Company Profile

The International Wine Education Centre (IWEC) was established in 2011 as the first Approved Programme Provider for the internationally-recognised Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) in Africa. WSET is the largest global provider of wines & spirits qualifications and their wine and spirit courses are the accepted industry-standard in more than 70 countries around the world.

Led by WSET International Educator of the Year, Cathy Marston DipWSET, the IWEC offers a full range of WSET wine and spirit courses from the introductory WSET Level 1 to WSET’s flagship qualification, WSET Level 4 Diploma Award in Wines:

The IWEC regularly teaches courses throughout South Africa, specialising in Western Cape and Gauteng, and can run bespoke courses anywhere in the country for individual companies or groups of interested wine-lovers. The IWEC has also run courses in Mauritius and Namibia and is happy to consider future courses throughout Africa to meet demands.