South West Gauteng TVET College (SWGC) is a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college operating under South Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training in terms of the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006. Its head office is at Molapo Campus in Soweto, with further campuses at Dobsonville, George Tabor and Roodepoort West, plus Roodepoort Campus and Technisa Campus (Randburg, focused on distance/e-learning), and the 'Land is Wealth Farm' in Sterkfontein used for primary agriculture training. SWGC states it has over 30,000 enrolments, describing itself as one of the largest TVET colleges in South Africa. It is accredited by Umalusi and several SETAs, offering NCV, NATED (Report 191, N1-N6) and occupational programmes across engineering, business and utility studies, and runs a student exchange partnership with Noorderpoort College in the Netherlands. No specific founding date or merger history (e.g. of predecessor technical colleges) is published on the college's own website.
Programmes Offered
- NC(V) Level 2-4 – Business Studies: Finance, Economics & Accounting (Dobsonville Campus); Management (Dobsonville, Roodepoort); Marketing (Dobsonville, Roodepoort); Office Administration (Dobsonville, Roodepoort)
- NC(V) Level 2-4 – Engineering Studies: Civil Engineering and Building Construction; Electrical Infrastructure Construction; Engineering and Related Design (offered at Molapo and Roodepoort West Campuses)
- NC(V) Level 2-4 – Utility Studies (specific subject fields not broken out on the college website; brochure available on site)
- Report 191 / NATED N4-N6 – Business Studies: Business Management; Financial Management; Human Resource Management; Management Assistant; Marketing Management; Public Management (offered at Dobsonville, Roodepoort and Technisa Campuses, with distance learning options)
- Report 191 / NATED N1-N6 – Engineering Studies: Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Water and Waste-Water Treatment Practice (N1-N3 only)
- Report 191 / NATED N4-N6 – Utility Studies: Educare (incl. Child Health, Educational Psychology, Didactics); Hospitality & Catering Services; Public Management; Popular Music (Composition, Performance, Studio Work specialisations); Clothing Production (incl. Fashion Drawing, Pattern Construction)
- Report 191 / NATED N4-N6 – Tourism (destination management and travel services)
- Occupational Programmes: Early Childhood Development Practitioner; Chef (plus other qualifications listed in the Occupational Qualifications Funding Factsheet)
- Primary Agriculture Training – offered at the 'Land is Wealth Farm' campus, Sterkfontein
- Learnership Programmes (on demand)
- Skills Programmes on demand (Unit Standards)
Bursaries That May Apply Here
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