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Higher Certificate in Construction Engineering
The Higher Certificate in Construction Engineering offered by TUT is a new qualification designed to meet the requirements of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)’s National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 5 and the higher certificate qualification standards requirements of ECSA. There will be two options, these are, a specialist option in Construction Material Testing and another specialist option in Water and Wastewater Engineering Infrastructural Operation and Maintenance.

The Higher Certificate in Construction Engineering is designed to serve two purposes, namely to provide access to higher education in Civil Engineering; and to provide students with the educational basis for engineering support occupations that can solve narrowly-defined engineering problems as defined by the ECSA. This basic knowledge and practical skills can be applied in an operative occupation as technical assistant in the workplace. The qualification is primarily vocational or occupational. The qualification also serves to provide students with the basic introductory knowledge, cognitive and conceptual tools and practical techniques for further higher education studies. The knowledge emphasises general principles and application. This qualification signifies that the student has attained a basic level of higher education knowledge and competence in Construction Engineering and is capable of applying such knowledge and competence in an occupation or role in the workplace.

The fundamental purpose of the Higher Certificate in Construction Engineering is to train technical assistants that can be employed in various occupations to address the basic technical workforce needs of the country. The core of the programme is the integration of theory and practice spread over the duration of one year to ensure a balanced technical worker in industry. The purpose is also to equip students in a technical field with theoretical content, practical skills and know-how in the construction engineering environment. The duration of the Higher Certificate in Construction Engineering programme is a minimum of one year with a minimum of 140 credits at NQF Level 5, distributed over two semesters.

Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering offered by TUT is a new qualification designed to meet the NQF Level 7 and ECSA professional requirements for an engineering technologist.

The purpose of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering qualification is to meet the generic standard for an engineering technologist. The purpose statement includes a fundamental commitment to the preparation of its students as engineering technologists in the various fields of civil engineering so that it will meet the generic standard for an engineering technologist to solve broadly-defined engineering problems. This qualification is designed to build the necessary knowledge, understanding, abilities and skills required for further learning towards becoming a competent practicing engineering technologist in an operative occupation as a Civil Engineering Technologist in the workplace. The fundamental focus of the degree is to train Civil Engineering Technologists that can operate in various occupations to address the advanced technical workforce needs of the country. The core of the programme is the integration of theory and practice (practical skills and attributes) spread over the duration of three years to ensure a balanced, highly skilled technologist in the civil engineering environment. This qualification can be completed in the minimum time of three years. 

For more information contact:
Daphney Ngoma
Tel: 012 382 5212
Email: ngomadm@tut.ac.za