College of Production Technology

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About CPT

About CPT

The College of Production Technology (CPT) is an accredited, award-winning training provider specialising in production, manufacturing, and engineering learnerships and skills programmes for industry. With more than two decades of experience, CPT delivers outcomes-based training designed to strengthen workplace capability, improve productivity, and support skills development within operational environments. Its programmes are aligned to industry standards and structured to equip employed learners with practical competencies that can be applied directly on the production floor.

CPT focuses on contextualised, workplace-driven learning that supports businesses in building a competent and performance-ready workforce. Through accredited learnerships and skills programmes, the organisation enables companies to upskill employees, improve workflow efficiency, and strengthen quality and operational processes. Its approach integrates theoretical instruction with real production environments, ensuring that training outcomes translate into measurable organisational impact.

As a recognised training partner, CPT holds multiple accreditations and industry affiliations, including MerSETA accreditation, BBBEE compliance, and membership with professional bodies supporting skills development. The organisation has received national recognition for its contribution to training and workforce development, reflecting its commitment to delivering practical education that supports both employee growth and long-term business performance.

CPT HIstory

CPT was brought to life in 2000 when CEO Andy Greenwood realised that there was a need for industry specific technical training in South Africa.

The Diploma in Production Technology at NQF Level 6 was CPT’s flagship qualification that produced a number of Production and Operations Managers through-out the years, many of which advanced to management positions as a result of their qualifications at CPT. CPT was soon inandated with requests to branch out its offerings in the technical and other industries and as a result now offers Learnerships from NQF Levels 1 to 5 in a variety of industries in South Africa.  Throughout the years CPT has received great feedback from its clients and when CPT received the dti Business Award for Parnership and Collaboration in 2003, Andy could not have been prouder. Since then CPT has added to its awards, adding two Achiever Awards for Best Training Programme by a Small Company (2012 and 2013), runner up of the Achiever Award: Best Training Provider 2015 (overall) as well as runner up for the Small Business Champion 2015.

CPT only employs the best lecturers who have many years of experience in their respective industries ensuring our learners receive not only academic but also practical knowledge. Another element that sets CPT apart from the rest is that we’re able to contextualise and adapt our courses to our clients’ specific industries – this way the company is able to encorporate their individual processes into the material and the workplace and classroom becomes one.

We focus on professionalism and as such have accreditation with the SABPP and also deliver CPD programmes to ensure you continue learning and developing throughout your career.  We will guide and skill you in your career aspirations and planning.

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College of Production Technology: Accreditations and Awards

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MerSETA (17-QA/ACC/0030/06)

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BBBEE COMPLIANT
A Member of the National Small Business Chamber

TETA (TETA 08-175)

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In House Assessors and Moderators

Best Training Provider (overall) 2015 (SABPP)

Award: National Small Business Champion 2015

Learnership interventions

We do training nation wide

FOURTH TIME ACHIEVER AWARD WINNER (SABPP)

"Production learnerships are the seeds of knowledge that, when nurtured with dedication and determination, can blossom into a bountiful harvest of expertise, shaping the future of industries with skilled hands and innovative minds."

Chris Greenwood, Managing Director

"Skills programs are the compass guiding individuals toward their full potential, helping them chart a course through the seas of opportunity and arrive at the shores of success."

Chris Greenwood, Managing Director

"Automotive sales learnerships are the ignition key to unlock the road to expertise in the dynamic world of car sales, where passion and knowledge drive every deal towards the destination of customer satisfaction."

Chris Greenwood, Managing Director