MCD Training Centre

Name

MCD Training Centre

Legal name

MCD Training Centre

Website

https://mcdtraining.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACANAB

Technical & Digital Skills Training

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

SECONDARYEDAOADAD

Sheet Metal Fabrication & Light-Gauge Metalwork Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Welding, Metalwork & Fabrication

SECONDARYEDAOADAN

Boilermaking, Pressure Vessels & Tank Fabrication Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Welding, Metalwork & Fabrication

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Artisan trades training
• Apprenticeship programs
• Skills development
• Technical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Gauteng

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Vocational Training Services: MCD Training Centre generates revenue through providing accredited vocational training programs including full qualifications, part qualifications, skills programmes, and ARPL & trade tests for artisan trades. The training is delivered through a blended model of 30% theoretical education and 70% practical hands-on training and work experience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

MCD Training Centre provides accredited vocational education and training programs for artisan trades, delivered through a blended model of 30% theoretical education and 70% hands-on practical training and workplace experience. Its offerings span full qualifications, part qualifications, short skills programmes, and ARPL & trade tests across trades such as automotive mechanics, welding, electrical, plumbing, boilermaking, and solar PV installation. The centre now trades as Africa Skills VereenigingTech and operates two campuses in South Africa (Vereeniging and Rustenburg).

Product overview

MCD Training Centre (now trading as Africa Skills VereenigingTech) offers a portfolio of vocational training products organized into four service categories: Full Qualifications (comprehensive programs providing complete trade proficiency in trades such as Automotive Motor Mechanic, Boilermaker, Bricklayer, Carpenter, Diesel Fitter, Diesel Mechanic, Electrician, Hot Water System Installer, Mechanical Fitter, Millwright, Plumber, Solar PV Service Technician, Transportation Electrician, and Welder), Part Qualifications (focused training on specific trade components including automotive and heavy-duty repairer roles), Skills Programmes (short courses for particular skills such as Solar PV Standalone mounting, service, and installation), and ARPL & Trade Tests (certification for Recognition of Prior Learning and qualified artisan trade testing). The company also publishes the UXI PULSE Magazine. Training is delivered through a blended model combining 30% theoretical education with 70% hands-on practical training and workplace experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Qualifications Comprehensive accredited programmes providing complete proficiency in an artisan trade, covering trades such as Automotive Motor Mechanic, Boilermaker, Bricklayer, Carpenter, Diesel Fitter, Diesel Mechanic, Electrician, Hot Water System Installer, Mechanical Fitter, Millwright, Plumber, Solar PV Service Technician, Transportation Electrician, and Welder. Targeted at individuals seeking full artisan qualifications.
• Part Qualifications Focused training on specific trade components for targeted skill development, including Automotive Clutch and Brake Repairer, Automotive Drive Train Repairer, Automotive Suspension Repairer, Automotive Workshop Assistant, and equivalent Heavy Duty variants. Targeted at individuals needing specific trade competencies.
• Skills Programmes Short courses designed to enhance particular skills within a trade, including Solar PV Standalone Mounter, Solar PV Standalone Service Technician, and Solar PV Standalone Systems Installer. Targeted at individuals seeking short-duration targeted skills training.
• ARPL & Trade Tests Certification services for Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) and trade test training to enable learners to become qualified artisans. Targeted at experienced workers seeking formal artisan certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% theoretical education / 70% practical hands-on training and work experience model

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UXI Artisan Development GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCD Training Centre operates as a pivotal pillar of the UXI Artisan Development Group. The parent organisation focuses on fostering global prosperity, with MCD Training serving as the training and development arm of the group.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oxbridge Academy: South African private distance-learning college offering vocational and occupational qualifications, competing for the same adult-learner and career-changer segment that MCD Training Centre targets with its artisan-skills programmes.
• Northlink College: Larger public TVET college in the Western Cape offering technical and occupational programmes — represents the public-sector competitive benchmark against which private vocational providers like MCD Training Centre must differentiate.
• False Bay TVET College: Public TVET college in the Western Cape offering technical and vocational programmes including artisan trades — serves as the public-sector alternative that MCD Training Centre competes against for the same learner pool.
• Intec College: One of South Africa's largest private vocational and occupational training providers, offering career-focused certificates and diplomas across multiple trades and business fields — directly comparable to MCD Training Centre as a private alternative to public TVETs.
• Ekurhuleni West TVET College: Large Gauteng-based public TVET college with a strong focus on engineering and artisan trades — directly competes with MCD Training Centre for engineering learners within a commutable distance of its Vereeniging campus.
• Central Johannesburg TVET College: Gauteng-based public TVET college with strong engineering and artisan offerings, located in the same province as MCD's Vereeniging campus — direct head-to-head competitor for engineering learners in the region.
• Coastal KZN TVET College: KwaZulu-Natal public TVET college providing vocational and trade programmes, including engineering and artisan tracks — competes for the national pool of artisan-aspirational learners that MCD Training Centre serves.
• Lyceum College: South African private vocational college offering accredited qualifications across multiple disciplines; competes in the same private vocational-training category as MCD Training Centre for learners seeking alternative-to-public-TVET pathways.

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Tech: Established US-based for-profit vocational training institution offering technician training across automotive, welding, electrical, and HVAC — relevant international benchmark for MCD Training Centre's artisan-skills portfolio model.

Regional players

• Vuselela TVET College: Public TVET college operating across the North West province — the same province as MCD Training Centre's Rustenburg campus — making it the most geographically-overlapping public competitor for mining-belt artisan learners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mcd_training
• Facebookfacebook.com/McdTrainingCentreGauteng
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mcdtraining

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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