Taletso College Info

Taletso College is the result of a merger between Lehurutshe College of Education, Mafikeng College and Lichtenburg College. The three campuses are situated in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality of the North West Province and are ±80km from each other, with the Central Office situated in the same yard as Mafikeng Campus. The College targets students around Itsoseng, Bodibe, Lichtenburg, Boikhutso, Biesiesvlei, Sannieshof, Ottosdal, Coligny, Mafikeng, Lehurutshe, Zeerust and Botswana, but is open to other areas.

We are offering unique courses that are work-related preparing students to enter the job market immediately after obtaining their qualifications both in National Certificate Vocational (NC (V)) and Report 191 (Nated) Engineering and Business Studies. This means that when students enrol for TVET Courses, the training and course material they receive will prepare them for a specific career and it would help them to better their skills to flourish in that specific field.

Our vision is to be a dynamic institution committed to growing skilled people for a better future and our mission is to strive to create an institution of excellence that provides high-quality, demand-led programmes to support skills development in South Africa

Vision and Mission
The vision of Taletso FET College is to be a dynamic institution committed to growing skilled people for a better future.

The mission of Taletso FET College is to strive to create an institution of excellence that provides high-quality, demand-led programmes to support skills development in South Africa.
Institution of Excellence
Taletso FET College is transforming into an institution of excellence. It is already the institution of choice for young people in the North West Province. The college offers opportunities of for lifelong learning for out-of-school youth, adults and people with disabilities. It has two fully equipped Reading Excellence laboratories and Internet access in its resource centres.

Taletso FET College is the gold-award winner of the North West MEC’s Best-Performing Project Award 2007 for its Modimola Agricultural Project.

FET is an abbreviation for Further Education and Training.

Further Education and Training courses are vocational or occupational by nature meaning that the student receives education and training with a view towards a specific range of jobs or employment possibilities. Under certain conditions, some students may qualify for admission to a University of Technology to continue their studies at a higher level in the same field of study as they were studying at the FET College.

Courses offered at Taletso College

The following are the courses we offer:

Taletso College Campuses

Mafikeng Campus

Mafikeng Campus is situated in Mahikeng, which is the capital of the North West Province. The town is surrounded by rural villages governed by the tribal system of authority. Game farming, guesthouses and vegetable farming are typical economic activities in the area.

The Mafikeng Campus was formerly known as the Mmabatho Manpower Centre. There are currently 1609 students enrolled at the campus. The campus offers training in nine workshops including a carpentry workshop.

Lichtenburg Campus

The Lichtenburg Campus is located 68km from Mahikeng and it is the only campus in the North West Province that offers training in primary agriculture. It has also been offering programmes and learnerships in agriculture in the surrounding rural areas.Taletso FET College has a student representative council which comprises of four representatives from each campus. Every campus has different student activities such as soccer, netball, chess, ballroom dancing and athletics.

There are also student resource centres where the students can do research, complete assignments and study.Lichtenburg, as a town, has a large potential for growth. There are two large cement factories (Lafarge and Holcim). Property development is on the increase. Some of the developments in the pipeline include a diamond mine and two large shopping centres.

These developments have the potential increase business and finance as well as trade and wholesale activities.

Lehurutshe Campus

The town of Lehurutshe is a township with no central business or industrial centres, The small businesses that are currently operating in the area are mostly one-man enterprises. These small enterprises do not create efficient job opportunities for the community and most of its inhabitants must find work in nearby towns.

The campus was previously a college of education where technical and business studies educators were trained. The campus offers training opportunities to some of the very remote rural areas within theNgaka Modiri Molema District. The campus has hostel facilities that can accommodate up to 380 students.

The Lehurutshe Campus and The Mafikeng Campus have been offering end-user computing to 400 learners at NQF Level 3. This is done in partnership with the municipalities, the ISETT-SETA andSPL Communications.

Taletso College Admissions

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Student Life

Financial Assistance

In applying for the DHET Bursary, a student must meet the following criteria:

Be a South African Citizen
Must be registered for the NC(V) or Report 191 Programme at the College
Financially needy
Able to demonstrate potential for academic success

How to Apply

Contact the school for application.

Contact of Taletso College

Central Office

Tel: +27 (0) 18 384 2346/ 50
Fax: +27 (0) 18 384 7511
E-mail: [email protected]