Mev. Buys

Centurion Academy’s misrepresentation on course deliverables without taking any responsibility.

Good day I would like to raise awareness and my concerns to all parents on the reality and to be on the lookout for tertiary educational institutions that do not follow through on their offerings. My son has achieved a Diploma qualification at Centurion Academy (CA) currently called New Bridge Graduate Institute (NBGI) in 2022. Our interest in this course at (CA) at the beginning was to get comprehensive tertiary education plus a 200-hour practical experience in Computer Programming to be proper prepared for the employment market. We were very grateful on getting an opportunity as advertised to study at (CA) and was looking forward to their “work integrated learning offering” Unfortunately, it ends up being a class assignment instead of what was advertised also during that period there were quite a turnaround of staff. Thus, the reality after studies is a disconnect called unemployment and debt. Lots of CV’s without (CA) support, went out during the past couple of years with very little interest and after questions were raised, I was told by the institution that this course is a Diploma on a NQF 5 level and that they have stopped offering the IT qualification. Immediately the following questions were raised, namely What type of matching was done beforehand with the needs of the employment market? I have entrusted (CA) in good faith to deliver on their offering to develop my son to be an employable graduate to contribute to the employment market. I have also asked what (CA) relationship is between graduation and employability and was told in writing that (CA) or (NBGI) do not offer career centre services or any form of bridging for final year students who is entering the employment market. I would like to raise my concerns again namely is (CA) / (NBGI) skills really in line with the demands of what the employment market required in our new knowledge bases economy namely for the delivering of highly skilled competent and flexible students? Especially if they are not concerned about their students pre- and post-graduation? Can (NBGI) currently deliver on employers needs and expectations on all levels or are they just increasing the unemployment gap? What has happened to the primary role of (CA) / (NBGI) of delivering outcomes that can assist in the addressing of skill shortages in our country? Remember time is of the essence and that we have paid a prize to provide for proper education for our children for their futures and cannot accept less.