About
Mnambithi College
Mnambithi TVET College was born in 2002 from the merger of the Ladysmith Technical College, Ezakheni Technical College, Ezakheni Ex-college of Education and Ezakheni Skills Centre. Mnambithi TVET College is situated in Ladysmith and Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Its catchment areas are Estcourt, Weenen, Bergville, Winterton, Pomeroy, Msinga, Dundee, Van Reenen, Mooi River, Greytown and Ladysmith surroundings.
Ladysmith Technical College was established in the early 1960's under the Department of Education and Culture. It started by offering self-enrichment courses for adults. By 1984 the college offered formal training from N1 - N3 commercial courses. In 1991 this was expanded to N1 – N6, both in Business and Engineering studies.
Ezakheni Technical College and Skills Centre were established by the then Department of Education in the early 1980's. Both training centres offered an artisan training based on the scheduled block-release system as well as short skills courses in Plumbing, Auto-motive Repairs, Welding and Carpentry of three months duration. In the 1990's Report 191 (Nated) courses from N1 – N6 Engineering courses were offered. The College's Central Office and Ladysmith Campus are situated on the banks of the Klipriver and are located in the central Ladysmith. The Ezakheni Campuses are situated at Ezakheni [A] Section, Ezakheni [B] Section and Ezakheni [E] Section Township, in approximately 25 km away from the Ladysmith town.
In the new developments towards the better part of 2008, the former Ezakheni Ex-College of Education buildings was transferred to Mnambithi TVET College by the Department of Education. State-of-art workshops were built on this site and it was niched as the engineering campus. In 2009 Mnambithi TVET College also inherited buildings at Estcourt and a new campus will be built in Bergville soon. With more satellite a campus offering in the near future, Mnambithi TVET College's aim is to reach more people and meet their educational needs.
In 2007 N1 - N3 was phased out replaced by the new curriculum called National Certificate Vocational NC(V) was introduced will the following courses: Electrical Infrastructure Construction, Hospitality, Tourism, Finance, Accounting & Economics, Information Technology and Computer Science, Safety in Society, Office Administration and Education & Development. In 2018 a Pre-Vocational Learning Programme (PLP) was introduced by the Department of Higher Education and Training. PLP act as a bridging course for those who does not qualify for NC(V) programmes.
Mnambithi TVET College offers Report 191 (Nated Courses) from Engineering Courses N1 – N6, Business Studies N4 – N6, Utility Studies N4 – N6 and Short Skills Courses. The college is positioned to service mostly the rural community of Bergville, Estcourt, Msinga, Pemeroy, Greytown, Mooi River and Ladysmith and its catchment area. This positioning can be regarded both as advantageous and also as limiting.
Ezakheni Technical College and Skills Centre were established by the then Department of Education in the early 1980's. Both training centres offered an artisan training based on the scheduled block-release system as well as short skills courses in Plumbing, Auto-motive Repairs, Welding and Carpentry of three months duration. In the 1990's Report 191 (Nated) courses from N1 – N6 Engineering courses were offered. The College's Central Office and Ladysmith Campus are situated on the banks of the Klipriver and are located in the central Ladysmith. The Ezakheni Campuses are situated at Ezakheni [A] Section, Ezakheni [B] Section and Ezakheni [E] Section Township, in approximately 25 km away from the Ladysmith town.
In the new developments towards the better part of 2008, the former Ezakheni Ex-College of Education buildings was transferred to Mnambithi TVET College by the Department of Education. State-of-art workshops were built on this site and it was niched as the engineering campus. In 2009 Mnambithi TVET College also inherited buildings at Estcourt and a new campus will be built in Bergville soon. With more satellite a campus offering in the near future, Mnambithi TVET College's aim is to reach more people and meet their educational needs.
In 2007 N1 - N3 was phased out replaced by the new curriculum called National Certificate Vocational NC(V) was introduced will the following courses: Electrical Infrastructure Construction, Hospitality, Tourism, Finance, Accounting & Economics, Information Technology and Computer Science, Safety in Society, Office Administration and Education & Development. In 2018 a Pre-Vocational Learning Programme (PLP) was introduced by the Department of Higher Education and Training. PLP act as a bridging course for those who does not qualify for NC(V) programmes.
Mnambithi TVET College offers Report 191 (Nated Courses) from Engineering Courses N1 – N6, Business Studies N4 – N6, Utility Studies N4 – N6 and Short Skills Courses. The college is positioned to service mostly the rural community of Bergville, Estcourt, Msinga, Pemeroy, Greytown, Mooi River and Ladysmith and its catchment area. This positioning can be regarded both as advantageous and also as limiting.