Institutions

Design Academy of Fashion (Pty) Ltd (The)

Western Cape

The Design Academy of Fashion (DAF) was founded in 1999 by Daphne Treadaway in Cape Town, with Bianca Fobian and Suzanne Aldridge taking over leadership in 2006 (Luke Fobian joined as co-director in 2020). It is based at the Old Biscuit Mill, 375 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.

Edutel Higher Education (Pty) Ltd

Gauteng

Edutel Higher Education (Pty) Ltd is the private higher education arm of the Edutel Holdings group, a South African education and training provider founded in the early 1990s by Andries Pelser. Edutel Higher Education is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Registration Certificate No.

Eduvos (Pty) Ltd Previous Name: Pearson Institute of Higher Education (Pty) Ltd (PIHE) Midrand Graduate Institute

Gauteng

Eduvos traces its origins to 1979 with the founding of the Computer Training Institute (CTI), which partnered with the Midrand Graduate Institute (MGI, founded 1989) in 2006 before the two merged in 2011 to form the Pearson Institute of Higher Education (PIHE). Following Pearson’s 2020 disposal of its stake to a consortium led by Stellenbosch Graduate Institute and EXEO Capital, the institution was rebranded as Eduvos in 2021.

Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design (Pty) Ltd

Western Cape

Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion (trading name of Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design (Pty) Ltd) is a private higher education institution established in 1996 by founder Elizabeth Galloway to train people for careers in South Africa’s fashion industry. The academy is based in Techno Park, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, occupying two campus buildings.

Empilweni Education (Pty) Ltd

Empilweni Education is a private vocational training provider established in 2005, based at 307 Surrey Ave, Ferndale, Randburg, Gauteng. It describes itself as offering ‘hands-on, career-focused qualifications’ through a 70/30 workplace-integrated learning model that combines classroom instruction with practical workplace experience.

ESRI South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Gauteng

Esri South Africa (Pty) Ltd was established in 1989 in Johannesburg and is the exclusive distributor of Esri’s ArcGIS GIS software in southern Africa, with offices in Midrand, Durban, Cape Town, George and Pietermaritzburg. Its training arm, Esri South Africa College, based at 113 Enterprise Ave, Midridge Park, Midrand, is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a private higher education institution.

Exercise Teachers Academy (Pty) Ltd

Western Cape

Exercise Teachers Academy (Pty) Ltd, trading as eta College, was established in 1983 (initially by Prof. Tim Noakes, Malcolm Marrisson, Rob Cowling and Linda Halliday) to serve the growing health and fitness industry, and has since graduated more than 10,000 students.

FEDISA (Pty) Ltd

Western Cape

FEDISA Fashion School was established in January 2005 by Allen Leroux and Gerald Bird and is based at 81 Church Street in the Cape Town CBD, South Africa, having relocated to this campus in December 2011. It is a private higher education institution specialising exclusively in fashion education, offering qualifications from entry-level certificates through to postgraduate level in fashion design, applied fashion retail, merchandising, and fashion business.

Friends of Design- Academy of Digital Arts (Pty) Ltd

Western Cape

The Academy of Digital Arts (part of the Friends of Design group) was founded in 2006 and officially opened in 2007, making it one of Cape Town’s longer-established private creative education providers. It is based in Cape Town’s city centre, offering both on-campus and virtual (Zoom) study options.

Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd

Gauteng

The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is a private higher education institution established in October 1997, originally founded by the South African Medical Association. Its head office and campus, known as FPD Knowledge Park, is located at 173 Mary Road, The Willows, Pretoria.