KwaZulu-Natal Business 2019-20 edition

Education and training
University research is linked to development issues.
OVERVIEW
The reputation of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) as a
leading research institution was enhanced in 2018 with the
opening of a Chemistry Postgraduate Research Facility at the
School of Chemistry and Physics in Pietermaritzburg.
The university aims to align its research programme with important
areas of development such as food security, health, liveable cities and
climate change. The R30-million facility was funded mainly by the
National Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). UKZN
also hosts the National Research Foundation.
There are two universities and two universities of technology in
KwaZulu-Natal, and the national distance university, the University of
South Africa (Unisa), has a presence in five locations. USB Executive
Development offers business courses for executives.
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has six faculties
operating in seven campuses in Durban and in the Midlands. DUT is
well known for its outstanding graphic-design school and offers one
of only two chiropractic programmes in South Africa.
The University of Zululand offers diploma and degree courses on
two campuses at Empangeni and Richards Bay.
The unbundling from the successful Curro group of a separate
tertiary entity which listed on the JSE as Stadio Holdings is a good
indicator of the growth of the private sector in education. Stadio
currently has three institutions: Southern Business School, AFDA (the
School for the Creative Economy) and the Embury Institute for Higher
Education which has recently opened a campus in Musgrave, Durban.
There are six Curro schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
Advtech, the other big private company, has 27 tertiary campuses
nationally, in addition to its 78 schools operating under a variety of
labels. Advtech operates 10 educational sites in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal, through the national
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and other job creation
programmes has committed to providing training to marginalised
ONLINE RESOURCES
Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa:
www.isasa.org
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education:
www.kzneducation.gov.za
National Research Foundation: www.nrf.ac.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
Training is part of the Expanded
Public Works Programme.
communities to help people
become more employable. In
2018, more than 41 000 full-time
equivalent jobs and 166 000 work
opportunities were offered, and
this is set to increase.
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET)
Colleges are tasked with bridging
the skills gap. TVET colleges are
concentrating on 13 trade areas,
including bricklayers, millwrights,
boilermakers and riggers. KwaZulu-
Natal has nine such colleges with
a total enrolment of about 80 000.
R16.5-billion has been allocated
by national government to skills
development and infrastructure
over the medium term.
Coastal KZN TVET College gives
students practical experience
through facilities such as the
Nongalo Industrial Park, where
school furniture is repaired, and
burglar bars and computer tables
are made. The college has several
sites on the South Coast and caters
for 15 400 students.
Majuba TVET College focuses
on engineering as the coal and
steel industries are prominent in
Newcastle. The Mnambithi TVET
College is located in the Battlefields
Route tourism area and offers
National Diploma courses in tourism,
among other qualifications.
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