Lovedale TVET College
Lovedale was established in 1824, in the small town of Alice. John Bennie of the Glasgow Missionary Society of Scotland founded Lovedale through the influence of Dr John Love, after whom it was named.
Lovedale TVET College is a merger of the former Zwelethemba Technical College from Zwelitsha, Lovedale Community College from Alice and the satellite campus of East London College in King William’s Town. The name Lovedale was chosen because of its rich academic and political heritage.
In 2002, when 152 technical colleges throughout the country were merged into 52 mega-colleges, Lovedale Public FET College was formed by the merger of the three above mentioned institutions.
When the colleges were placed under the Department of Higher Education in 2015, their names were changed from Further Education and Training (FET) to Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges.
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Vision
To be a College of excellence to deliver vocationally and occupationally skilled professionals as required by the economy.
Mission
The institution strives to be a well capacitated, accessible credible, and self-sustaining TVET College, with flexible and dynamic programmes which are responsive to the needs of the community, public and private sectors.
Values
Lovedale TVET College is committed to upholding the following values:
- Professional integrity and good work ethics
- Culture of teaching and learning
- Culture of performance management and teamwork
- Staff development and holistic development of learners
- Respect for and promotion of cultural diversity
- Democratic principles
- Sound labour and human relation policies
- Mutual understanding and respect for each other
- Easy access to and flow of information
- Occupational health and safety
