About Cape Town Creative Academy
It is the mission of the CTCA to develop and sustain a student-centered learning environment as a direct pathway to professional excellence. With a progressive, transdisciplinary vision, the CTCA is dedicated to the development and support of a community of practice that encourages innovation and co-creation. The CTCA aims to develop and sustain an Afrocentric institutional culture and approach to teaching that ensures authenticity and a meaningful impact on the African continent. The CTCA embraces an ethos that cultivates young, creative professionals to uphold and protect the integrity and sustainability of the creative industry.
CODE OF ETHICS
The CTCA is committed to a code of ethics that is based on accountability and responsibility, respect and the principles of equality and non-discrimination, and therefore does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, or HIV/Aids status in the administration of its educational or employment policies.
LEGAL STATUS & ACCREDITATION
The Cape Town Creative Academy (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned company (Company Registration No: 2011/119961/07).
All three-year degree programmes offered by the Cape Town Creative Academy (Pty) Ltd are accredited by the Council on Higher Education and registered on the National Qualifications Framework on level 7 by the South African Qualifications Authority. The Cape Town Creative Academy is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training: Certificate No 2014/HE07/009.
AN INDUSTRY-GUIDED APPROACH
The CTCA’s team of highly experienced educators and design practitioners continually work in close collaboration with industry connections to ensure that our programmes reflect and respond to the latest developments in the Creative Industries. Our programme outcomes are measured in relation to international standards of competence and the constantly changing needs of the job market. A high employment figure for graduates is a priority for the CTCA.
The CTCA delivers transdisciplinary design education, by training students in the creation and production of traditional as well as contemporary media. Close collaboration with the design industry ensures that the CTCA focuses on advanced professional and technological opportunities.