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Gert Sibande College receives Diamond Arrow Award

The college also won a Diamond Arrow Award from PMR Africa in the category of Leaders and Achievers during an award ceremony in Nelspruit on 29 November last year.

Gert Sibande TVET College issued a statement on Tuesday, 21 January about the Department of Higher Education and Training’s release of November 2019 results.

The college managed to obtain a subject pass rate of 90, 7% from 90, 4% in the 2018 November examinations.

A total of 1 284 distinctions were achieved by National Certificate Vocational (NCV) level 2 to level 4 students across the campuses.

Three level 2 students achieved seven distinctions out of seven subjects.

The college also won a Diamond Arrow Award from PMR Africa in the category of Leaders and Achievers during an award ceremony in Nelspruit on 29 November last year.

According to the statement, the college is rated among the best education institutions that are doing most in the sector of education in 2019 by contributing to the economic growth and development of the province.

The college opened its doors to suitable candidates for registering this year on 14 January and placement test are a requisite for all National Certificate Vocational (NCV) courses.

Students who want to join the college can still write the test at one of the campuses namely in Balfour, Ermelo, Evander, Standerton, Sibanesetfu, and Perdekop.

Potential students, who have not applied for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) can still apply, who will be assisted by the Student Support Services office at campuses.

Application assistance is available once the student is eligible to register.

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