Umfolozi College is one of 9 public Further Education & Training Colleges in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and one of only 50 in the country. The College has 5 main campuses: Chief Albert Luthuli, EshoThey, Esikhawini, Mandeni and Richards Bay. In addition, 7 skills centres are located at Sundumbili, Isithebe, EshoThey, Nseleni, Heatonville, Esikhawini and the ZCBF Community Park.

The College offers a range of national business and engineering programmes which include the National Certificate (Vocational) and N4-N6 Diploma programmes. An extensive selection of skills programmes ensures that the College is also meeting the need for skills training at a grassroots level. Learnership and co-operative programmes are also very active at Umfolozi College.