SANTS Private Higher Education Institution was established in 1997 as a private national education and training provider. Over the past 22 years, SANTS has presented various programmes and qualifications in the education sector to more than 30 000 educators. SANTS began its operations as a relatively small-scale organisation offering expertise to the newly reorganised provincial education departments. Over the next few years, we presented a number of in-service training programmes in collaboration with these departments. By 2001, with an impressive track record and increasing demand for our services, SANTS was able to grow and diversify as a Further Education and Training College, focusing on Early Childhood Development and Continuing Teacher Development programmes. In 2012, SANTS registered as a Private Higher Education Institution at the DHET with the focus on initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. In excess of 3 600 newly qualified teachers have since graduated with the Diploma in Grade R Teaching, BEd Foundation Phase and Intermediate Phase programmes. SANTS' vision is to provide quality practice-driven teacher education and development in diverse contexts. To achieve this SANTS' mission is to develop quality teacher education programmes resulting in highly skilled professional teachers. SANTS Private Higher Education Institution is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) until 31 December 2026 as a Private Higher Education institution under the Higher Education act of 1997. Registration certificate number is 2012/HE07/003.