If you want to study a course in a South African University on Applied Sciences, Education, Health & Wellness Sciences, Business & Management Sciences, Engineering or Informatics & Design then it’s that time to apply for a course.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Cput), a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students.

Cput offers more than 70 career-focused courses.

In this post you’ll learn about Cput Online Application, required documents, fee payment, the application form download link and a link to apply online.

How to apply online

Here’s how to apply online.

Download the application form

or

Click here to apply online for a course in the ICT Academy.

Note that, the onlne application is google form thus, you’re required to sign in to your gmail account.

But most importantly, the name and photo associated with your Google account will be recorded when you upload files and submit this form.

So make sure you set up your google account properly before you fill the application form.

This application form must be completed in full by all students who are applying for a short course at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and certified copies of all supporting document must be enclosed.

Once this application form had been completed and the supporting documents are attached, it must be submitted to the course administrator responsible for the short course that you will be attending.

Consult the website to see which course administrator to go to. Once your application had been accepted and processed the course administrator will issue you with a student number.

Document requirements

The supporting documents listed below are documents to be submitted with your application form. Ensure that certified copies are less than three months old.

Remember CPUT reserves the right to take legal action if documents are not authentic.

• A certified copy of the first page of your Identity Document/Card.
• Proof of your highest level of school education.
• International students must submit a valid study visa and proof of medical insurance for the duration of their studies.

Payment of fees

Short course fees are payable in full prior to commencement of date of the course. Cash payments can be made at the Cashiers Office on the campus.

Provide the cashier with your student number (that had been issued to you by the course administrator) as reference when making payment.

Should you make payment by means of electronic payment transfer (EFT) proof of such payment has to be submitted to your course administrator.

If your employer is paying your course fee and such employer is:

• A government department or parastatal
• A letter must be obtained in which the employer commits to paying the course fee
• An invoice will then be sent to the employer by the course administrator
• A company or other corporate entity

The employer pays the course fee prior to the course commencing or the applicant does so.
In the latter event the applicant then claims back the course fees paid from his/her employer.

Track your application

All applications are loaded onto the CPUT system. Once loaded onto the system, an sms will be sent to you acknowledging that the institution has received your application.

Learn more about Cput sos.

Note, this is not an acceptance notice.

Prospective applicants, who have handed in an application form, can track the progress of their application online or by calling.

To track your CPUT application, follow the link cput.ac.za/study/track and enter the necessary info.

The cput track application form only works with the ID number you filled in on your initial application form or with a valid student number.

If you have been conditionally accepted and have been admitted as well, you may still need to submit some documents to finalise your admission.