History of Building
Mr Gene Louw, in his capacity as Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning officially opened the Gene Louw Traffic College (GLTC) on 15 September 1989.
The then government bought a building occupied by the St Euphresis Roman Catholic School and converted it into a hospital. When the hospital was no longer needed, Provincial Traffic Services moved in and started using it as a training facility from 1988.
Changes were made to the main building and the following facilities were added:
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GLTC Building Then
GLTC Building Now
Heads of College-Past and Present
The position of Head of College (HOC) is an important one. He acts as the administrative head of the college in addition to his role as staff manager and leader.
Mr Louis Geldenhuys was the very first HOC and headed up Gene Louw Traffic College in 1989.
The 1989 management team included:
List of HOCs in chronological order:
Recognition and Awards
Staff at the college received awards for Best Education and Training Development Practitioners in 2009 at the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) Conference held in Cape Town.
Gene Louw Traffic College won big at the 2013 conference in East London collecting numerous awards:
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