{"id":799,"date":"2024-07-16T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=799"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:52:39","slug":"what-does-fet-mean-in-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/what-does-fet-mean-in-college\/","title":{"rendered":"What does FET mean in college?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FET stands for Further Education and Training. FET colleges were South Africa&#8217;s public technical and vocational colleges. They still exist but are now called TVET colleges, short for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From technical colleges to FET to TVET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Period<\/th><th>What happened<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Before 2002<\/td><td>About 150 separate technical colleges operated across the country<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>From 2002<\/td><td>They were merged into 50 larger FET colleges with several campuses each<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006<\/td><td>The Further Education and Training Colleges Act governed the colleges, then run by provincial education departments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013 to 2015<\/td><td>Following the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training, the colleges were renamed TVET colleges and moved to the national Department of Higher Education and Training<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the name still appears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older certificates, signs and documents still say FET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some private colleges keep &#8220;FET&#8221; in their registered company names.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At school level, the &#8220;FET phase&#8221; also means Grades 10 to 12, which is a different use of the term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What TVET colleges offer today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National Certificate (Vocational) programmes, Levels 2 to 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupational certificates and trades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NATED N4 to N6 programmes, which are being phased out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skills programmes and short courses<\/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\">A college with FET in its name is not necessarily public. Check whether it is one of the 50 public TVET colleges, or registered as a private college with the Department of Higher Education and Training.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find a public college in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/\">directory of all 50 public TVET colleges<\/a>, and compare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/what-is-the-difference-between-tvet-colleges-and-universities\/\">TVET colleges and universities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1789900000799\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Are FET colleges and TVET colleges the same?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. The public FET colleges were renamed TVET colleges and now fall under the Department of Higher Education and Training.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1789900000800\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What does FET stand for?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Further Education and Training.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FET stands for Further Education and Training. FET colleges were South Africa&#8217;s public technical and vocational colleges. 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