Become one of the innovators who helps to develop new products and more efficient processed. You'll learn how to draw and design for engineering, how to make the best use of the right materials to make a product, the fundamentals of mechanotechnics, hydraulics and more.
This is an occupational - based program that reflects both present and future workplace needs. It will provide graduates the possibility to be employed within the engineering field with the flexibility to pursue different careers in the broader mechanical engineering field.
This occupational- based program that reflects both present and future workplace needs. It will provide graduates the possibility to be employed within the engineering field with the flexibility to pursue different careers in the broader mechanical engineering field.
Join the next generation of mechanical technicians and embrace an intensive yet enjoyable career by embarking on this comprehensive and practical engineering career pathway. Leading mechanical engineers and academics present the program.
By completing this course you will have the skills and confidence to effectively:
- Evaluate and apply essential methods to technical operational systems
- Analyze and apply acquired knowledge in performing the tasks and solve common problems
- Gather and analyze relevant information, use data to apply theories and principles within engineering related situations
- Execute role and responsibilities by being able to summarize, classify, discuss and estimate application processes required through mathematical concepts, technical and schematic diagrams, computer and technology usage in a range of different contexts
- Communicate with colleagues, clients and members of supervisory/management levels by presenting information reliably and accurately in spoken and written form.
The overall 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 your employer. In the engineering team the electrical technician may have to act as a supervisors 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 enrolment 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 mechanical engineering fields require specialised 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 specialised occupations.
People working in the mechanical engineering fields require specialised 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 specialised occupations.
Qualifying learners at N6 should be able to find employment as:
- Plant operations and maintenance personnel
- Designers
- Process technicians
- Mechanical technicians
- Mechanical equipment sales executive
- Pump and mechanical equipment operators
- Contract and asset managers
Comprehensive eBooks and Associated Documentation
In addition to the course fee, you will need to purchase the 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.
- Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
- Practice Mechanical Drives (Belts, Chains and Gears) for Engineers and Technicians
- Practical Pumps and Compressor Control, Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Practical Fundamentals of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Subjects for each level:
N4 (Any of the 4 subjects below) |
1. Mechanical Draughting |
Conventional Respresentation of a Single Spur Gear, Spur Gears in a Mesh, Square Threads and Helical Springs |
Cam Profiles |
Sectional Drawing |
Detailed Drawing |
Assembly Drawing |
2. Machines and Properties of Metal |
Safety Precautions and Safety Devices |
Electrical Installations in Explosive Atmosphere |
Power Transmission |
Friction |
Brakes |
Fluid Drives |
Engineering |
3. Mechano-Technics |
Organization and Lay-Out of Workshops |
Calculations: Flat, Vee, and Convey or Belt Drivers |
Metal Cutting Machines: Forces Acting on the Cutting Tools |
Metal Protection |
Precision Mesuring of Machine Parts |
Bearings |
Gear Drivers |
Hydraulic Systems: Elementary Calculations |
4. Engineering Science |
Kinematics |
Angular Motion |
Dynamics |
Statics |
Hydraulics |
Stress, Strain and Young's Modulus |
Heat |
5. Mathematics |
Equations, Manipulation, and Word Problems |
Determinants |
Complex Numbers |
Trigonometry |
Sketch Graph |
N5 (Any of the 4 subjects below) |
1. Mechanical Drawing and Design |
Ultimate and Working Stress for Various Materials. Factors of Safety. |
Single and Double Riveted Lap and Butt Joints. Number, Size and Pitch of Studs or Bolts for Steam Cylinder Covers and Manhole Doors |
Cotter and Knuckle Joints |
Piston Rods |
Friction |
Working Pressure for Bearings and Crossheads |
Size of Solid and Hollow Shafts to Transmit to Given Power (Pure Torsion) |
Keys and Keyways |
Couplings |
Belts` |
Welded Joints |
2. Strength of Materials and Structures |
Forces |
Stress, Straing and Factor of Safety |
Simple Framed Structures |
Thin Cylinders and Riveted Joints |
Shafts |
Strain Energy |
Loading of Beams |
Bending of Beams |
Long Columns and Struts |
Simple Cases of Temperature Stress |
Testing Machines and Placing Concrere for General Purposes |
3. Mechano-Technics |
Epicycle Gears and Gear Trains |
Reduction Gearboxes |
Belt Drives and Belt Conveyors |
Bucket Elevators and Conveyors |
Rope Haulages and Aerial Ropeways |
Elevators |
Rail and Road Traction Calculation |
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 |
6. Fluid Mechanics |
General Introduction |
Hydrostatics |
Hydrodynamics |
N6 (Any of the 4 subjects below) |
1. Mechanical Drawing and Design |
Design of Selected Axles with Torque and Bending of Pulley/Gear Drives (Solid and Hollow Axles) |
Belt Drives |
Pulley and Gear Arms |
Gears |
Combined Gear Drives and Gear Boxes |
Cams |
Journal Bearings |
Brakes |
Couplings (Plate, Centrifugal) |
Long Columns and Supports |
Lubrication (Greasing) |
2. Strength of Materials and Structures |
Pin Jointed Frames Structures |
Thick Cylinders |
Combined Bending and Twisting as Applied |
Theory of Bending |
Strength and Testing of Ropes, Chains and Attachments in Lifting Gear |
Sag and Tension in Wire Ropes and Chains Supported from Horizontal Points |
Mixing and Placing of Mass and Reinforced Concrete |
Details and Construction of Brick, Concrete and Masonry Structures |
Types of Foundations and Applications |
Organisation, Inspection and Estimates of Quantiles |
3. Mechano-Technics |
Clutches |
Brakes |
Line Shafts |
Flywheels |
Reduction Gearboxes |
Rail Traction and Vehicle Dynamics |
Balancing |
Kinematics |
4. Mathematics |
Differentiation |
Integration Techniques |
Partial fractions |
Differential Equations |
Applications of the Definite Integral |
Applications Where Differentiation and Integration Techniques are Combined |
5. Power Machines |
Thermodynamics |
Steam Generation |
Nozzles |
Steam and Gas Turbines |
Internal Combustion Engines |
Air Compressors |
Refrigeration |
6. Fluid Mechanics |
General Introduction |
Flow in Pipes and the Hydraulic Gradient |
Water Flow in Open Canals |
Advanced Calculation Concerning the Flow of Water through orifices |
Descriptions and Calculations of Pumps |
Calculating the Descriptions of Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
Description and Calculations Concerning Water Turbines |
Description and Calculations Concerning Pelton Wheels |
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