ACCREDITATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
As a culinary centre of excellence, HTA School of Culinary Art is proud to be associated with the industries leading Accreditation and Awarding bodies and associations who share the same sentiment and dedication to culinary excellence.
Student Hero partners with various educational institutions and funding providers to help you learn about, apply or pre-qualify for the different options to fund your education from a single platform and at zero cost to you.
Fundi is South Africa’s leading Education Finance specialist. At Fundi, we believe that the more you know, the more you can become. Fundi enables you to pursue your dreams. Fundi covers all things education finance from tuition loans, device loans, to MBA loans. You can even find student accommodation through Fundi’s online platform, buy airtime and data and get eBooks.
The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) is a Quality Council established in terms of the Skills Development Act. It’s role is to oversee the design, implementation, assessment and certification of occupational qualifications on the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF).
HTA Accreditation Number: SDP/16/0079
City & Guilds is a global leader in skills development, providing services to training providers, employers, and trainees across a variety of sectors to meet the needs of today’s workplace. Their qualifications and apprenticeships are valued by employers across the world, helping individuals develop their talents and abilities for career progression.
HTA Centre Approval Number: 843244
HTA School of Culinary Art has been shaping the future of professional chefs since 1995 and is recognised as one of Africa’s leading culinary training institutions. Based in Johannesburg, HTA combines internationally recognised qualifications with industry-driven practical training, preparing graduates for successful careers in hospitality both locally and abroad.
Our programmes are built on a philosophy of balancing classical culinary foundations with modern industry practices. Students develop their skills through purpose-built training facilities and structured workplace experience within leading hotels, restaurants and catering establishments, ensuring they graduate with both technical competence and real-world confidence.
As a Worldchefs Education Partner, HTA is committed to maintaining the highest standards of culinary education, innovation and professional development. Our strong relationships with industry leaders, professional chef associations and hospitality employers provide students with valuable networking opportunities, mentorship and pathways into the global culinary profession.
For more than three decades, HTA has remained dedicated to developing skilled, passionate and ethical culinary professionals who are equipped to thrive in an ever-evolving international hospitality industry.
The Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) is one of the 21 SETAs established under the Skills Development Act (No 97 of 1998) in 2001.CATHSSETA was formally known as the Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training Authority (THETA) until 1 April 2012, when we became the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority. Our mandate is to facilitate skills development within our sub-sectors through the disbursement of grants for learning programmes and monitoring of education and training as outlined in the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS).
Highfield is a Global leader in compliance and work-based learning and apprenticeship qualifications and one of the UK’s most recognisable awarding organisations. As such we’re regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, SQA Accreditation, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), and the Security Industry.
The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) is a quality recognition programme in Culinary Education that was developed by the WACS Education Committee following extensive research, consultation and consideration for global diversity and commitment to Culinary Excellence. This award is issued to Culinary schools in Member countries that meet or excel strict criteria for the provision and delivery of quality education in the field of Professional Cookery.
HTA Awarded since 2014
The South African Chefs Association (SAChefs) is South Africa’s authority on food and all things culinary. It is a non-profit organisation that has been representing Chefs, Cooks and Caterers at all levels for over 44 years. HTA School of Culinary is an active Corporate Member Training Provider of the South African Chefs Association.
Corporate Member since 1995
