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Physical Planning and Construction

WHAT TO EXPECT

Our qualifications in Physical Planning and Construction focus on equipping learners with the knowledge and skills to excel in water and wastewater treatment, reticulation services, and process control. These programs prepare individuals to contribute effectively to water sector operations while promoting health, safety, and environmental sustainability.

Qualifications:

National Certificate: Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Operations

Learn to operate treatment processes in compliance with legislation.
Gain an understanding of equipment, cost implications, health impact, and environmental conservation.
Build a foundation for progression within the water sector.

National Certificate: Water and Wastewater Reticulation Services

Acquire skills to operate, maintain, and construct reticulation systems.
Develop teamwork and communication skills.
Understand occupational health and safety legislation.

Further Education and Training Certificate: Wastewater and Water Reticulation Services

Lead teams in operating, maintaining, and constructing reticulation systems.
Specialize in water, wastewater reticulation services, or both.
Implement health, safety, and environmental systems at a supervisory level.

National Certificate: Water and Wastewater Process Control

Operate and control processes independently at treatment works.
Make critical decisions on chemical dosing, water treatment, and pumping.
Lead small teams and conduct administrative tasks.
Gain skills in communication, quality management, and first-line supervision.

Key Benefits:

Develop practical skills to address real-world challenges in water and wastewater systems.
Enhance employability and career advancement opportunities within the water sector.
Contribute to sustainable environmental management and water conservation.

These qualifications are ideal for individuals passionate about making a meaningful impact in water infrastructure and management, ensuring healthier communities and ecological sustainability.

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Requirements to enrol on any of the programmes

The minimum requirements for most of the programmes is the ability to read and write. For most of the qualifications grade 12 is required and also a learner 's previuos learning will be considered.

QUALIFICATIONS

National Certificate: Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Operations
This qualification is aimed at persons who work or intend to work in the water and wastewater treatment plant and who seek recognition for essential skills in water and wastewater treatment works. This qualification will provide learners with a basic knowledge and understanding of the water and wastewater treatment works. Qualifying learners will be able to operate processes at a water and wastewater treatment works in line with the relevant legislation within the water sector. The qualifying learner will understand the implications on cost, health and the environmental conservation of water. This qualification forms the foundation for advancement or progression to the highest levels within the qualification learning pathways.

Qualifying learners will be competent in:
- Applying fundamental knowledge and understanding of current legislation specific to water and wastewater treatment.
- Operating processes at a water and wastewater treatment works.
- Demonstrating an understanding and knowledge of equipment to be used to perform water and wastewater treatment works.
- Communicating with team workers for effective shift take-over and hand-over.
National Certificate: Water and Wastewater Reticulation Services
The qualification will provide the learner with the knowledge and skills in water and wastewater reticulation services, enabling the learner to participate as a member team, attending to the operation, maintenance and construction of reticulation systems.

Qualifying learners are able to:
- Demonstrate interactive and communication skills.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the current and relevant occupational health and safety legislation.
- Work in a team operating and maintaining water and waste water reticulation systems.
- Work in a team constructing water and waste water reticulation systems.
Further Education and Training Certificate: Wastewater and Water Reticulation Services
The Qualification will provide the learner with the knowledge and skills to work in a water and wastewater reticulation services department. The competencies developed through this qualification will enable the learner lead a team in the maintenance, operation and construction of water and wastewater reticulation systems. The core and elective sections of this qualification accommodates for learners to specialise in water or wastewater reticulation services or both.

Qualifying learners are able to:
- Demonstrate communication skills at supervisory level.
- Ensure the implementation and assurance of health, safety and environmental systems.
- Lead a team in the operation and maintenance of water and waste water reticulation systems.
- Lead a team in the construction of water and waste water reticulation systems.
National Certificate: Water and Wastewater Process Control

This qualification will prepare learners to function independently on water or wastewater treatment works. A person acquiring this qualification will be able to operate and control specific processes at a water or wastewater treatment works within the context of legislation and work policies and procedures. This qualification is aimed at people who are expected to make decisions relating to the amount of chemicals dosed, volumes of water treated and pumped. The qualification will provide learners with knowledge and skills to be able to lead a small team or group on a plant as well as to conduct administrative tasks in order to meet organizational objectives.

This qualification forms the foundation for progression and to higher-level qualifications within the water sector as fundamental learning such as mathematical literacy, communication, computer skills and first line supervisory skills are included in the qualification. This qualification focuses on the full development of the learner and further mobility and transportability within the water sector. This qualification will provide learners with key competencies in interpersonal communications skills, measurement skills and quality management skills at a lower level including required at this level.

This qualification will expand the skills base of the qualifying learner and make the person more effective in his/her tasks and more employable and will open up job opportunities in related fields. This qualification will enhance productivity within the water sector and contribute towards the ecological sustainability and improvement of the water environment.