A GATEWAY TO EMPLOYMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT

OUR 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 wellresourced campuses located in the South Peninsula, Mitchell’s Plain and Khayelitsha, which collectively have an enrolment of around 11 000 students. The college has strong ties with industry and the communities we serve and maintains strategic partnerships with government, the SETAs and both local and international educational and industry institutions. The college’s sound administration was recognised recently when it received the PFMA Clean Audit Award for 2016/2017.

OUR PROGRAMMES

Our vocational, occupational and skills-training programmes provide students with scarce and critical skills and practical experience in fields where there are good prospects of employment. All programmes are examined and certified nationally and designed in collaboration with commerce and industry. The college has a special focus on artisan skills in the Electrical, Motor Mechanics, Welding & Fabrication, Fitting & Turning, Automotive Body Repair, Spray Painting, Carpentry and Joinery trades. Courses are also offered in Business, Information & Communication Technology, Hospitality, Tourism, Yacht & Boat Building, Safety in Society, 2D Animation and Education Studies.

PART TIME STUDIES AND DISTANCE LEARNING

The college provides part-time classes and distance learning options as an alternative mode of study for students who cannot attend full time classes.

WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING

The college employs five dedicated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Officers who provide graduates with work placement support. This service helps connect our students to job opportunities and prepares them for the world of work via our work-readiness programme.

CENTRES OF SPECIALISATION

The Centres of Specialisation Programme is a Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) initiative to address the demand for qualifications in the priority trades needed for the implementation of government’s National Development Plan and National Infrastructure Plan.

False Bay TVET College was chosen to host the national Centres of Specialisation for Mechanical Fitting at the Westlake Campus and Rigging at the Swartklip Campus. The new Swartklip campus, to be established in 2019, will focus exclusively on artisan training and will accommodate an additional 3 000 students.

CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) based at our Westlake Campus is a partnership between the college, the DHET and the Department of Small Business Development.

The CfE hosts a Rapid Incubator (RI) in partnership with the Small Enterprises Development Agency (SEDA). The CfE and RI aim to inspire college graduates to become entrepreneurs by providing these graduates with formal training and practical business experience.

The RI currently consists of fully equipped Engineering and Woodwork workshops where entrepreneurs can manufacture products until they are able to fund setting up their own production facilities.