CTU Training Solutions (Pty) Ltd is a private higher education and skills-training institution operating in South Africa since 1987. It offers accredited qualifications and internationally recognised vendor certifications across IT, business/management, design, engineering, humanities and green technology. CTU is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a private higher education institution (registration reference 2014/HE07/004), with courses accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and monitored by Umalusi. It is also recognised by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) for occupational qualifications, and holds SETA accreditations including MICT SETA, CETA SETA, Services SETA and ETD SETA. CTU operates 12 campuses nationwide, spanning Gauteng (Boksburg, Roodepoort, Menlyn/Pretoria, Three Rivers/Vereeniging, Cresta), the Free State (Bloemfontein), Western Cape (Century City/Cape Town, Stellenbosch), Eastern Cape (Gqeberha), North West (Potchefstroom), KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) and Limpopo (Polokwane), plus distance/online learning options. It serves school leavers, working professionals and corporate clients through full-time diplomas, part-time evening classes, online learning and learnerships, and partners with vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco Networking Academy, CompTIA, AWS, Autodesk and Adobe for industry certifications.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Software Developer – Occupational Certificate, NQF Level 5, 2 years full-time or part-time (SAQA ID 118707)
- Cybersecurity Analyst – Occupational Certificate, NQF Level 5, 1 year full-time or part-time (SAQA ID 118986)
- Software Engineer – qualification, approx. 2 years (24 months)
- Diploma in IT Network Design & Administration – NQF Level 6, 370 credits
- Civil Engineering N4-N6 (National N-Diploma pathway)
- BBA in Project Management (degree-level business programme)
- Diploma in Visual Communication (Design)
- Vendor/professional certification courses (Microsoft, CompTIA, AWS, Cisco)
- Learnerships and skills development programmes, e.g. Programming Foundation FET Certificate: Systems Development, NQF Level 4, 165 credits (SAQA ID 78965)