Thubelihle Graduate Institute

(South Africa)

Thubelihle Graduate Institute (TGI) is a private FET College, which was conceived as a vehicle to focus on producing graduates who are able to meet the needs of the modern day employer. It focuses on creating entrepreneurs who are able to focus on self employment and thus be able to be relevant in an ever changing economy. It is a further education and training college which was created out of a need for transformation in the working environments of both the public and private sector. Our primary objective is to nurture and harness the entrepreneurial flair, talent and network of individuals into the mainstream of the organisations where these qualities can be fully utilised within the economy.
We also seek to provide experienced professionals opportunities to express their skills adequately in their respective fields and thus enhancing the socio-economic factors of their communities in particular and their country in general

WHY TGI?
Thubelihle Graduate Institute positions its services by adding value to consumers in every way in order to ensure customer satisfaction and value for money. The further education and training college constantly addresses customer needs as success depends on gaining customer commitment and the best way to achieve that is to genuinely serve the needs and to solve the problems they have.

Our services are positioned according to the needs and preferences of our clients or customers in relation to their functional core i.e. the features of the service, which actually deliver its functional benefit.

The formation of Thubelihle Graduate Institute is inspired by a need for realism in community development and involving them in promoting their own skills through Community capacity building in various skills such as occupational learning system in welding and boilermaking, agriculture production techniques, processing and packaging technologies, business management, financial bookkeeping, and leadership training skills and health life styles and our aim is to examine how we can involve young people and women by empowering them to actively participate in all aspects of our programmes.
Our development activities are essentially proactive in nature and the aim is to develop young people and women as a social resource and in their own right as people. We aim to engage young people and women in practical action in the agricultural field.

TGI was established on the principle of sustainable development, equity and is gender sensitive. The institute is focusing on developing engineers, technicians, and artisans and has faculties in engineering, project management, leadership and finance.

SERVICES OFFERED BY TGI
TGI offers its services on five (5) fronts
1.1.1. Training and capacity development in:
Life skills covering the following modules:
Time Management
Managing Personal Finance
Rural development projects

Community capacity building in various skills such as agriculture production techniques, processing and packaging technologies, business management, financial bookkeeping, and leadership training skills
Career Guidance – Learning Processes
HIV/AIDS Awareness
Counselling Skills
Communication Skills
Youth Exchange Programmes
IT – Computer Lessons
Conflict Management
New Venture Creation NQF Level 2, 138 Credits
Human Resources Management NQF level 5, 160 Credits
Project Management NQF Level 4, 138 Credits
Ancillary Health Care NQF Level 1, 134 Credits
Contact Centre Support NQF Level 2, 138 Credits
Contact Centre Operations NQF Level 4, 138 Credits
Marketing Management NQF Level 2, 7 Credits
Web Graphic Design NQF Level 4, 136 Credits
Business Administration NQF Level 3, 14 Credits
Computer Programming NQF Level 4, 136 Credits
Housekeeping NQF Level 2, 57 Credits
Travel Services NQF Level 2, 7 Credits
Professional Cookery NQF Level 4, 145 Credits
Tourism NQF Level 2, 3, 4 NCV
Food and Beverage Service NQF Level 4, 60 Credits

1.1.2. Boiler Making
1.1.3. Welding and Fabrication
1.1.4. New Venture Creation; and
1.1.5. Human Resources Management and many more

P.O. Box 32672 Braamfontein 2017
Cell: (27) 083 353 8584 Tel: 011 873 0986
Fax: (086) 668 8584
Email: info@thubelihle.com
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