Motheo TVET College is one of the four public TVET Colleges in the Free State, serving the Motheo and Xhariep Districts. The College comprised of three campuses, a Central office and three satellites. Central office and Bloemfontein campus are situated in the Bloemfontein Central Business District, Mangaung Metro within the Motheo district. Bloemfontein campus focus mainly in the training of Business Studies NC(V)- and Report 191 programmes. Training of disabled students (deaf, blind and physically impaired) are catered for at this campus. Hillside View campus serving Bloemanda Township which is 8 km from the Central office. The campus is more inclined towards engineering programmes both NC(V) and Report 191. Thaba’Nchu campus is in the semi-rural area of Thaba’Nchu, which is approximately 70 km from Bloemfontein CBD. This campus has a programme mix of both Engineering and Business studies. In order to address the current local economic challenges such as unemployment, poverty and to address the need for upliftment, the College has established three satellites in strategically targeted areas. One in Botshabelo which is within Motheo district and two other satellites in Zastron and Koffiefontein in the Xhariep district. College Principal Prof Dipiloane Phutsisi came up with the concept of establishing an Artisan Academy with the intention of fast-tracking the development and provision of artisans in line with the National Skills Development Strategy’s (NSDS) target of producing 30 000 artisans by 2030. The Academy is situated opposite South Park Cemetery in Bloemfontein. To be officially opened soon