| For entry into the National Certificate (Vocational) at NQF Level 2 you are required to have: |
| A year-end school report for Grade 10; |
| An approved bridging programme designed for the specific purpose to access NQF Level 2 |
| Grade 9 Adult Education NQF L1 will be considered in exceptional cases |
| The holder of the National Certificate (Civil Engineering and Building Construction) will be able to: |
| Participate in the operation and maintenance of construction equipment and machinery |
| Participate in the constructionof roads, bridges, dams, railways, houses, etc |
| Take part in designing and constructionof tunnels, roads, factories, reservoirs, etc |
| Participate in the erection of reinforced concrete, structural steel, timber and masonry structures, etc |
| It provides an opportunity to access careers in any of the sections listed below: |
| Architectural Technology |
| Industrial Designing |
| Town and Regional Planning |
| Road Construction Engineering |
| Building Construction |
| Drainage Inspection |
| Quantity Surveying |
| Sanitation Engineering |
| Civil Construction Engineering |
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The National Certificate (Vocational) qualification is a full year programme at each of the NQF Levels of study. A student is issued with
a certificate on the successful completion of each level of study, that is Level 2, 3 and 4
All NCV programmes consist of a fundamental learning component and a vocational component and comprise of 130 credits on each level |
| A student is required to take a total of 7 subjects. These include 3 Fundamental subjects and 4 Vocational subjects in order to obtain a National Certificate: Civil Engineering And Building Construction |