NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: N5 NATED ENGINEERING STUDIES (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) (SAQA ID 66960)
Electrician Career / Electrical Technician Career-Heavy Current
Electrical engineers or electricians or electrical technicians play an important role in our society. According to National Scarce Skills List, electrical engineers are listed as one of the top 10 skills shortage in South Africa. Electrical engineers are in critical need in industries such as power or energy generation (Eskom), telecommunication, engineering, computing, construction, energy, manufacturing, transport and utilities companies and the armed forces.
Electrical technician is responsible for installation and maintenance of electrical infrastructure and are required to maintain various plant and project installations according to sound engineering practice and equipment specifications.
Course requirements
National Certificate: N4 Engineering Studies
Subjects/Course Modules
Student to choose for
- Mathematics N5
- Engineering Science N5
- Industrial Electronics N5
- Electrotechnics N5
- Digital Electronics N5
- Fault Finding N5
- Supervisory Management N5
Assessment and Duration
National Exams are conducted by Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and also monitored by QCTO. The course takes from 3-6 months or 1-2 trimesters. You can write all the subjects at once or split them. There are three trimesters in a year:
- Trimester 1: January to April
- Trimester 2: May to August
- Trimester 3 September to December
Student must complete 2 internal assessments to contribute towards your term mark (ICASS mark) and must achieve 40% and above to qualify for final exam sitting
Achievement and Award
The following certificate is awarded by QCTO upon successful completion of each level:
- National N5 Certificate: Engineering Studies
