Qualification Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare the learner to:
- Mark off and fabricate structural steel and other metal stock.
- Make or repair metal products and structures which may include pressure vessels and pipes.
Note: Products include but are not limited to: Manufacture or repaired metal structures, vessels, pipe systems, pressure vessels, heavy duty equipment, sheet metals, road tankers, oilrig stations, mechanical chassis, bins, water tanks, yachts, work boats, high speed vessels, square to rounds, cones, boilers, ducting, water tubes, shell boiler, railway trucks, chutes etc.
Entry Level Requirements:
NQF Level 1 (Grade 9) qualification with Mathematics and Science
Skills Obtained:
- Interpreting drawings and develop patterns and templates.
- Select, care for and use/operate trade related hand tools, equipment, and machines.
- Cut and weld materials and components for fabrication.
- Fabricate components and/or structures.
- Erect and assemble plate and pipe components and structures.
Types of Jobs Pertaining to the Trade:
- Entrepreneur / Contractor
- As a Boilermaker in any of the industries listed
Industry work opportunities:
- Mining
- Manufacturing
- Civil
- Agriculture
- Anywhere where steel fabrication needs to be done
Approximate Trade Duration:
Off the job practical training
Phase 1 : Duration – 12 Weeks
Phase 2 – Duration – 12 Weeks
Phase 3 – Duration – 8 Weeks
Phase 4 – Duration – 4 Weeks (Revision and Trade Test)
Workplace (on the job) experience
12 to 18 months
