Thekwini TVET College
In 2001, in accordance with the Further Education and Training Act 1998, Cato Manor Technical College, Durban Central Technical College and LC Johnson Technical College merged to form Thekwini College, an accredited Public Further Education and Training Institution as per KZN GG No. 117 2002 published on 11 April 2002. As a public, multi-purpose, nationally recognized provider, the College is managed and administered in accordance with regulations stipulated by the FETC Act, 2006 and by national education policy as determined by the Minister of Education. The transition from Further Education and Training (FET) colleges to Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges signals a new era for the colleges and skills development in South Africa and will help align the country with international practice
About the TVET incorporation into DHET
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges as well as the Community Education and Training (CET) functions were transferred from the provincial education departments to the Department of Higher Education and Training on 1 April 2015.
The transfer of these functions is in line with the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006) (CET Act, 2006).
The CET Act, 2006 which is now the principal act for both the TVET Colleges and CET Colleges introduces new terminology; thus we all need to make sure we apply this new terminology in all our correspondence and interaction with our different stakeholders. The Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges are known as the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. TVET Colleges are public instituitions. TVET colleges continue to be governed by the TVET college councils as its substructures include campuses of that specific TVET college as sites of delivery.
QUALIFICATIONS OFFERED IN THE SECTOR
• In the past, the erstwhile AET sector only involved programmes at the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 1. • Now, students can study learning and training programmes leading to qualifications or part-qualifications at NQF levels 1 to 4 as contemplated in the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (NQF Act, 2008) (Act No. 67 of 2008).
Vision
Thekwini TVET’s College vision is to become a centre of excellence offering accredited, high quality cutting-edge technology training through multi-site campuses in collaboration with local, provincial, national and international partners.
Service provision is tailored to meet the demands of the labour market and in particular to access learnerships and NQF accredited skills training.