SANTS Private Higher Education Institution is celebrating 25 years in education. The South African National Tutor Services (SANTS) was established on 17 November 1997 as a private national education and training provider with an aspiration to develop teachers who can teach and make a difference in classrooms. Over the past 25 years, SANTS has presented various programmes and qualifications to more than 40 000 educators in the education sector. SANTS began its operations as a relatively small-scale organisation, offering expertise to the newly reorganised provincial education departments. Over the next few years, we presented several in-service training programmes in collaboration with these departments. By 2001, with an impressive track record and increasing demand for our services, SANTS grew and diversified as a Further Education and Training service provider, focusing on Early Childhood Development and Continuing Teacher Development programmes. In 2012, SANTS Private Higher Education Institution was registered at the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), focusing on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, offering a Diploma in Grade R Teaching, a Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase and a Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase. The programmes are approved and recognised by the DHET and accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE). The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) registered the programmes on the respective National Qualifications Framework (NQF). SANTS Private Higher Education Institution (Pty) Ltd. is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) until 31 December 2026 as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997; Registration No. 2012/ HE07/ 003.
