OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE
Electrician (Level 4)
What you should know
To prepare a student to operate as an Electrician who installs, tests, connects, commissions, maintains, and alters/repairs electrical equipment, wiring and control systems.
Requirements
• Grade 9/ABET L4/NQF Level 1 with Mathematics
• The student must be 16 or older
• Mathematics and Science are compulsory subjects in Grade 9
• Student will complete a colourblind test
Duration & Credits
• 3 Years
• Number of credits: 360
Career Opportunities
• Electrician
• Electrical Engineering Technician (progression)
• Electrical Installation Inspector
• Transportation Electrician
• Refrigeration Mechanic (Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Electrician)
• Lift Mechanic (Lift Electrician)
Campus
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A qualified student can
- Plan and prepare work sites for electrical activities.
- Install, wire and connect electrical equipment and control systems.
- Test and inspect installations.
- Commission electrical systems.
- Maintain and repair electrical installations and control systems.
Structure of the qualification
Knowledge & Practical Modules
On campus in a classroom setting and in practical simulation rooms.
Assessments
• Internal Assessment: Conducted during training using practical tasks and theoretical evaluations.
• External Assessment: Critical skills and knowledge may be assessed externally, especially for certification purposes.
• External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) which is a Trade Test after 3 years.
Workplace-based Modules
In a real-life work environment gaining experience and recording the experience and evidence in a workplace logbook.
Certification
• The College will issue a Statement of Results which will give the student access into the Trade Test.
• When the student is recognised as achieving the various aspects of the qualification, and passed the Trade Test, the QCTO will then issue the student with the relevant qualification.