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Apply online in a few minutes. You do not need an account — you will get a reference number to follow your application with, right through to your place being offered.

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Next closing date: 30 November 2026

Applying takes three steps

No account, no paperwork to post, nothing to pay to apply.

1
Choose a programme
Pick from what is open below. Each one shows how many places are left and when applications close.
2
Fill in the form
Your name, your ID or passport number, and a way to reach you. Tell us how you expect your studies to be paid for.
3
Keep your reference
You get a reference number straight away. Use it with your ID number to see where your application has got to.

What you can study

Programmes currently taking applications.

2027 200 left
FPM SETA 2027
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Pilots for Zimbabwe Airfoce 199 left
University of Johannesburg 2027 Semester 1 Closes 30 Nov 2026
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Where it can take you

Routes people actually follow, from a first qualification through to the job at the end of it. Each one shows the stages in order and roughly how long they take.

Air Traffic Controller to Air Operations Commander
Air Traffic Controller to Air Operations Commander
Aviation · 4 stages
The air traffic management ladder: tower trainee to commanding national air operations, built on ZNDU's aviation program…
Aircraft Technician to Aerospace Engineer
Aircraft Technician to Aerospace Engineer
Aviation · 4 stages
From hangar-floor maintenance to designing and certifying aircraft systems through ZNDU's aerospace engineering programm…
Military Engineer to Engineering Corps Commander
Military Engineer to Engineering Corps Commander
Engineering · 4 stages
The engineering corps ladder: artisan trades into field engineering command, backed by ZNDU's engineering degrees.
Motor Mechanic to Workshop Owner
Automotive · 3 stages
Vehicle repair into running a workshop, including the business side that fails most trade start-ups.
Officer Cadet to General Staff Officer
Officer Cadet to General Staff Officer
Defence · 5 stages
The Zimbabwe National Defence University command ladder: from officer cadet training through regimental command to the g…
Peace Support Officer to Conflict Prevention Advisor
Peace Support Officer to Conflict Prevention Advisor
Safety · 4 stages
From peace support operations in the field to advising governments and regional bodies on early warning and conflict pre…
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Paying for your studies

You tell us on the form what you expect. It commits you to nothing and it is not a funding decision — it only tells us which conversation to have with you.

SETA funded
A learnership or programme funded through a SETA.
NSFAS
You apply to NSFAS yourself, on the NSFAS portal. Telling us here does not apply for you — but it does tell us to expect it.
Industry or employer funded
Your employer or a company is paying for your studies.
Self-funded
You or your family are paying.

Questions

The things applicants ask most often.

No. You fill in the form and you are given a reference number. Keep it — you use it with your ID number to check your application.

Choose Passport on the form and enter your passport number instead.

Yes. A full intake still takes applications and puts them on the waiting list. If someone declines a place, the waiting list is offered it in turn.

No.

NSFAS applications are made to NSFAS directly, on their own portal — not here. Choosing NSFAS on our form tells the college to expect it, but it does not apply on your behalf.

Use Check an application at the top of this page, with your reference number and ID number. It tells you where your application has got to and whether anything is needed from you.

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