations
Each scenario follows challenge → participants → connected workflow → intelligence → value. Names and values are fictional.
Funded skills programme
- Challenge
- A funder allocates a programme to an implementer and providers.
- Participants
- FunderImplementerProvidersFacilitatorsAssessorsModerators
Connected workflow
- Allocation & milestones
- Venues & facilitators scheduled
- Learners enrolled
- Attendance & assessment evidence
- Moderation
- Milestone payment
Intelligence & action
Milestone risk and evidence gaps flagged before claims.
Value
Traceable delivery and funding outcomes.
Discuss funders & implementers with us
Tell us about your schools, district or programme. We’ll show how SkillsCortex could connect your workflows — and agree what a scoped pilot would prove.