{"id":531,"date":"2024-06-27T22:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=531"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:47:42","slug":"can-i-do-n1-without-matric","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/can-i-do-n1-without-matric\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Do N1 Without Matric?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

N1 never required matric: the entry level was a Grade 9 pass. However, the question no longer applies to new students, because DHET phased out the NATED N1 to N3 programmes from 1 January 2024. The last date to enrol was 31 December 2023. If you do not have matric, there are still good routes into technical and vocational study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Options without matric in 2026 and 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Option<\/th>Entry<\/th>What you get<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
NC(V) Level 2 at a TVET college<\/td>Grade 9<\/td>A vocational qualification over three years, ending at NQF Level 4<\/td><\/tr>
Occupational qualifications and trades<\/td>Often Grade 9 to 11, depending on the trade<\/td>Training for a named occupation, with workplace learning<\/td><\/tr>
Learnerships<\/td>Varies by employer and SETA<\/td>Paid training that leads to a qualification<\/td><\/tr>
Adult education (AET)<\/td>Adults without Grade 9<\/td>Foundation learning that opens the routes above<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you already started N1 to N3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n