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COURSE LISTS

Electrical Engineering

DURATION

The theoretical training period level is 3 months

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT

Grade 9 and 16 years of age

WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

Students should find employment with a registered company that will give them the practical training in the place of work to gain experience before applying for a trade test, after which artisan status is acquired.

THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT OFFERS TRAINING IN BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY CURRENT

Light Current

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

LOGIC SYSTEMS

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY

INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY

Heavy Current

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY

INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY

ELECTROTECHNOLOGY

Tertiary Courses - N4, N5, N6 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Light Current

MATHEMATICS

IND. INSTRUMENTS

IND. ELECTRONICS

DIGIT. ELECTRONICS

Heavy Current

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

POWER MACHINES

ELECTROTECHNICS

IND. ELECTRONICS

Mechanical Engineering

DURATION

The theoretical training period for each level is 3 months.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT

Grade 9 with Mathematics and Science passed.

WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

On completion of the theoretical training, students have to find employment with a registered company that will give them the practical training in the place of work to gain the required experience and practical before applying for a trade test. After a trade test artisan status is acquired.

THIS DEPARTMENT OFFERS TRAINING IN: FITTING AND MACHINING

N1, N2, N3 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (FITTING AND MACHINING, MOTOR / DIESEL AND RIGGING THEORY)

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

ENGINEERING DRAWING

FITTING AND MACHINING /MOTOR & DIESEL RIGGING THEORY

MECHANOTECHNOLOGY

N1, N2, N3 WELDING / METAL WORK / BOILERMAKING

WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

Learners have to find employment with a registered company that will give them the practical training in the place of work to gain experience and practical training before applying for a trade test, artisan status is acquired.

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

PLATING & STRUCTURAL

STEEL DRAWING

METAL WORKER’S THEORY

PLATER’S THEORY

MECHANOTECHNOLOGY

WELDER’S THEORY

PLATER’S THEORY

TERTIARY COURSES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT

A learner who has acquired the N3 Mechanical Engineering certificate may enrol for the tertiary training courses in one of the fields below.

DURATION

The theoretical training for each level is 3 months’ full-time studies.

N4, N5, N6 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS & STR / POWER MACHINES / FLUID MECHANICS

MECHANICAL DR.

MECH. DR AND DESIGN

MECHANOTECHNICS

AFTER N6 AND WITH THE RQUIRED CONDITIONS, THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL DIPLOMA MAY BE APPLIED FOR.

Civil Engineering

THIS DEPARTMENT OFFERS EXAMINATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

BRICKLAYING

CARPENTRY

CABINET MAKING

DRAINLAYING

JOINERY

PLASTERING

PLUMBING

SHEETMETAL WORK

DURATION

3 MONTHS FULL-TIME PER LEVEL

WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

Learners, who have completed N1, N2 and N3 successfully, have to find a company that is willing to take them on for 18 months workplace training after which they may apply for a trade test.

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

MATHEMATICS

BUILDING SCIENCE

BUILDING DRAWING

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING

BRICKLAYING AND PLASTERING

BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY

CARPENTRY AND ROOFING THEORY

BUILDING DRAWING

PLUMBERS THEORY

TERTIARY COURSES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE N4, N5, N6 CIVIL ENGINEERING

DURATION

3 MONTHS PER LEVEL (TOTAL OF 1 CONTINUOUS YEAR)

QUANTITY SURVEYING

BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION

BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING

BUILDING ADMINISTRATION

MATHEMATICS (MAY REPLACE BUILDING ADMINISTRATION)

SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

WATER TECHNOLOGY

DURATION

3 Months

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT

Person already employed in this field of work.

WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

This course is offered only for persons who are already employed in this field of work and are sent by employers for theoretical training to the college.

MATHEMATICS

WATER AND WASTE-WATER TREATMENT

PLANT OPERATION THEORY

WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE/WASTE – WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

ENGINEERING DRAWING

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

CHEMICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

NOTE : CANDIDATES MUST PASS ALL FOUR SUBJECTS AT THE SAME LEVEL IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE

PAPER TECHNOLOGY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

The courses offered are designed for chemical laboratory assistant, chemical plant operators and water & waste-water plant operators. Besides enjoying the same status and standard as any other course, these provide both the skills and knowledge for a sound chemical background that is also needed by those who wish to further their studies at university level.

CERTIFICATE N1 – N6 CHEMICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANT

DURATION

This course is offered on a trimester basis

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT

Grade 10

MATHEMATICS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

CHEMICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

PLANT OPERATION THEORY

PLANT OPERATION THEORYY

PLANT OPERATION THEORY

PAPER INDUSTRY

PULP & PAPER MAKING

CERTIFICATE N1 – N6 CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATOR

WORK OPPORTUNITIES

Learners are employed in the Chemical Engineering field as process controllers and Industrial Technicians

N1 - N3

N4 - N6

MATHEMATICS

PLANT OPERATION THEORY

CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY

PULPMAKING

PAPER MAKING

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AS AN ELECTRICIAN

Trade test
N3 National Certificate
Installation Rules Paper 1 and 2 (minimum 50% to be obtained)
Unit Standards

REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMA

LEVEL

SUBJECT COMBINATION 1

SUBJECT COMBINATION 2

N3 : The allied trade subject should be obtained at all three levels

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Heavy Current

Electrotechnics ; Industrial Electronics + Trade Test

Light Current

Industrial Instruments ; Digital Electronics

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

N4 Mechanotechnics ; Mechanical Draughting
OR
N5 Mechanical Drawing and Design + Trade Test

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Diploma in Electrical Engineering
Specialised Codes Paper 1 and 2 (Minimum 50% to be obtained)

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