South West Gauteng College is a public TVET institution operating under the auspices of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in terms of the Further Education and Training Colleges Act, Act No.16 of 2006, as amended. The College is accredited by Umalusi and several Sector Education and Training Authorities (Seta’s) to offer education and training, mostly in the FET band (NQF Level 2 to 4). Some programmes are offered in the Higher Education band i.e. the N4 to N6 levels.