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, Junior Colleges[10][11] and Makini Schools operate.
The current CEO of the ADvTECH Group is Geoff Whyte successor to Roy Douglas who retired from the position as of February of 2024.[12]
In late 2017 the company discovered 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.
