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Education and training
OVERVIEW Education and training
An investment company is banking on private schooling.
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The private school market recently gained a new entry with the building of a Generation Education campus in Sunningdale north of Cape Town. With a Montessori-based curriculum and the backing of investment company Trematon Capital Investments, the school will initially be open for children up to 12. Trematon has exposure in the real estate market and is looking to expand the Generation Education venture.
The private schooling sector is growing fast. JSE-listed ADvTECH has multiple school and tertiary brands. Schools include Abbotts College (which began in Cape Town) and Crawford College while there are several tertiary institutions in the company’s portfolio, such as Varsity College. Curro Holdings is also listed on the JSE and is rapidly growing its range of schools. It aims to have 500 schools by 2030. Curro’s tertiary brands have listed separately as Stadio, which has started with five institutions.
The LEAP Science and Maths School model (pictured) is far from the JSE company model: these schools have low fees and raise funds to survive but they offer excellent teaching, particularly in mathematics, science and English. Two schools in Cape Town (and six schools in South Africa) enable children from black townships to do well enough at school in mathematics and science to go on to study engineering at university.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Apprenticeships are on offer from various institutions.
Skills training
The South African economy needs skilled workers. The nation’s universities have a good reputation for teaching and research and the Western Cape’s three universities and university of technology are among the best, but the focus is shifting to training young people in skills relevant to the workplace.
A Centres of Specialisation Programme has been introduced
through the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to tackle 13 priority skills. False Bay TVET College was selected as a Centre of Specialisation with a 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 Western Cape has further honed the priority sectors down to five and is keeping track of the young people who join its programmes. As of December 2017, 6 782 young people had registered for workplacebased programmes in 62 of the 91 occupations identified as relevant to the priority sectors. Opportunities to work as interns in provincial government departments are available. The Premier’s Advancement of Youth Project (PAY) has given work experience, a set of skills and something to put on their CV to 4 300 matriculants since 2012.
Another provincial initiative was launched 2016: the Western Cape’s Apprenticeship Game Changer, which aims to introduce 32 500 qualified apprentices into the labour market by 2019. R1-billion has been allocated over a three-year time frame.
Airports Company SA (ACSA), the City of Cape Town and the False Bay TVET College in Westlake have combined in an initiative to offer residents of Blikkiesdorp a chance to learn skills in brick-laying, housebuilding, 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 TVET College to enable it to roll out training.
SARETEC is another institution offering industry-specific training. 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.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges offer a range of diplomas and short courses in many skills.
False Bay TVET College has campuses in Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Mitchells Plain, Khayelitsha and Westlake. The College of Cape Town (CCT) has nine outlets and caters to the central city. 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
LEAP Science and Maths Schools: www.leapschool.org.za TVET colleges: www.tvetcolleges.co.za Western Cape Education Department: www.wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za Tertiary education
The 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, ranked the University of Cape Town in the top 200 universities in the world and the top-ranked institution in Africa. The rankings are based on six indicators: academic peer review, faculty/ student ratio, citations per faculty, employer reputation, international student ratio and international staff ratio.
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.
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.
University education is available in George through the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU): 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.
Apprenticeship Game Changer
In 2016, as part of the Skills Game Changer Initiative, the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) embarked on a project aimed at the hospitality sector. The project saw learners trained in Front of House Hostess and Table Attendant skills programmes.
DEDAT funded the training programme, and then partnered the Training Service Provider with Host Employers, who then offered the learners internships. It gave the host companies a chance to assess individuals in the hope of making longer-term appointments. Two individuals who stood out were Shumeez September and Megan Booysen.
Shumeez September Shumeez joined Quay 4 in November 2016 as part of the Hostess Skills Programme. She started on the door as a hostess. She was very quiet and shy when she joined the company, but quickly found her feet and began standing out for her hard work and dedication. She was placed on Tourvest’s Management Development Programme. She is currently working as a Junior Manager at Quay 4 Tavern at the V&A Waterfront.
Megan Booysen Megan joined Quay 4 in November 2016 as part of the Table Attendant Skills Programme. She worked hard and was quickly promoted to being a waitress after passing the company’s waitron test. She is still employed at Quay 4 Tavern. In conjunction with this project, DEDAT furthered the Skills Game Changer Initiative. This resulted in piloting National Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) toolkits for apprentices who had been identified for Trade Tests.
DEDAT also undertook an accelerated RPL intervention, with the aim of providing access to RPL gap training. This culminated in a Trade Test application, based upon the implementation of the ARPL toolkit in a particular trade.
The project was required to focus on toolkits registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), through the National Artisan Moderating Body (NAMB). After discussion with working group members and NAMB, it was decided to use the provisional toolkits for Motor, Diesel and Welding. The project targeted 30 candidates: 10 in Motor Mechanics, 10 in Diesel Mechanics and 10 in Welding.
One of the participants was Jeffrey Flandorp, a self-employed, semi-skilled motor mechanic. Jeffrey proved to be one of the best candidates in the programme. He was actively engaged in assisting and supporting his fellow participants in the course of the training, and ultimately was a catalyst in some of them achieving success in the programme.
PROFILE False Bay TVET College
A gateway to employment, higher education and self-improvement.
About the College False Bay TVET College is rated one of the best Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in the country. False Bay TVET College operates five well-resourced campuses located in the South Peninsula, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha, which collectively have an enrolment of around 11 000 students.
False Bay TVET College has been extending its reach, embracing new communities and welcoming industries for over 15 years, while building on its long-term commitment to promoting the TVET sector. The College has strong ties with industry and the communities it serves and maintains strategic partnerships with government, the SETAs, industry bodies and both local and international educational institutions.
The College’s growth is underpinned by strong leadership, sound administration systems and controls that were recognised when the College received the PFMA Clean Audit Award for 2016/2017.
False Bay TVET College understands and promotes the important role of employers in providing workplace experience, internship and employment opportunities to College students and graduates. Private and Public organisations now recognise that the only way to assist young people to gain work experience and increase their employability is through engaging with them and opening up workplace opportunities.
False Bay TVET College courses: • Business Studies • Engineering Studies • Hospitality and Tourism • Information Communication Technology • Education Studies • Yacht and Boat Building • 2D Animation • Safety and Security
CONTACT DETAILS
Central Office: +27 21 787 0800 Muizenberg: +27 21 788 8373 Mitchells Plain: +27 21 391 0717 Fish Hoek: +27 21 782 0144 Khayelitsha: +27 21 361 3430/360 5000 Westlake: +27 21 701 1340 Website: www.falsebaycollege.co.za
Improving the prospects of employment
False Bay TVET College offers vocational, occupational and skills training programmes that provide students with scarce and critical skills and practical experience in fields that present good prospects of employment. All College programmes are examined and certified nationally.
The College has a special focus on apprenticeship training in the following trades: Electrical, Motor Mechanics, Welding and Fabrication, Fitting and Turning, Automotive Body Repair, Spray-Painting, Masonry, Plumbing, and Carpentry and Joinery.
Courses are also offered in Business Management, Information and Communication Technology, Hospitality, Engineering, Tourism, Yacht and Boat Building, Safety in Society, 2D Animation and Education Studies. The College offers alternative modes of teaching and training, including part-time classes and distance learning options.
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Work-Integrated Learning extends learning to the workplace in a structured programme, integrating theoretical knowledge learnt in the classroom and its practical application in the workplace. The College employs five dedicated WIL Officers who provide graduates with work-placement support. This service helps connect students to internship opportunities and prepares them for the world of work via the work-readiness programme.
Among the special benefits for participating companies, regardless of the sector they operate in, are: • Improving their company B-BBEE scorecards • Increasing business opportunities • Access to mandatory and discretionary SETA benefits • Relief staff, enabling the release of full-time staff for training and upskilling. Improving staff retention and the job satisfaction rate • Indirect marketing opportunities • Informal endorsement as a preferred supplier.
Having successfully placed 92% of all graduates in 2017, the WIL Department invites more companies to register as host employers.
CONTACT DETAILS
Work-Integrated Learning Department: +27 21 787 0800 Email: jobplacement@falsebay.org.za Website: www.falsebaycollege.co.za
PROFILE College of Cape Town for TVET
The College is a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, under the Department of Higher Education and Training. Qualifications offered are accredited, affordable and quality assured by Umalusi, various SETAs and SAQA. Mission
We are committed to being an institution of excellence that develops the potential of clients through quality education and training in response to the skills development needs of the country.
Vision
College of Cape Town will be the preferred provider of Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
Educational offerings
The College is a leading provider of education and training in mainly the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) band and has much to offer students and prospective partners as an alternative to Basic and Higher Education and Training. Qualifications include skills programmes, technical, vocational and occupational training that lead to recognised, accredited qualifications that are in high demand by commerce and industry. The College is also a Centre of Specialisation for Plumbing and Automotive Motor Mechanic trades, as well as an accredited trade test centre for numerous trades.
CONTACT DETAILS
Key contact people: Louis van Niekerk, Principal Wilfred Jackson, Chief Financial Officer Deon Halls, Acting Deputy Principal: Innovation & Development Tel: +27 21 404 6700 | 086 010 3682 Fax: +27 21 404 6701 | 086 615 0582 Email: info@cct.edu.za Physical address: 334 Albert Road, Salt River, Cape Town 7945 Postal address: PO Box 1054, Cape Town 8000 Website: www.cct.edu.za
Facilities
The College is situated in the central area of the Peninsula with campuses located in Athlone, City centre, Crawford, Gardens, Guguletu, Pinelands, Thornton and Wynberg. The Central Office is located in Salt River, Cape Town. The College of Cape Town also has three residences.
Key facts and figures
The College of Cape Town is the oldest Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institution in South Africa with a proud history dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Four former technical colleges, Athlone College, Cape College, Sivuyile College and Western Province Technical College, were officially merged on 1 February 2002 to become the College of Cape Town. • No of staff: 760 • No of registered students: 15 398
Faculties: Art and Design, Beauty Therapy, Building and Civil Engineering, Business Studies, Education and Training, Electrical Engineering, Haircare, Hospitality, Information and Communication Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Travel and Tourism. Qualifications offered: Certificates, Higher Certificates, Diplomas, UNISA B.Ed Degree (Foundation Phase), Skills Programmes, Learnerships, Accredited Trade Test Centre.
