How to check whether a higher education institution is registered in South Africa

By law, institutions that provide post-school (after Matric) education are supposed to be appropriately registered in South Africa, and the courses they offer, are supposed to be accordingly accredited. But this does not stop some from pretending to be institutions in order to make money out of unsuspecting students who are desperate for a spot in the post-school education.

The post-school education system has got public and private institutions.

The public institutions are the 26 Universities, and 50 TVET Colleges. They are easy to identify and the list can be found on the internet or check this link.

There are many private post-school education providers in South Africa. The easiest way to check whether an institution is appropriately registered is to get the name of the institution, then contact the DHET Call Centre on 0800 87 2222 / callcentre@dhet.gov.za to ask them. Continue reading “How to check whether a higher education institution is registered in South Africa”