Type Private College Officer in charge Linda Halliday Phone +27 21 671 1060 Academic staff 60 | Established 1 January 1983 Director Dr Steve Harris Founded 1 January 1983 Number of students 800 | |
Former names Exercise Teachers Academy Address Western Province Cricket Club Sports Centre, Ave de Mist, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Hours Open today · 8:30AM–4PMWednesday8:30AM–4PMThursday8:30AM–4PMFriday8:30AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–4PMTuesday8:30AM–4PM Similar Health & Fitness Professio, Varsity College, Damelin ‑ Mowbray Campus, College of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute o Profiles | ||
Life at eta college
Eta College is an international, private, single purpose college founded in 1983. It has nine campuses, and an online learning facility. The national office is located in Cape Town. Its purpose is to provide education for fitness sport and recreation needs. The language of instruction is English.
Contents
- Life at eta college
- Eta college the best sport fitness college in the world
- History
- Campus
- Courses
- Onlinedistance learning
- Students and staff
- Affiliations
- Notable alumni
- Notable projects
- References
Eta college the best sport fitness college in the world
History
Eta College was initiated as Exercise Teachers Academy in 1983 by Professor Tim Noakes, Malcolm Marrisson, Rob Cowling and Linda Halliday to meet the education needs of the fast developing health and fitness industry at that time. During this time, it was run by Malcolm Marrisson and for several years mentored by Professor Tim Noakes. In 1994 the two current directors, Linda Halliday and Dr Steve Harris took over the Exercise Teachers Academy and began to grow it as a college. Since the early nineties, the college has developed into a highly respected national education provider, offering occupationally based learning towards registered qualifications.
At the time that the new Eta College was emerging, new legislation and regulations that governed South African education were brought about. These regulatory changes have had a big impact on education in sport and have brought with them greater demands for rigorous quality assurance in education.
Campus
The head office or Centre for Academic Development (CAD) is based at the Western Province Cricket Club in Rondebosch. This campus hosts classes for full-time courses as well as part-time courses. The Distance Learning office, as well as the Special Projects office are located here. Other campuses exist in:
Courses
Online/distance learning
The eta College offers an online learning program that can be completed anywhere in the world.
Students and staff
As of 2013, over 800 students were enrolled in eta College courses around the world. The ratio between male and female students is approximately 60/40. There have been over 5000 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and short course education at the college over the past 10 years.
eta College employs approximately 60 staff members including facilitators, administrative and academic staff.
Affiliations
eta College is a member of the Cape Higher Education Consortium, DHET, REPPSA, SSISA, APPETD, CATHSSETA, ETDPSETA, and affiliated to College SA, Sharks, Blue Bulls Rugby Union, Stellenbosch Rugby Academy, WPCC, JR School Mauritius, Core Direction Dubai and Virgin Active.