{"id":240843,"date":"2022-01-11T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=240843"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:45:09","slug":"list-of-registered-colleges-in-pretoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/list-of-registered-colleges-in-pretoria\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Registered Colleges in Pretoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

As one of the three capital cities in South Africa, Pretoria boasts great numbers of registered colleges. There are more than fifty colleges in Jacaranda City, which comprise teaching colleges, private colleges, public colleges, nursing colleges<\/a>, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and Further Education Training (FET) colleges. To have the legal authority to offer higher education programmes, many of these colleges have registered with education bodies in South Africa, such as the Department of Higher Education (DHET) and the South African Nursing Council (SANC).<\/p>\n

Besides the two aforementioned accreditation bodies, the courses offered by these colleges are additionally accredited by other education bodies under the Sector Educational and Training Authority (SETA). They<\/a> include Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA), Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA), and Education, Training and Development Practices (ETDP). For those that wish to further their higher education in colleges situated in Pretoria, this article will help you search for the registered college that best suits your specific needs.<\/p>\n

What is the Importance of Studying in a Registered College?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In South Africa, higher education institutions are required to register with the education bodies. Thus, private tertiary institutions register with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). This is necessary as the registration confers<\/a> the institutions the legal authority to offer tertiary (higher) education programmes. These programmes must be recognized nationally as well as internationally. As a result, they must be registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training and equally be accredited by some education bodies such as the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE).<\/p>\n

These programmes are also registered on National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) as the tertiary institutions offer NQF levels 5 to 10. The importance of registering with DHET is listed as follows:<\/p>\n