The goal of the department of higher education and training (DHET) in South Africa is to ensure that the future of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is realised by offering occupational programmes that are responsive and relevant to industrial skills demand. An occupational programme such as the National Certificate Vocational (NC V): civil engineering and building construction was introduced in 2007 as a new TVET-based qualification to meet the skills demand of the industry. This chapter explored the responsiveness and relevance of the NC V civil engineering and building construction curricula against industrial skills demand. This chapter is the case of four TVET collegesin South Africa. The sample of the study was determined through the use of purposive and convenience sampling. A mixed-method approach comprised of questionnaires and interviews was used as a form of data collection instrument. The findings showed that NC V civil engineering and building construction curricula fail to respond to the demand of the industry. The curricula content is found to be unsuitable for meeting the skills demand of the industry. The teaching and learning resources such as tools, equipment and machinery were found to be inadequate in the TVET workshops. It is recommended that the NC V civil engineering and building construction curricula be evaluated in line with advances in the industry. This study advocate that the TVET sector in South Africa should establish and maintain association with the industry. This will assist the TVET sector in responding and remaining relevant to the demand of the industry. © 2022 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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