ADULT MATRIC CENTRES

There are many people South Africa who do not require Basic Education skills, but failed to complete their matric for various reasons. Below is a list of training centres that I have sourced that offer matric courses for mature learners. The Matriculation Board is a good place to start ...

The Matriculation Board
The Matriculation Board is an advisory committee on minimum admission requirements to Higher Education South Africa (HESA), the organisation which marks the coming together of the South African Universities Vice-Chancellors Association (SAUVCA) and the Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP).Its functions include:

• Certifying applications for exemption from the matriculation endorsement requirements;
• Benchmarking foreign and SADC qualifications and maintaining international profiles on 169 countries; and;
• Providing critical advisory services to schools, parents and HE institutions.

In its service to students and institutions in 2006, more than 28 000 certificates were issued and the Matriculation Board continues to provide an important service to students who do not meet the statutory minimum admission requirements to enter first HE degree studies in South Africa.

Umalusi - Council for quality assurance in general and further education and training Umalusi improves quality in public adult learning centres in South Africa, as well as in private and community-based organizations that offer basic education by :

• quality assuring the examinations for the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) for adults, as well as the internal assessment that lead to this qualifications.
• monitoring the quality of qualifications and curriculum.
• accrediting private education centres directly

There is a searchable list of accredited providers on their website.

Intec College
This is a distance learning institute which would suit people currently employed who cannot take time off from work to go to classes. They offer National Senior Certificate Grade 10 and Academic Grade 12 options.

Damelin
This is also a correspondence College which offers National Senior Certificate Grade 10
National Senior Certificate Grade 11
National Senior Certificate Grade 12
Senior Certificate Grade 12
Information on these courses is downloadable in pdf format.

Equip Skills for living
Their education programs run from the Florida Park High School. Because most of their learners, aged between 18 and 64 are working, the courses are delivered in the evenings. Grade 12 learners are offered tuition in 11 subjects 4 evenings a week culminating in the national senior certificate examinations in May & June. Email: info@equipskills.org