CATE, noun
/keɪt/
In historical contexts. Acronym formed on the initial letters of College for Advanced Technical Education, an earlier name for technikon.
c1977 S. Afr. 1976: Off. Yrbk (Dept of Info.) 682Colleges for advanced technical education (CATEs), technical colleges and technical institutes have various systems of training.
1983 S. Afr. 1983: Off. Yrbk (Dept of Foreign Affairs & Info.) 686In terms of the Advanced Technical Education Act 1967 (Act 40 of 1967), the status of four existing technical colleges was advanced, and from 1968 they were designated CATEs, now known as technikons.
Acronym formed on the initial letters of College for Advanced Technical Education, an earlier name for technikon.
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