What is Civil Engineering Construction?
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.
Civil Engineering Construction At Motheo TVET College Courses
Duration: One year per NQF level.
Admission requirements:
- Grade 9 or higher
- ABET Level 4
- NQF level 1
To obtain a National Certificate: A total of 7 subjects: 3 Fundamental and 4 Vocational subjects.
Access to the following vocational activities:
- Operation and maintenance of construction equipment and machinery.
- Participate in the construction of roads, bridges, dams, railways and houses.
- Take part in designing and construction of tunnels, roads, factories, reservoirs, etc.
- Participate in the erection of reinforced concrete, structural steel, timber and masonry structures.
Career Opportunities: On completion, the certificate holder will have access to careers in any of the following sectors: Architectural Technology; Drainage Inspection; Industrial Designing; Quantity Surveying; Town Regional Planning; Sanitation Engineering; Road Construction Engineering; Civil Construction Engineering; Building Construction.