OVERVIEW Exxaro, who are partnering with the provincial government on skills development. Mpumalanga has three Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges, with an enrolment of over 36 000. UNISA, the Tshwane University of Technology and the Vaal University of Technology also have satellite campuses in the province. The three TVET colleges are: Gert Sibande (four campuses and a skills academy), Nkangala and Ehlanzeni, which has six campuses, a skills centre and a satellite campus. Ehlanzeni TVET College offers 10 National Certificate (Vocational) programmes including ICT, Finance, Economics and Accounting, Engineering and Related Design, and Tourism. A number of shorter skills courses are offered including automotive repairs and maintenance, computer practice and communications management. Nkangala T VET College has Civil Engineering and Building Construction at its CN Mahlangu campus and Electrical Infrastructure Construction at three of its five campuses. The Mpumalanga Regional Training Trust (MRTT) is a Section 21 company very active in skills training. It has several sites in the province, including a Hospitality and Tourism Academy at Karino. The MRTT’s constructiontraining facility is accredited as a Construction Centre of Excellence and offers courses in brick-laying, plumbing, carpentry and other construction-related skills.
The Southern African Wildlife College, offering diplomas and short courses in conservation, is a joint World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and Peace Parks Foundation initiative. The college is located near the Orpen Gate.
University The Deputy President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, was inaugurated in 2016 as the first Chancellor of the University of Mpumalanga. Existing facilities of the former College of Agriculture in Mbombela have been repurposed to suit the needs of the main campus of the university, whose principal and vice-chancellor is Professor Thoko Mayekiso. A further two satellite campuses have been created at Siyabuswa (the former Ndebele College of Education) and at KaNyamazane, where hospitality will be the focus. A degree will be offered in Bachelor of Agriculture in Agricultural Extension and Rural Resource Development. The other two courses offered in the first phase of the university’s development are a Diploma in Hospitality Management and a Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching. More qualifications will be rolled out in phases, mechanical and civil engineering among them. The Department of Higher Education is in consultation with Sasol to provide chemical and electrical engineering studies.
MPUMALANGA SCHOOLS New boarding schools built
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Replacement of unsafe schools
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Basic services and sanitation projects: 2015-2017
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ONLINE RESOURCES Ehlanzeni TVET College: www.ehlanzenicollege.co.za Gert Sibande TVET College: www.gscollege.co.za Mpumalanga Department of Education: www.mpumalanga.gov.za/education Mpumalanga Regional Training Trust: www.rttrust.co.za National Department of Basic Education: www.education.gov.za National Research Foundation: www.nrf.ac.za Nkangala TVET College: www.nkangalafet.edu.za Southern African Wildlife College: www.wildlifecollege.org.za
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