The Ekurhuleni East TVET College is one of the 50 TVET Colleges in South Africa, the College is situated in the eastern region of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Ekurhuleni is a Tsonga word meaning ‘place of peace’ thus the College is named after this beautiful name. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) covers an extensive area of about 1 975 Km2. The EMM comprises nine towns which Alberton, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Edenvale, Germiston, Kempton Park, Nigel and Springs. Included in these towns are 17 townships (EMM IDP) 2015-16) Geographically, Ekurhuleni is uniquely situated. It borders the eastern part of Johannesburg and the southern part of Tshwane. The Metro is spread over 15.6% of Gauteng’s land mass. It is the fourth largest municipality of all metropolitan areas that currently exist in South Africa. Ekurhuleni has three large towns: Kempton Park, Benoni and Springs.