The Independent Institute of Education
The Independent Institute of Education is a private higher education institution in South Africa and is a wholly owned subsidiary of investment holding company ADvTECH Group Limited. The IIE confers a range of tertiary qualifications, through various faculties, via a number of academic institutions in South Africa, including Vega, Varsity College, Rosebank College and The Business School at Varsity College.
History
The Independent Institute of Education was founded in 2004 as the academic leadership and governance body within the ADvTECH Group. It is responsible for overseeing all of the Group's academic campuses, and developing, assessing, certifying, and overseeing the delivery of curricula at its campuses.In June 2015, ADvTECH reported that The IIE had 31,000 tertiary students, 25,000 of whom are full-time, enrolled across 20 campuses in South Africa.
Divisions and Structure
The IIE oversees a number of academic institutions in South Africa, including:| Institution | Founded | Area of focus | Campuses |
| IIE MSA | 2001 | Social Science, Business, Information Technology, Public Health | Roodepoort |
| Vega School | 1999 | Marketing, Business administration, Branding, Design | Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg |
| Varsity College | 1991 | General | Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth |
| The Design School Southern Africa | 1990 | Design | Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg |
| Rosebank College | 1948 | General | Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, Eastern Cape |
The IIE confers a broad range of qualifications, covering a variety of NQF levels, organized across its various faculties. The Institute also operates a number of workshops and short courses, and offers distance education for some of its qualifications.
Tuition for other institutions such as Unisa, UFS, and IMM has also been available on some IIE campuses, but this provision is now being phased out in line with regulatory requirements.