Tshwane South Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, operating under the Department of Higher Education and Training, succeeded in enrolling about 25 000 students in 2017, inclusive of National Certificate (Vocational) [NC (V)], Report 191/ Nated engineering and general studies programmes and workshops. A great success for all trimesters, semesters and year programmes.
The college, whose core business is the aforementioned programmes, was selected as one of the centres of specialisation for the fields of mechanical fitter, and fitting and turning in 2017.
Employing 470 staff members, the college aims to equip students with the skills required by the job market and has alumni that work for renowned engineering companies like WBHO, to name but a few.
The college targets learners who have completed their Grade 9 to 11 for NC (V) courses as well as learners who have completed their Grade 12 for Nated/Report 191 programmes.
The college offers Report 191 programmes N1 to N6 in mechanical, civil and electrical engineering, and N4 to N6 management assistant, financial management and hospitality studies, as well as NC(V) L2-L4 in electrical infrastructure construction, engineering and related design, information technology, tourism, office administration, civil construction and hospitality. Learnerships are also offered at the college.
Tshwane South TVET College is a merger of three colleges, namely Atteridgeville, Centurion and Pretoria West. Its Odi campus previously belonged to Orbit College in the North West. This campus was transferred to TSC TVET College owing to demarcation. Currently, the college comprises the following campuses: Atteridgeville, Centurion, Odi and Pretoria West.
The College’s campus in Centurion is famed for the culinary skills of its hospitality students and for having the best machinery for practical engineering training workshops, while its Atteridgeville campus is known for its civil engineering. Its centralised campus, Pretoria West, is known for its Report 191 and NC(V) engineering and IT courses, with the Odi campus, in Mabopane, acclaimed for its NC (V) tourism programme.