You'll be in demand when you learn the fundamentals of electrical components, equipment and systems used in industry and commerce, These are key sections of this popular program.
Join the next generation of electrical technicians and embrace an intensive yet enjoyable career by embarking on this comprehensive and practical engineering career pathway. Leading electrical engineers and academics present the program.
There is a general shortage of electrical engineers and technicians in many parts of the world due to retirement, restructuring and the rapid growth in new industries and technologies. many companies comment on how difficult it is to find experienced electrical workers, despite offering attractive salaries.
The aim of this program is to provide you with core electrical engineering skills so that you can grasp these opportunities to enhance your career and to benefit you employer. In the engineering team the electrical technician may have to act as a supervisor in order to interpret and pass on the instructions received from senior personnel.
How to apply
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To apply for a place in the next scheduled start date, please complete the enrollment application form contained in the program brochure.
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Career opportunities
After completion of the theoretical part of the National Certificate at level 6, the student will be employed as a learner technician for the period determined by the employer - a minimum of 24 months. After completion of the training period, the student may be appointed as a technician.
People working in the electrical engineering fields require specialized technical skills and knowledge in order to meet the requirements of continually changing environment of the various industries. Students will acquire the technical knowledge and skills that are required in small and medium businesses as well as provide access and mobility into higher-level more specialized occupations.
Qualifying learners at N6 should be able to find employment in the sectors below:
- Energy (Eskon, Mines)
- Transport (PRASA)
- Telecommunications (Telkom)
- Municipalities
- Chemical Industries
- Motor Manufacturing/Automotive Industry
- Aeronautical/Aerospace Industry
Comprehensive eBooks and Associated Documentation
In addition to the course fee, you will need to purchase textbooks for most subjects in the program. Included with the course fee you will receive four of our up-to-date technical eBooks to add to your library. All together, these reference books contain hundreds of pages of valuable know-how distilled from years of experience in presenting technical training throughout the world.
- Practical Power System Protection for Engineers and Technicians
- Practical Troubleshooting of Electrical Equipment and control Circuits
- Electrical Maintenance for Engineers and Technicians
- Electrical Drawings and Schematics.
Subjects for each level:
| N4 |
| 1. Electrical-Technics |
| Principles of Electricity |
| DC Machines |
| AC Circuit Theory |
| Transformers |
| AC Machines |
| Generation and Supply of AC Power |
| Measuring Instruments |
| Switchgear and Protective Devices |
| Solid State Control |
| Rectification |
| Installation, Care, Operation, Maintenance |
| Supervision and inspection of the above equipment. |
| 2. Industrial Electronics |
| Alternating Current Theory |
| Direct Current Theory |
| Semi-Conductors (Diodes) |
| Power Supplies |
| Transistors and Amplifier Devices |
| Operational Amplifiers |
| Electronic Power Control |
| Transducer |
| Testing Equipment |
| 3. Engineering Science |
| Kinematics |
| Angular Motion |
| Dynamics |
| Statics |
| Hydraulics |
| Stress, Strain and Young Modulus |
| Heat |
| 4. Mathematics |
| Equations, Manipulation and Word Problems |
| Determinants |
| Complex Numbers |
| Trigonometry |
| Sketch Graphs |
| Limits and Differentiation |
| Integration |
| N5 (Any of the 4 subjects below) |
| 1. Electro-Technics |
| DC Machines |
| AC Circuit Theory |
| Transformers |
| AC machines |
| Generation and Supply of AC Power |
| Measuring |
| Switchgear and Protective Devices |
| Static Control |
| Installation, Care, Operation, Maintenance, Supervision and Inspection of Transformers and Protective Devices |
| 2. Industrial Electronics |
| Alternating Current Theory |
| Power Supply |
| Transistor Amplifiers |
| Operational Amplifiers |
| Integrated Circuits |
| Transducers |
| Electronic Phase Control |
| Test Equipment |
| Oscillators |
| 3. Engineering Physics |
| General Properties of Matter |
| Heat |
| Light I |
| Light II; Wave Theory, Interference, Wave Length |
| Magnetism |
| Electricity |
| Sound |
| 4. Mathematics |
| Limits and Continuity |
| Differentiation |
| Application of Differentiation |
| Integration Techniques |
| Application of the Definite Integral |
| Differential Equations |
| 5. Power Machines |
| Heating and Expansion of Gases |
| Steam Generation |
| Condensers |
| Condensers Pumps |
| Combustion |
| Reciprocating Air Compressors |
| Governors |
| The Gas Turbine |
| N6 (Any of the 4 subjects below) |
| 1. Electro-Technics |
| DC Machines |
| AC Circuit Theory |
| Transformers |
| AC machines |
| Generation and Supply of AC |
| Measuring Instruments |
| Switchgear & Protective Devices |
| Static Control |
| Special Characteristics of Arc-Furnace Transformers, Switchgear and Control Systems, Electrical and Hydraulics |
| 2. Industrial Electronics |
| Transients |
| Transducers |
| Ultrasonic |
| X-rays and Radio Activity |
| Automatic Inspection and Testing |
| Non-Destructive Testing |
| Electronic Safety Devices |
| Thyristor Power Supplies |
| Electronic Power Control |
| Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) |
| 3. Engineering Physics |
| Thermodynamics |
| Sound |
| Electricity |
| Radioactivity |
| 4. Mathematics |
| Differentiation |
| Integration Techniques |
| Partial fractions |
| Differential Equations |
| Applications of the Definite Integral |
| Applications Where Differentiation and Integration Techniques are Combined |
| A. General Theory on Control Systems |
| Block Diagram Algebra |
| Transient Response |
| Bode Diagrams |
| Practical Control Systems |
| Root-Locus Diagrams |
| B. Practical Control Systems |
| Transducers |
| Electronic Systems |
| Electrical Machines and Systems |
| Hydraulic Systems |
| Pneumatic Systems |
| Test and Testing Equipment |
| 6. Power Machines |
| Thermodynamics |
| Steam Generation |
| Nozzles |
| Stream and Gas Turbines |
| Internal Combustion Engines |
| Air Compressors |
| Refrigeration |
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