Our Story
Letaba FET College was officially established in 2002 following the merger between the former Giyani Technical College, Maake Technical College, Modjadji Community College and Tzaneen Technical College. Initially, the college was called Mopani East FET College, but in 2004 the name changed to Letaba FET College, reflecting the geographical location of the institution.

The name "Letaba" originates from the African word lehlaba, which means sandy river. The main sources of water of the Letaba River are found in the drainage of the mountain escarp­ment above Tzaneen where it forms the Great Letaba River near the areas ofTzaneen and Maake and in the towns of Lenyenye, Burgersdorp and Nkowa-Nkowa.

Situated in the lowveld region, the college services the broader, northeastern part of Limpopo, South Africa. It has four campuses spread across the region and the areas of Duiwelskloof, Ga-Kgapane, Giyani, Haenertsburg, Letsitele, Shingwedzi and Tzaneen. The college sees one of its biggest challenges as the placement of students with relevant business employers or to support them in becoming entrepreneurs.

Letaba FET College is also cognisant that it is oper­ating within an environment characterised by the needs of local businesses, industry and communities - therefore, our curriculum development is focused not only on local economic development growth targets but also on the broader context to meet provincial and national economic and social targets. The skills needs of the country, the unemployment rate and illiteracy levels have prompted us also to make access a key priority.

Consequently, the college has opened access to a variety of students: unemployed youth, youth at risk, adults, employed people who need up-skilling or reskilling and the disabled .

Number of Students
Headcount: 2 411
Full-time equivalents: 1 446

Location
Limpopo

Campuses
- Giyani,
- Maake
- Tzaneen.

Critical Skills
Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engi­neering skills and National Certificate courses; Business Studies such as - Manage­ment Assistant, Business Management and Personnei Management courses as well as Utility Studies courses: Hospitality and Catering, Agriculture and Tourism.

Key Strengths

• Elettrical lnfrastructure Construction,
• Automotive Repair,
• Finance, Economics and Accounting.
  

Government Departments: The college has a partnership contract with the Limpopo Department of Trade and Investment which is committed to finance deserving students, Thus far, it has contributed R20 000 and has pledged more for the coming years.

Tourism: The Limpopo Tourism Parks Board is committed to assist students who are studying Tourism and Hospitality by providing placement opportunities for students; they will also award bursaries to deserving students,

Community Support: A partnership between the Limpopo Department of Transport, the local municipality and the college has been set up for a mini town traffic centre, A fourth partner, Rotary International, is currently also involved in support­ing the college with cycles.
The main purpose of this partnership is to promote road safety to especially younger children in the villages in and around the Maake campus,

Automotive: The college is working on a partnership with Toyota SA,
The college will train students in the Engineering-Related Design Automotive Repair workshop to train students to service Toyota vehicles at the Giyani campus.
We are also negotiating with Toyota SA to enter into a formal partnership with the Maake campus to train students to service Toyota vehicles,

Agriculture: The college is investigating the possi­bility of goat farming partnerships with local farmers with the assistance of unemployed women, the GreaterTzaneen Municipality, the Shoprite/Checkers group, the European Union (EU) and the South African Goat Farmers Association. This project aims to have a sustainable and established market for goat farming and to promote economic growth, eradicate poverty and provide employment in rural areas in particular.

Municipalities and Umsobomvu Youth Fund:
The college has ajoint partnership with the Greater Tzaneen Municipality and the Umsobomvu Youth Fund for the training of at least 100 unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 35 resident within the Greater Tzaneen Municipality in Building Construction.
The participants will be registered for the NQF Level 2 qualifications with 60 participants enrolled for the National Home Builder qualification and the remaining 40 enrolled for the National Certificate in Construction Contracting.

Gardening: We are in the process of developing a community-based project to train employed gardeners and unemployed community members with the assistance of a professional landscaper to provide them with the necessary skills to become certified gardeners.

• Management (Giyani)
• Finance, Economics and Accounting (Tzaneen)
• Office Administration (Giyani & Tzaneen)
• Civil Engineering & Building Construction (Maake)
• Electrical Infrastructure Construction (Giyani & Maake)
• Engineering and Related Design (Giyani & Maake)

Telephone
(015) 307-5440/307-3955

Fax
(015) 307-2204

Postal Address
Private Bag X4017
Tzaneen
0850

Email
centraloffice@letabafet.co.za