Why study at a TVET college?

Public TVET Colleges offer a very wide range of courses/programmes that have been developed to respond to the scarce skills needed by employers. Courses vary in duration from a short course of a few hours to formal diploma courses of three years.

Naturally the costs of the courses also vary considerably but it is important to remember that Department of Higher Education and Training programmes are subsidised by 80% of the delivery cost and for the remaining 20% that would be paid by the student, many full bursaries are available.

NSFAS funds Ministerial approved programmes and students must refer to each college, however the generally funded programmes are below:

• Engineering Studies - (National Certificate -Vocational) NQF levels 2-4 & Engineering studies - Report 191 N1-N6
• Engineering and Related Design; Electrical Infrastructure; Civil Engineering Construction and Information Technology & Computer Science
• Business & Utility Studies (National Certificate – Vocational) NQF levels 2-4 & Report 191 N1-N6
• Management; Marketing; Finance; Office Administration; Economics & Accounting; Education & Development; Hospitality; Tourism; Safety in Society and Transport & Logistics
• Pre-Learning Programme (PLP) funding through NSFAS

• Only South African citizens are eligible for this bursary scheme;
• A student must be registered or intending to register on a PLP, NC(V) or Report 191 programme at any of the fifty (50) public TVET Colleges in South Africa;
• Must be in need of financial assistance (NSFAS will determine whether or not a student meets the financial eligibility criteria);
• Returning students must demonstrate proven and accepted academic performance (academically deserving) in line with the College’s progression policy or the progression prescriptions of the Bursary Rules and Guidelines (whichever is higher);
• Must not be enrolling for a qualification that duplicates previous learning that was state-funded; and
• Applicants will qualify if they fall within the maximum threshold of up to R350,000 of combined gross family income per annum and are admitted/received a firm offer for enrolment in a College.

National Certificate Vocation (NC(v)) , Semester 1 and Trimester 1 - Annual - online application and walk in assistive capture application at the beginning of each year
Trimester 2 & 3 as per DHET calendar, in May and September respectively , also Walk in assistive capture application
Semester 2 June - July walk in, assistive capture application

Where to apply for TVET College funding?

• TVET college bursary offices
• Online
• NSFAS head office

• Registration & Tuition Fees
• Personal Care Allowance
• Transport Allowance
• Accommodation Allowance

> TVET College 2020 Bursary Rules and Guidelines
> TVET Admissions Policy
> Continuing Education and Training Act, No 16 of 2006 (as amended)
> National Norms and Standards for Funding of FET (TVET) Colleges
> Report of the Ministerial Committee on the Review of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme
> Amended Rules and Guidelines for the Administration and Management of the Department of Higher Education and Training
> Continuing Education and Training Act 16 of 2006
> DHET Attendance and Punctuality Policy - Public TVET Colleges (Nov 2013)
> Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College Academic Calendar for 2019
> TVET College 2020 Bursary Rules and Guidelines

> Newly Elected TVET College SRCS
> Understanding NSFAS Wallet with TVET information
> TVET Circular 1-4