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MILLWRIGHT SHORT COURSE

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R 30 360.00

Capitec Loan application available

48 days FULL TIME /or 24 Saturdays PART TIME
Monday - Thursday 8h30 - 15h00
Friday 8h30 - 12h00
Saturday 8h00 - 17h00

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

- x 1 certified ID copy,
(Foreign nationals: x1 certified passport copy, x1 certified residential visa copy, x1 certified copy of student/work permit)
- School certificate, x 1 certified copy thereof, (minimum Grade 9)
- Completed OTT registration form

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Modules for the course include: 

Level 1 – Orientation + 

Basic Skills
1. Regulation
2. Safety
3. Safety Precautions in the Industry
4. Introduction to Electricity
5. Principles of Electricity
6. Features of Electricity
7. Electrical Distributions
8. Electrical Circuits

Level 2 – Basic Electrical
1. Basic Hand Tools
2. Tools typical in the Electrical Trade
3. Screwdrivers
4. Pliers
5. Hacksaws
6. Vices
7. Hammers
8. Wrenches
9. Chisels and Punches
10. Files
11. Pedestal Grinders
12. Drilling and Drilling machines
13. Portable Electric Tools
14. Electrical hand drilling machine
15. Electrical jigsaw
16. Electrical baby grinder
17. Electrical cut off machine.

Level 3 – Wiring (Construction)
1. An introduction to SANS 10142 – 1
2. Electrical Symbols
3. Electrical Calculations
4. Electrical Measuring Equipment
5. Protection Devices

Level 4 – Transformers
1. Component Identification and Selection
2. Cables and their application
3. PVC Conduit

Level 5 – DC motors
1. Principles of operation
2. Single phase Transformer
3. Three phase Transformer
4. Use of Transformers

Level 6 – AC motors
1. Direct Current Motors
a. Principle of operation
b. Common motor starters

2. Alternating Current a. 
a. Motors
b. Component Identification
c. Installation and testing
d. Single phase motors
e. Three phase motors
f. Slipring motors
g. Motor starters

Level 7 – Testing & 

Fault Finding
1. Appliances
2. Inspection
3. Testing
4. Fault-finding

1. Basic engineering theory
2. Fitting Theory
3. Hand skills
4. Fabricate simple components or work pieces using basic hand skills and hand tools
5. Fabricate components or work pieces using power tools or machinery
6. Valves
7. Hydraulics
8. Pneumatics
9. Bearings
10. Pumps
11. Gearboxes
12. Alignment
13. Welding and cutting techniques

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