{"id":555,"date":"2024-06-28T21:03:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=555"},"modified":"2026-09-17T06:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:40:33","slug":"is-gauteng-central-college-registered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/is-gauteng-central-college-registered\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Gauteng Central College Registered?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gauteng Central College (Pty) Ltd, at 391 Pretorius Street in Pretoria, is not on the Department of Higher Education and Training&#8217;s registers of private colleges or private higher education institutions. It does, however, hold current accreditations with the QCTO and Umalusi for specific programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the registers show (September 2026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Body<\/th><th>Record<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>DHET private college and higher education registers<\/td><td>Not listed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Umalusi<\/td><td>Accredited private school, reference 19 SCH01 00670 (high school phase)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>QCTO, NATED N4 to N6<\/td><td>Active until 17 January 2027 for business, secretarial, tourism and engineering programmes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>QCTO, occupational<\/td><td>Active accreditations including ECD Practitioner, Child and Youth Care Worker, Health Promotion Officer, Social Auxiliary Worker and HR Management Administrator<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colleges offering only N4 to N6 and occupational programmes need QCTO accreditation rather than DHET registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its school accreditation with Umalusi covers school grades, not college programmes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accreditations are programme-specific and time-limited, so check the programme you want and its end date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATED N4 to N6 programmes are being phased out nationally, and the college&#8217;s N4 to N6 accreditation runs to January 2027. Ask how you would complete your studies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before enrolling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Look up the programme on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcto.org.za\/databases-of-sdps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QCTO provider databases<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask the college for its current accreditation letter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get fees and refund terms in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember: it is private, so NSFAS does not fund it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/is-it-bad-if-a-school-is-not-accredited\/\">why accreditation matters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-faq-block\"><div class=\"rank-math-faq-item\"><h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Is Gauteng Central College accredited?<\/h3><div class=\"rank-math-answer\">It holds current QCTO accreditations for specific N4 to N6 and occupational programmes, and Umalusi accreditation as a private school.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"rank-math-faq-item\"><h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Is Gauteng Central College registered with DHET?<\/h3><div class=\"rank-math-answer\">It does not appear on the DHET registers checked in 2026.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gauteng Central College (Pty) Ltd, at 391 Pretorius Street in Pretoria, is not on the Department of Higher Education and 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