All of Educor’s educational institutions should be fully reopened, with no administrative requirements other than the submission of continuous, monthly reports for a period of six months, according to the Department of Higher Education and Training.
Following the restoration of registration by Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, the four Educor-owned higher education institutions — Damelin, City Varsity, ICESA City Campus, and Lyceum — were permitted to re-register with some limitations.
This meant that the department would need to receive comprehensive monthly reports from the group, including financial reports.
Courses still fully accredited
Former higher education and training minister Dr Blade Nzimande banned Educor in March after its institutions failed to provide tax clearance certificates and annual financial statements for the 2021 and 2022 years as evidence of their financial stability.
In light of this development, Michael Thurley, the chief operating officer at Educor, expressed gratitude to all of the educational staff for supporting the organisation during the ban period.
“Our focus remains steadfast on providing uninterrupted learning experiences for our students while maintaining a supportive environment for our staff,” said Thurley.
“We fully embrace the minister’s decision to reinstate the registration of our institutions and are deeply committed to preserving the legacy of these historic institutions.
“Their [the institutions] continued success is essential to the future of higher education in South Africa.”
Thurley believes it is essential to emphasise that the South African Qualifications Authority and the department continue to fully accredit and recognise all of the courses the institutions offer to both current and former students.
Navigating the new world
“Educor institutions are ready to accept new student registrations across a wide array of disciplines.
“The reinstatement of the registration has a broader significance for South Africa’s educational landscape,” said Thurley.
He went on to say that the group will restore stability and the institutions’ standing in the marketplace and society.
“We are going to redefine ourselves and take the time to navigate this new world we find ourselves in, restoring ourselves to the household name and level of quality deserved by South African students.
“We are re-engineering our business model to better meet the evolving needs of the education sector and the modern workforce, which is increasingly shaped by technological advancements.”
When are the support staff going to be paid. 2 months behind.
When are we going to get our refund because we deregistered from the college immediately after the announcement of the minister to register the college. I paid for the whole year and have been sent from pillar to post by the college
What about students who paid their entire years tuition and got no benefit. Are they going to reinstate their tuition for the new year, otherwise they are going to get parents that will take them to court.
Good day
Just for enquiries sake, I want to know whether Dameline has been re-registered with the DHET for 2025 or is it just a rumor.
I’m am a student of this institution and it’s hard to get someone from the institution to respond on emails because telephonically you are unable to speak to someone as you are always on hold.
Kind Regards.
The minister of education needs to urgently review educors financial statements as they are clearly showing they are not viable to operate with basic resources, educor has not paid staff for the past 3 months, not paying electricity, not paying security, abruptly closing down campuses and leaving students in the dark, students are now told they need to travel far off to write exams at the other remaining campuses with no help or assistance for traveling after paying huge amounts for fees, especially to have face to face classes and then told it’s all online class, with half the classes not happening due to lecturers not being paid, we have no assistance as there’s no staff at the campuses, no one answers calls, how are we supposed to pass this year, how is the minister allowing such treatment that we getting from educor
Mr Thurley please can you pay your staff