1. (a) There are nine Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, one in each Province. In total there are 3 276 Community Learning Centres (CLCs) subsumed under the CET colleges. The breakdown is as follows:
CET College |
Number of CLCs |
Limpopo CET College |
779 |
Eastern Cape CET College |
304 |
Western Cape CET College |
254 |
KwaZulu-Natal CET College |
1097 |
North West CET College |
148 |
Northern Cape CET College |
191 |
Free State CET College |
204 |
Gauteng CET College |
47 |
Mpumalanga CET College |
252 |
(b) Learners enrolled at each CET college:
CET College |
Total number of learners |
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(i) 31 March 2015 |
(ii) 31 March 2016 |
(iii) 31 March 2017 |
|
Eastern Cape |
33 024 |
35 042 |
37 168 |
Free State |
20 010 |
18 412 |
16 109 |
Gauteng |
92 388 |
81 255 |
82 653 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
61 917 |
60 044 |
38 974 |
Mpumalanga |
22 130 |
19 935 |
15 407 |
Limpopo |
26 984 |
24 962 |
24 406 |
Northern Cape |
3 354 |
4 135 |
3 294 |
North West |
15 675 |
15 978 |
13 553 |
Western Cape |
18 659 |
16 713 |
16 197 |
2. (a) Students have a choice to enrol for 5 or 6 Learning Areas to obtain the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) at NQF Level 1. The learning area choice must add up to 120 credits and align to the rules of combination of the qualification. The GETC qualification comprises of 26 Learning Areas in total.
2015 enrolments and completion percentages |
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CET College |
Number of students registered |
Number that wrote exams |
Completion rate (%) |
Eastern Cape |
15 026 |
11 388 |
39.9 |
Free State |
4 742 |
4 266 |
37.4 |
Gauteng |
15 883 |
12 295 |
35.0 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
27 607 |
17 201 |
39.3 |
Limpopo |
25 259 |
22 694 |
39.4 |
Mpumalanga |
12 780 |
10 095 |
32.4 |
Northern Cape |
2 263 |
1 825 |
34.6 |
North West |
9 998 |
8 985 |
33.6 |
Western Cape |
3 666 |
2 854 |
37.2 |
Total |
117 224 |
91 603 |
37.3 |
2016 enrolments and completion percentages |
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CET College |
Number of students registered |
Number that wrote exams |
Completion rate (%) |
Eastern Cape |
11 155 |
6 937 |
39.2 |
Free State |
4 216 |
3 682 |
32.7 |
Gauteng |
14 392 |
10 792 |
31.3 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
24 057 |
16 934 |
40.4 |
Limpopo |
22 103 |
19 485 |
37.0 |
Mpumalanga |
10 101 |
7 882 |
34.2 |
Northern Cape |
2 165 |
1 856 |
28.0 |
North West |
9 226 |
8 116 |
30.8 |
Western Cape |
3 075 |
2 421 |
39.0 |
Total |
100 490 |
78 105 |
35.9 |
(3) The full qualifications per level on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) are tabulated below.
2015 CET Certification rate for NQF level 1 |
|
College |
Number passed |
Eastern Cape |
4 549 |
Free State |
1 595 |
Gauteng |
4 305 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 755 |
Limpopo |
8 937 |
Mpumalanga |
3 272 |
Northern Cape |
631 |
North West |
3 019 |
Western Cape |
1 062 |
Total |
34 125 |
2016 CET Certification rate NQF level 1 |
|
College |
Number passed |
Eastern Cape |
2 720 |
Free State |
1 205 |
Gauteng |
3 381 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 845 |
Limpopo |
7 213 |
Mpumalanga |
2 696 |
Northern Cape |
519 |
North-West |
2 502 |
Western Cape |
943 |
Total |
28 024 |
(4) The employment categories are tabulated below.
CET College |
31 March 2016 |
31 March 2017 |
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Full-time |
Part-time |
Full-time |
Part-time |
|
Eastern Cape |
0 |
2 997 |
5 |
2 776 |
Free State |
0 |
1 068 |
0 |
1 068 |
Gauteng |
532 |
1 858 |
540 |
1 878 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
18 |
6 522 |
19 |
6 522 |
Mpumalanga |
11 |
1 601 |
11 |
1 538 |
Limpopo |
1 790 |
0 |
1 750 |
0 |
Northern Cape |
0 |
186 |
0 |
182 |
North West |
5 |
1 343 |
4 |
1 171 |
Western Cape |
172 |
355 |
167 |
348 |
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