Transportation
Technician
Our qualification is designed to equip you with the expertise to allow progression opportunities.
Transportation
NQF Level
NQF 4
Credits
554
SAQA Nr
117042
Delivery Mode
Full time
Duration
3 YEARS
- 3 months knowledge and practicals
- 9 months work placement
- Repeats every year
Cost Amount
R40 000 p.a.
Entry Requirements
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NQF Level 1 (Grade 9)
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Mathematics
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Science
An Automotive Electrician tests, diagnoses, services, replaces, repairs and maintains automotive electrical wiring, electrical and electronic systems and their components. This qualification addresses previous shortcomings, offering three part – qualifications covering specific competencies: Automotive Battery Fitter and Tester, Original / Aftermarket Auto – electrical System Component Fitter and Bench Worker. Completing all part – qualifications and remaining modules qualifies for a trade test, leading to the Automotive Electrician qualification.
What will be included in our costs?
PPE • Standard Toolbox • Trade Test • Workplace Monitoring
What this qualification consists of
Knowledge
modules
- Workplace fundamentals, including occupational health, safety, and quality concepts.
- Foundational concepts for automotive electricians.
- Automotive mechanical technology.
- Theory and principles of electricity, focusing on automotive applications.
- Automotive battery systems and vehicle servicing in an auto – electrical environment.
- Electrical, auto – electrical, and electronics in automotive vehicles, including aftermarket systems.
- Conventional charging and starting systems, basic electronic ignition systems, and integrated engine management.
- Networking, data transfer, and supplemental restraint systems.
- Alternative drives, HVAC / climate control, convenience / security / telematics systems.
- Vehicle stability, traction, drive control, transmission, braking, and advanced driver assistance systems.
Practical skills
modules
- Work safely and respond to emergencies.
- Use tools and equipment.
- Build and conduct fault – finding on auto – electrical circuits.
- Test, diagnose, replace, and service automotive batteries and related components.
- Service and maintain vehicles in an auto – electrical environment.
- Remove and replace original and aftermarket auto – electrical systems components.
- Test, diagnose, and repair conventional starting / charging systems, basic electronic ignition systems, auto – electrical systems, integrated engine management systems, networking / data transfer systems, SRS, HVAC / climate control systems, convenience / security / telematics systems, and VSTDC, ABS braking, transmission, and driver assistance systems.
Workplace experiences
modules
- Processes to remove and replace original and / or aftermarket auto – electrical systems and / or components.
Processes for testing, diagnosing and repairing:
- Automotive batteries and battery system components.
- Conventional charging and starting systems.
- Auto – electrical systems.
- Integrated engine management (fuel injection and Ignition) systems.
- Networking and data transfer systems.
- Supplemental restraint systems (srs).
- Heating, ventilation and air – conditioning (hvac) and climate control systems.
- Convenience, security and telematics systems.
- Vehicle stability, traction and drive control (vstdc).
- Abs braking, transmission and driver assistance systems.
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