ADvTECH Group
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 and Junior Colleges operate.[10][11], and Makini Schools
The current CEO of the ADvTECH Group is Roy J Douglas.[12]
In late 2017 the company discovered a 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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