The ADvTECH Group is a JSE listed company in South Africa (JSE:ADH). [1] ADvTECH operates within the education and recruitment industries in South Africa and the rest of Africa. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The ADvTECH Group is a JSE listed company in South Africa (JSE:ADH). [1] ADvTECH operates within the education and recruitment industries in South Africa and the rest of Africa. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
ADvTECH is Africa's largest private education provider and [7] the holding company of the Independent Institute of Education which operates tertiary education brands including Vega School, Capsicum Culinary Studio, School of Hospitality & Service Management, Varsity College and Rosebank College.
The group also operates a schools division, under which, brands including Crawford International, Trinityhouse Schools, [8] [9] Abbotts Colleges, Maragon Schools, Centurus Colleges and Junior Colleges operate. [10] [11] , and Makini Schools
The current CEO of the ADvTECH Group is Roy J Douglas. [12]
In late 2017 the company discovered a fraud by a financial manager in its schools division. [13] [14]
The schools division has seen a constant growth in both the number of students as well as educational sites over the past three years. The number of sites has grown both organically and through acquisition. As a result, the group has shown a growth in Trading Operating Profit of 15 percent.
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