The national regulator is investigating claims a Brisbane training organisation linked to the Wolf of Wall Street is handing out qualifications without training.

60 Minutes on Sunday night reported Brendale-based Face to Face Training Services was using high-pressure tactics to recruit students before a simple "tick and flick" to award qualifications.

Jordan Belfort was the subject of the movie The Wolf of Wall Street. Credit:Louise Kennerley

In one stark example, former trainee Dave Blake told the program he was certified to drive a 30-tonne excavator, despite never having been inside one.

"I have never even sat in the seat," he said.