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Dear Joyce

We have been advised that schools have all the necessary forms and information about how to go about registering as a private candidate. We therefore suggest your sister contact the school where she wrote her original National Senior Certificate exams. The examinations are in November 2010.

The Provincial Departments of Education may also be contacted for information, advice and forms:

• Eastern Cape Tel : (040) 608 4205
• Free State Tel: (051) 404 8430
• Gauteng : (011) 355 1510/8
• KwaZulu Natal Tel: (033) 392 1004 Toll free 0800 204 353
• Limpopo : (015) 297 0895
• Mpumalanga : (013) 766 5048 Toll free 0800 204 098
• North West : (018) 387 3428/9
• Northern Cape : Tel (053) 839 6683/96
• Western Cape Tel : (021) 467 2535 Toll free 0800 454 647
 

You could also contact private colleges like Damelin, Brainline Learning World, Abbots College or Intec College to see if they can help your sister with private candidate registration and suitable courses:
• http://www.intec.edu.za/
• http://www.brainline.com/cms/
• http://www.damelin.co.za/
• http://www.abbotts.co.za/

Your sister could also explore the possibility of completing courses offered by public further education and training colleges (FET Colleges); for example the new NCV courses which take 3 years to complete, result in a national certificate. Please refer to the telephone and address list of Public FET Colleges on the Department of Education’s website to locate the college nearest to you: http://www.education.gov.za/dynamic/dynamic.aspx?pageid=326&dirid=83

We hope this helps you to find a workable solution for your sister.

Lynn and the Career Planet Team