The College strives to provide high-quality education and training to help you equip yourself with the qualifications and skills you need to start out on a chosen career path.

From January 2007 the College of Cape Town (and all other public FET Colleges) offers exciting, modern and relevant programmes of study in vocational programmes. These vocational programmes are the 11 high, skills, high quality and knowledge programmes introduced at FET Colleges. All of these programmes are intended to directly respond to the priority skills demand of the modern economy.

The National Certificate (Vocational) replaced the NATED courses (N1-N3) at public FET Colleges. The National Certificate (Vocational) is a new and modern qualification at levels 2, 3 and 4 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). This NC (Vocational) were introduced at FET Colleges at NQF level 2 in 2007, level 3 in 2008 and level 4 will be introduced in 2009.

The National Certificate (Vocational) gives Grade 9 learners a Vocational alternative to an academic Grade 10-12 by offering industry focused training on the NQF levels 2-4.

These qualifications are designed to provide both the theory and practice. The practical component of study may be offered in a real workplace environment or in a simulated workplace environment. It will provide students with an opportunity to experience work situations during the period of study. The qualification will also provide an opportunity to enter higher education studies subject to appropriate subject combinations.

We offer the following National Certificate (Vocational) courses:

• Civil Engineering & Building Construction
• Education and Training
• Electrical Infrastructure Construction
• Engineering & Related Design
• Information Technology & Computer Science
• Finance, Economics & Accounting
• Hospitality
• Marketing
• Office Administration
• Generic Management
• Tourism