The Independent Institute of Education

The Independent Institute of Education (IIE) is a private higher education institution in South Africa and is a wholly owned subsidiary of investment holding company ADvTECH Group Limited. The IIE confers a range of tertiary qualifications, through various faculties, via a number of academic institutions in South Africa, including Vega, Varsity College, Rosebank College and The Business School at Varsity College.

The Independent Institute of Education
TypeCorporation
IndustryEducation
Founded2005[1]
Headquarters54 Wierda Valley Road, Sandton, South Africa[2]
Area served
South Africa
Key people
Dr Felicity Coughlan (Director)
Peter Kriel (General Manager)
ParentADvTECH Group Limited
SubsidiariesVarsity College
Vega School
Rosebank College
The Business School
Websitewww.iie.ac.za

History

The Independent Institute of Education was founded in 2004 as the academic leadership and governance body within the ADvTECH Group. It is responsible for overseeing all of the Group's academic campuses, and developing, assessing, certifying, and overseeing the delivery of curricula at its campuses.[3]

In June 2015, ADvTECH reported that The IIE had 31,000 tertiary students, 25,000 of whom are full-time, enrolled across 20 campuses in South Africa.[4]

Divisions and Structure

The IIE oversees a number of academic institutions in South Africa, including:

Institution Founded Area of focus Campuses
IIE MSA 2001 Social Science, Business, Information Technology, Public Health Roodepoort
Vega School 1999 Marketing, Business administration, Branding, Design Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg
Varsity College (including The Business School at Varsity College) 1991 General Cape Town, Durban (North and West), Pretoria, Johannesburg (Midrand and Sandton), Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth
The Design School Southern Africa (now incorporated into Vega) 1990 Design Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg
Rosebank College 1948 General Limpopo (Polokwane), KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Pietermaritzburg), Gauteng (Braamfontein, Pretoria CBD, Pretoria Sunnyside), Free State (Bloemfontein), Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth)

The IIE confers a broad range of qualifications, covering a variety of NQF levels, organized across its various faculties. The Institute also operates a number of workshops and short courses, and offers distance education for some of its qualifications.

Tuition for other institutions such as Unisa, UFS, and IMM has also been available on some IIE campuses, but this provision is now being phased out in line with regulatory requirements.[5]

Accreditation

The IIE is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education provider, under the Higher Education Act, 1997.[5] The IIE is also accredited by the British Accreditation Council.[6]

References
  1. "Education division". ADvTECH Group Limited. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. "Independent Institute of Education Profile". Project Management South Africa. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. "The IIE". The Business School at Varsity College. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. "Interim Financial Results, 30 June 2015" (PDF). ADvTECH Group Limited. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  5. "Informational Manual" (PDF). The Independent Institute of Education. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  6. "The Independent Institute of Education". ADvTECH Group Limited. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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