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]}

History

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.

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