Esayidi TVET College is a public TVET college serving the Southern KwaZulu-Natal region, with its head office in Port Shepstone. It was established in 2003 through the merger of the former Port Shepstone and Enyenyezi Technical Colleges. The college operates six main campuses — Port Shepstone, Gamalakhe, Enyenyezi, Kokstad, uMzimkhulu and Clydesdale — along with five Community Development Centres (Harding, Inyonemhlophe, Mthwalume, Nqamuza and Oshabeni), the Sizanani Skills Centre in Gamalakhe and the Esayidi Technology Centre in Uvongo. It is accredited by MERSETA, ESETA, ETDPSETA and Umalusi. The college offers NCV and Report 191 (NATED) programmes as well as occupational programmes such as bricklaying and diesel mechanics, with course offerings varying somewhat by campus. Student numbers were not published on the accessible pages.
Programmes Offered
- Gamalakhe campus NCV: Hospitality, Tourism, Primary Agriculture, Finance, Economics and Accounting
- Gamalakhe campus NATED (N4-N6): Tourism, Hospitality and Catering Services, Financial Management, Business Management, Intro to Art and Design, Popular Music
- Gamalakhe occupational programmes (from 2026): Tourist Information Officer, Hairdresser, Chef, Cook
- Port Shepstone campus NCV: Office Administration, Civil Engineering
- Port Shepstone campus NATED (N1-N6): Public Management, Business Management, Engineering Electrical, Engineering Motor Mechanics; occupational Diesel Mechanic programme (from 2026)
- Kokstad campus NCV: Office Administration, Civil Engineering
- Kokstad campus NATED: Public Management (N4-N6), Business Management (N4-N6), Engineering Civil (N2-N6, incl. Building Science, Building Drawing, Building Administration, Quantity Surveying); occupational Bricklayer programme (from 2026)
- College-wide: NC(V) Levels 2-4 across all campuses, Report 191 (NATED) programmes in Engineering, Business, Performing Arts, Utility and Educational Studies
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