What is a public FET College?
Public Further Education and Training (FET) colleges strive to provide high-quality education and training to help you equip yourself with the qualifications and skills you need to start out on a chosen career path. You will gain invaluable life skills to meet the many challenges of the working world with more than just a qualification on paper.
Public FET Colleges also work closely with players and stakeholders from various industries to help fulfill the great need that exists for trained, skilled and qualified employees through customized education and training programmes.
Why should I consider vocational training at a public FET College?
The education and training offered at a public FET College is customised and responsive to the needs of learners and industry and the careers they encourage are essential for the economic upliftment of the South African economy.
An FET vocational programme will equip you for a successful and rewarding career in an industry that has great need for your practical skills, experience and knowledge and it will also provide you with access to higher education and lifelong learning. This means your earning potential can be unlimited.
How will attending a public FET College benefit me?
As a public FET College student, you will gain integrated theoretical and practical experience, exposure to your chosen industry as well as a meaningful qualification as part of an affordable education – to which every South African has a right. This is true not only if you are just starting your career-focused education, but also if you are an adult of any age interested in additional training in the career you are following – or even interested in making a complete career change! A public FET college programme helps you to master skills to build your future.
What is a National Certificate (Vocational)?
From January 2007, the National Certificate (Vocational) will replace the NATED courses (N1 – N3) at public FET Colleges. The National Certificate (Vocational) is a new and modern qualification at levels 2, 3 and 4 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). This NC (Vocational) will be introduced at FET Colleges at NQF Level 2 in 2007, Level 3 in 2008 and Level 4 in 2009.
The National Certificate (Vocational) is the new curriculum that is being introduced to public FET colleges around the country. It gives Grade 9 learners a Vocational alternative to an academic Grade 10 – 12 by offering industry focused training on the NQF levels 2 – 4.
These qualifications are designed appropriate subject combinations.
A new Vocational study opportunity at Public FET Colleges
From 2007, Public FET Colleges will offer exciting, modern and relevant programme of study in vocational programmes. These vocational programmes are the 11 high skills, high quality and high knowledge programmes to be introduced at FET Colleges. These programmes are intended to directly respond to the priority skills demands of the modern economy.
What is the duration of this Qualification?
The National Certificate qualification is a full year programme at each of the NQF levels of study. A student is issued with a certificate on successful completion of each level of study.
