Colleges and Universities Offering National Diploma in Engineering Studies in South Africa

Institutions Offering National Diploma in Engineering Studies

•  Westcol College, Randfontein  
  Engineering Studies N1 to N3
  
  ENTRY REQUIREMENTS – N1
  1. Grade 12 statement with pass in Mathematics and English FAL and Physical Science.
  2. APS score of 18, using the best six NSC / NC (V) L4 subjects inclusive of
  Mathematics/Technical Mathematics and English.
  
  
  Level N1
  Compulsory subjects
  1. Mathematics
  2. Engineering Science
  3. Engineering Drawing or Industrial Electronics or Plating and Structural Steel Drawing
  
  Choose any ONE of the following
  subjects:
  • Motor Trade Theory*
  • Electrical Trade Theory
  • Instrument Trade Theory
  • Metal Workers Theory
  • Fitting and Machining
  Please note: Compulsory combination
  
  
  
  Level N2
  Compulsory subjects
  1. Mathematics
  2. Engineering Science
  3. Engineering Drawing or
  
  Industrial Electronics or Plating and Structural Steel Drawing* Choose any ONE of the following
  subjects:
  Motor Trade Theory
  • Diesel Trade Theory
  • Electrical Trade Theory
  • Instrument Trade Theory
  • Platers Theory
  • Fitting and Machining
  • Rigging Theory
  • Motor Electrical Trade Theory
  Please note: * Compulsory combination
  
  Level N3
  Compulsory subjects
  (4 subject constitutes a certificate)
  1. Mathematics
  2. Engineering Science
  3. Engineering Drawing
  4. Mechanotechnology
  5. Electrotechnology
  6. Industrial Electronics
  7. Instrument Trade Theory
  
  MODES OF DELIVERY:
  
  PLP – Full-time only
  
  N1 N6:
  • Full-Time
  • Part-Time (maximum of two subjects only).
  
  DURATION:
  PLP: 1 year
  
  N1-N6:1 Trimester(3 months) per certificate
  
  ENROLMENT DATES
  January, May and September
  
  National Diploma in Engineering Studies N4 to N6
  
  ENTRY REQUIREMENTS - N4
  1. Any of the following NC(V) L4Certificates:
  • Civil Engineering and Building Construction
  • Drawing Office Practice
  • Electrical Infrastructure Construction
  • Engineering and Related Design
  • Information Technology and Computer Science
  • Mechatronics
  • Process Instrumentation
  • Process Plant Operations: or an
  2. National Certificate: N3 Engineering Studies;
  3. Equivalent occupational qualification;
  4. APS score of 24, using double the Mathematical/Technical Mathematics plus one relevant Technology Subject (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical) or Physical Science, plus English and the two (2)
  next best subjects of NSC.
  
  
  Level N4
  1. Supervisory Management
  2. Electrotechnics
  3. Industrial Electronics
  4. Industrial Instruments
  5. Mechanical Draughting
  6. Mechanotechnics
  7. Engineering Science
  8. Mathematics
  
  level N5
  1. Supervisory Management
  2. Strength Of Materials And Structures
  3. Mathematics
  4. Power Machines
  5. Mechanotechnics
  6. Electrotechnics
  7. Mechanical Drawing And Design
  8. Fluids Mechanics
  9. Industrial Electronics
  10. Industrial Instruments
  
  
  Level N6
  1. Supervisory management
  2. Strength of materials and Structures
  3. Control systems
  4. Electrotechnics
  5. Industrial electronics
  6. Industrial instruments
  7. Mechanical drawing and design
  8. Power machines
  9. Fluids mechanics
  10. Mechanotechnics
  11. Mathematics
  
  MODES OF DELIVERY:
  
  PLP – Full-time only
  
  N1 N6:
  • Full-Time
  • Part-Time (maximum of two subjects only).
  
  DURATION:
  PLP: 1 year
  N1-N6:1 Trimester(3 months) per certificate
  
  ENROLMENT DATES
  January, May and September
•  Damelin Correspondence College, Johannesburg  
  1. Electrician - Heavy Current
  Duration: 12 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  N5 National Certificate or equivalent.
  
  Modules Overview:
  -Mathematics N6
  -Industrial Electronics N6
  -Electrotechnics N6
  -Logic Systems N6
  
  2. Electrician - Light Current
  Duration: 12 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  N5 National Certificate or equivalent.
  
  Modules Overview:
  1. Mathematics N6
  2. Digital Electronics N6
  3. Electives:(Select two)
  -Communications Electronics N6
  -Industrial Electronics N6
  -Logic Systems N6
  
  3. Electrical Design and Installation Skills
  Duration: 12 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  Grade 9 (std 7) with Communication and Mathematical Literacy, or N1 with Engineering Science and Technology, or relevant work experience (2 years).
  
  4. Electrical Maintenance and Repair Skills
  Duration: 12 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  Grade 9 (std 7) with Communication and Mathematical Literacy, or N1 with Engineering Science and Technology, or relevant work experience (2 years).
  
  5. Basic Electrical Safety Skills
  Duration: 12 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  Grade 9 (std 7) with Communication and Mathematical Literacy, or N1 with Engineering Science and Technology, or relevant work experience (2 years).
  
  Modules Overview:
  -Apply & maintain safety in a working environment
  -Understand fundamentals of electricity
  
  6. Mechanical
  Duration: 18 months
  
  Modules Overview:
  1. N4
  -Mathematics
  -Engineering Science
  -Mechanical Draughting
  -Mechanotechnics
  2. N5
  -Mathematics
  -Engineering Physics
  -Mechanical Drawing and Design
  -Mechanotechnics
  3. N6
  -Mathematics
  -Engineering Physics
  -Mechanical Drawing and Design
  -Mechanotechnics
•  Western College TVET, Randfontein  
  Subjects:
  1. N1
  -Mathematics
  -Engineering Science
  -Engineering Drawing or
  -Industrial Electronics or
  -Plating and Structural Steel Drawing
  -Choose any ONE of the following subjects:
  *Motor Trade Theory*
  *Electrical Trade Theory
  *Instrument Trade Theory
  *Metal Workers Theory
  *Fitting and Machining
  2. N2
  -Mathematics
  -Engineering Science
  -Engineering Drawing or
  -Industrial Electronics or
  -Plating and Structural Steel Drawing
  -Choose any ONE of the following subjects:
  *Motor Trade Theory*
  *Diesel Trade Theory
  *Electrical Trade Theory
  *Fitting and Machining
  *Rigging Theory
  *Motor Electrical Trade Theory
  3. N3
  -Mathematics
  -Engineering Science
  -Engineering Drawing
  -Mechanotechnology
  -Electrotechnology
  -Industrial Electronics
  -Instrument Trade Theory
  4. N4
  -Supervisory management
  -Electrotechnics
  -Industrial electronics
  -Industrial instruments
  -Mechanical draughting
  -Mechanotechnics
  -Engineering science
  -Mathematics
  5. N5
  -Supervisory management
  -Strength of materials and Structures
  -Mathematics
  -Power machines
  -Mechanotechnics
  -Electrotechnics
  -Mechanical drawing and design
  -Fluids mechanics
  -Industrial electronics
  -Industrial instruments
  6. N6
  -Supervisory management
  -Strength of materials and Structures
  -Control systems
  -Electrotechnics
  -Industrial electronics
  -Industrial instruments
  -Mechanical drawing and design
  -Power machines
  -Fluids mechanics
  -Mechanotechnics
  -Mathematics
•  INTEC College, Cape Town  
  1. Electrical - Heavy Current
  Duration: 18 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  A National Senior Certificate; or a Senior Certificate; or an FETC in electrical/electrical engineering and related studies or an N3 in Electrical Engineering Studies.
  
  2. Electrical - Light Current
  Duration: 18 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  A National Senior Certificate; or a Senior Certificate; or an FETC in electrical/electrical engineering and related studies or an N3 in Electrical Engineering Studies.
  
  3. Mechanical
  Duration: 18 months
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  A National Senior Certificate; or a Senior Certificate preferably with mathematics and physical science; or an FETC in Mechanical Engineering; or an N3 in Mechanical Studies.
•  Northlink College, Cape Town  
  Course overview
  
  (i) Building and Structural Construction
  
  (ii) Building Administration
  
  (iii) Building and Structural Surveying
  
  (iv) Quantity Surveying
  
  
  Course requirements: Grade 12, N3 or Level 4 NC(V) with Mathematics or an equivalent qualification
•  Northern Cape Urban TVET College, Kimberley  
  Tuition fees: R 2,104
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  -National Senior Certificate with Mathematics
•  Rostec FET College, Johannesburg  
  
•  TEKmation Training Institute, Cape Town  
  
•  DAM Technical College, Pretoria  
  

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