Western Cape Business 2017 edition

SPECIAL FEATURE
a good illustration of the range
of studies available to students
at TVET colleges. Courses at CCT
range from engineering (electrical,
civil and mechanical), through
travel and tourism, hospitality, hair
care, beauty therapy and art and
design, to business studies, information
technology and education
and training. The college
has three residences in different
parts of the city. Career guidance
is offered and the college has a
work placement programme
for graduates.
Northlink College is in Cape
Town’s northern suburbs and
is an innovator in workplace
monitoring. It has three business
units that give students experience:
Hair and Cosmetology, the
Clothing Factory, and a restaurant
and conference centre. The
Fitting and Machining Centre of
Excellence at Wingfield has the
latest equipment.
False Bay TVET College
has campuses in Fish Hoek,
Muizenberg, Mitchells Plain,
Khayelitsha and Westlake.
Engineering skills are a key focus
for this college, together with
hospitality. Appropriately, given
its geographic locations, False
Bay TVET also teaches Yacht and Boat Building. The
college has an enrolment of more than 10 000.
Outside the Cape metropole, Boland College
looks after Stellenbosch, Worcester, Paarl and
Caledon, while the Southern Cape College covers
a wide area, from George to Beaufort West. The West
Coast College also has a big catchment area.
Private colleges such as MANCOSA (Management
College of Southern Africa) often specialise in particular
fields. In this case, a range of certificates, diplomas
and degrees in business, commerce and
administration is presented at five sites around South
Africa, including Cape Town. The business training
programmes of Africa Skills Private College include
courses on leadership, occupational health and
safety and new venture creation.
Universities
In 2014, a total of 5 680 engineers qualified from
South Africa’s 26 universities. A further 2 667 computer
scientists were capped but these numbers are
far from adequate to cater to South Africa’s economy.
Western Cape universities are very aware of the need
to align their courses and research programmes with
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