NCV: Engineering and Related Design (Automotive/Fabrication/Fitter and Turner)
The NC(V) Engineering and Related Design course caters to a wide range of career opportunities for students who would like to become qualified artisans within the mechanical engineering sector. The prospective students will be exposed to a wide range of mechanical engineering subjects.
The academic program integrates theoretical principles and practical experience to form a holistic understanding of mechanical engineering. Students are thus prepared to fit into the activities and processes that are expected in the real world of work.
Subjects: 7 Subjects per level
Compulsory / Fundamental Subjects: Levels 2, 3 and 4
- Communication (Language)
- Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
- Life Orientation
Vocational Subjects: Level 2
- Engineering Fundamentals
- Engineering Systems
- Engineering Technology
- Automotive Repairs and Maintenance (Optional)
- Fitting & Turning (Optional)
- Engineering Fabrication (Optional)
Vocational Subjects: Level 3
- Engineering Practice and Maintenance
- Materials Technology
- Engineering Graphics & Design (CAD)
- Automotive Repairs and Maintenance (Optional)
- Fitting & Turning (Optional)
- Engineering Fabrication (Optional)
Vocational Subjects: Level 4
- Engineering Processes
- Professional Engineering Practice
- Applied Engineering Technology
- Automotive Repairs and Maintenance (Optional)
- Fitting & Turning (Optional)
- Engineering Fabrication (Optional)
Entry Requirement
- Level 2: Grade 9 or equivalent qualification
- Level 3: Level 2 or equivalent qualification
- Level 4: Level 3 or equivalent qualification
Duration: 1 Year of full-time study for each level
Career Opportunities
- Automotive Repairs and Maintenance
- Car Manufacturing
- Architectural Technology
- Welding
- Toolmaking
- Automotive Repair
- Motor mechanics
- Panelbeating
- Fitting and Turning
- Geology
- Metallurgical and materials engineering
- Mining Metallurgy
- Toolmaking
- Fitting and Machining
- Engineering Fabrication
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Mining metallurgy
- Motor mechanic.