A new Vocational study option at Public FET Colleges

Public FET Colleges now offer a new, exciting, modern and relevant range of vocational programmes known as the National Certificate (Vocational). These vocational programmes are high skills, high quality and high knowledge programmes introduced at FET Colleges nationally in 2007 and are intended to directly respond to the priority skills demands of the modern economy.

What is a National Certificate (Vocational)?

From January 2007, the National Certificate (Vocational) replaced the NATED courses (N1 – N3) at public FET Colleges. The National Certificate (Vocational) is currently offered at levels 2, 3 and 4 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The National Certificate (Vocational) currently available in 14 vocational fields, is 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 provides students with an opportunity to experience work situations during the period of study. The qualification also provides an opportunity to enter higher education studies subject to appropriate subject combinations.

What is the duration of this Qualification?

The National Certificate qualification is a full year programme at each of the NQF levels of study. A student is issued with a certificate on successful completion of each level of study. Ideally students should complete all three levels and thereby complete the full level 4 qualification.

Which subjects make up a National Certificate?

In order to obtain a National Certificate (Vocational), a student is required to take a total of 7 subjects. These include the 3 fundamental subjects and 4 vocational subjects, of which 3 are compulsory and 1 is optional.

Elangeni College offers the following National Certificate (Vocational) programmes (click to view brochure):

• Civil Engineering Counstruction
• Electrical Infrastructure Construction
• Engineering & Related Design
• Finance, Economics & Accounting
• Hospitality
• IT & Computer Science
• Office Administration
• Primary Agriculture
• Safety in Society
• Tourism

Download the Elangeni College flyer to see the different programmes available at our various campuses:

General flyer

Download any of the following campus brochures:

Inanda Campus (not yet available)
KwaDabeka Campus (not yet available)
KwaMashu Campus
Mpumalanga Campus
Ndwedwe Campus
Ntuzuma Campus
Pinetown Campus
Qadi Campus