Abstract
M.Ed.
The purpose of this research is to investigate the changes that can be brought about by transforming one of the existing teacher education colleges in Bushbuckridge into a community college, based on the assumption that a community college will prepare and develop new skills within the community and involve the process of transition to work in preparing the learner for life and the world of work. The envisaged skills will improve the status of human resources and will be aimed at the empowering of the Bushbuckridge rural area. The topic of study is explored through the combination of survey interviews and direct observation. The final data patterning shows that the participants think that transforming one of the existing two teacher training colleges into a community college could assist the community with skills for self-empowering.