Western Cape Business 2022

OVERVIEW
will work in an interdisciplinary way. The school has joined an illustrious
set of international universities known as the Global University Alliance on
Climate (GUAC) which includes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), Berkeley and Oxford and Cambridge.
A R386-million campus is to be built by False Bay TVET in Mitchells
Plain to serve that suburb, Strandfontein and surrounding areas. It will
eventually cater for more than 5 000 students.
The new Mitchells Plain Campus will complement the College’s existing
campus presence in Khayelitsha, Fish Hoek, Westlake and Muizenberg.
Programmes will be offered in tourism, creative media, business BPO,
wholesale and retail and the services sectors. Bridging classes will also be
presented for young people who do not meet entry requirements.
The province’s I-CAN centres allow for public access to digital
skills programmes, WiFi and business services. The centres are divided
into zones (including Create, Study and Learn) and printing, graphic
design and laminating services are available.
The University of Cape Town has more than 21 500 students, 720
permanent staff and 39 A-rated researchers (40% of South Africa’s
total). Stellenbosch University is linked to Stellenbosch’s growing
reputation as a technology hub. The University of the Western Cape
is home to several national research bodies.
These three institutions, plus the Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, produce approximately 12 000 science, technology,
engineering and mathematics graduates every year and host 11 000
students from other African countries.
University education is available in George through the Nelson
Mandela University (NMU): Saasveld is home to the School of Natural
Resource Management and the York Street Campus delivers courses in
business and social science, accounting and business management.
SARETEC offers industry-specific training in a new economic sector.
The South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre is managed
by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Bellville campus) but
it collaborates with several other institutions and private companies.
Unisa, the country’s biggest distance learning institution, has a
campus in Cape Town and a service centre in George.
Airports Company SA (ACSA), the City of Cape Town and the False Bay
TVET College in Westlake have combined to offer residents of Blikkiesdorp a
chance to learn skills in brick-laying, house-building, scaffolding and health
and education. ACSA is investing R5-million in the 12-month certification
project and the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) will
channel funds to False Bay College for training.
Centres of Specialisation
Programme
A Centres of Specialisation
Programme has been introduced
by the Department of Higher
Education and Training to tackle
priority skills.
The Swartklip campus
mentioned above will focus on
training riggers and mechanical
fitters. With the oil and gas sector
expected to grow rapidly in the
near future, trained artisans can
expect to find employment
quickly. The College of Cape TVET
is concentrating on plumbing and
automotive motor mechanics.
The College of Cape Town
has seven campuses from the city
centre to Guguletu and Wynberg.
A new welding academy in
Thornton was opened with
support from the merSETA
(Manufacturing, Engineering and
Related Services SETA). Northlink
College is in the northern suburbs
of Cape Town.
Outside of 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. Boland College
participates in an Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP)
run by the South African Chefs’
Association. ■
ONLINE RESOURCES
Apprenticeship Game Changer: www.westerncape.gov.za
Centres of Specialisation: www.dhet.gov.za
SA Renewable Energy Technology Centre: www.saretec.org.za
TVET colleges: www.tvetcolleges.co.za
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