Scout by Metisware · Student Information System
Student Information System · South Africa

Chart every learner from enquiry to certificate

Scout maps the whole training-provider journey on one platform, built natively for QCTO, SETA, and CHE accreditation. No spreadsheets between the milestones.

6Lifecycle stages
3Accreditation regimes
6Live integrations
The learner route

One trail, six waypoints, zero handoffs

Every learner follows the same mapped route through Scout. Click a waypoint to inspect the stage, or let it walk the trail for you.

Stage 01 / 06

Enquiries

    WP-01 In Scout

    Auto-advancing
    Accreditation-native features

    Filter the platform by the regime you run

    Scout ships QCTO, SETA, and CHE compliance in the core, not as add-ons. Pick a regime to see the modules that carry its weight.

    Try the applicant portal

    Click through what a learner sees, and watch Scout fill in

    The left is the self-service portal your applicant uses. The right is the same record forming inside Scout, live, as they go. One action, both sides.

    apply.yourcollege.ac.za/details

    Your details

    Tell us who you are. This starts your application record.

    Choose your programme

    Pick what you are applying for. The accreditation regime is set automatically.

    Upload documents

    Tap each item to attach it. Scout tracks what is still outstanding.

    Review and pay deposit

    Confirm the summary, then pay the deposit through PayFast to secure your place.

    Offer accepted

    Your deposit is paid and your place is confirmed. Scout has moved you to registration, no staff re-keying required.

    Status: Registered · Stage 04
    One platform, every role

    Scout shows each person only their part of the map

    Element-level permissions mean the registrar, the finance officer and the applicant open the same system and see different worlds. Switch roles to see who gets what.

    By the numbers
    0Lifecycle stages, one DB
    0Modules in the core
    0External integrations
    0Audit-trailed actions
    Integration hub

    Scout at the centre of your stack

    Learning, finance, identity and email all flow through Scout. Hover or tap a node to see what crosses the wire.

    Scout core DB
    SELECT NODE

    Six systems, one source of truth

    Scout owns the learner record. Each integration reads from or writes to it, so finance, learning and identity never drift apart.

      Why providers pick Scout

      Built for the regime, the region, and the long haul

      01

      Accreditation-native

      QCTO submissions, SETA reporting and CHE workflows built into the core, not bolted on after.

      02

      Localised for SA

      SAST timestamps, SA ID handling and local payment rails, PayFast and Xero, out of the box.

      03

      Secure by default

      Element-level permissions, SSO via Entra and Google, and a full audit trail on every action.

      04

      Migration-friendly

      Adopt screen by screen with the strangler pattern. No big-bang cutover, no frozen roadmap.

      Field-tested

      Trusted by South African institutions since 2001

      Scout grew up inside real business schools, colleges and training providers. Over two decades on, the same platform runs the enquiry-to-certificate journey for the organisations below.

      Station 01 · since 2001

      UCT Graduate School of Business

      Our launch customer, and the campus Scout was first built for.

      Station 02 · since 2014

      Henley Business School

      Running most of the Scout toolkit across its programmes for over a decade.

      Station 03 · non-profit

      TSIBA Business School

      A non-profit institution delivering accredited business education.

      Station 04 · founding input

      Centre for Coaching

      Helped shape the very first version of the software alongside us.

      Station 05 · long-standing

      On the Ball College

      A long-standing partner across many years of intakes.

      Station 06 · KwaZulu-Natal

      Umgeni Water

      One of our newest clients, in KwaZulu-Natal.

      Set your bearing

      See the whole route in one walkthrough

      A 30-minute demo mapped to your accreditation regime and your current stack. We will show the exact trail your learners would take.