{"id":18,"date":"2024-05-17T00:53:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T00:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:47:42","slug":"requirements-for-tvet-college-engineering-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/requirements-for-tvet-college-engineering-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for TVET College Engineering Courses in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TVET colleges train electricians, fitters, welders, plumbers, millwrights and engineering technicians. What you need to get in depends on the type of programme, and the options have changed: NATED N1 to N3 closed to new students in 2024, and N4 to N6 engineering is being phased out. Here are the entry requirements for the routes open in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineering routes at TVET colleges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Programme<\/th>Typical minimum entry<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
NC(V) Level 2 in an engineering field (for example electrical infrastructure construction or engineering and related design)<\/td>Grade 9 pass<\/td>Mathematics is compulsory in engineering NC(V) programmes<\/td><\/tr>
Occupational trade qualification (for example electrician, fitter and turner, plumber, welder)<\/td>Set per qualification, commonly Grade 9 to Grade 11 with mathematics and science<\/td>Includes workplace learning; some colleges require placement with an employer<\/td><\/tr>
NATED N4 engineering studies<\/td>Matric with mathematics and physical science, or N3 with the relevant subjects<\/td>Only where the college still has an intake during the teach-out<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colleges set their own requirements within these rules. Many ask for minimum percentages in mathematics and physical science, and some run placement or entrance tests.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Documents to prepare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n