Tedcor is the only industry player in waste management in South Africa that has a formal training programme. It is also affiliated to the Services Education Training Authority (SETA). There are two types of training programmes offered. The first one is the Induction training, which is designed to provide community contractors with practical training in running their businesses. This training covers such areas as introduction to the Tedcor concept, overview of the community contractors agreement, overview of other contracts:  insurance, retirement fund, loan and maintenance agreements, recruitment policy, recruiting of employees and employment contracts, Tedcor financial management and administration processes, practical training on the use of equipments and service delivery.

The second type of training is the formal training which has been accredited by the University of South Africa (UNISA), which means that Tedcor can issue UNISA certificates to candidates who successfully pass their courses, at the end of which they receive a Certificate in Small Business Management. Some of the courses offered are Communication in English, Information management,  Financial management , Management of a small business, Human Resource Management, Operational management, Basic Waste management and First Aid level 1 & 2                                       

The main objective of the training is to ensure that, on completion of the training programmes, Community Contractors are equipped to handle general management of their businesses successfully and enable them to out-source specialist functions such as administration, bookkeeping, budgeting, cash flow, taxation, legal matters etc. as would be done by any other large company. Other courses offered are environmental awareness training, training of the communities, training of staff in safety and work related issues as well as entrepreneurial training.