LEARNERSHIPS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES

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West Coast College plays a critical role in providing skills for socio economic development on the West Coast through education and training, which not only include the National Certificate Vocational (NCV), but also Learnerships and Skills Programmes. These programmes are designed for communities to unlock their economic potential with relevant skills that will create jobs and self employment.

The Linkage and Partnerships Unit (LPU)

The Linkage and Partnerships Unit (LPU) initiates and drives programmes with various stakeholders in industry. The LPU is involved in the following:

• Establish training and development needs of industry and communities
• Establish and maintain links with external stakeholders
• Accreditation of qualifications with the relevant SETAs
• Gaining programme approval or accreditation of qualifications with the relevant SETAs/other qualifications bodies
• Facilitate implementation and quality assurance of Learnerships
• Facilitate implementation of apprenticeships
• Facilitate trade test readiness
• Gaining programme approval of skills programmes with the relevant SETAs
• Accreditation of skills programmes with the relevant SETAs
• Facilitate implementation and quality assurance of skills programmes
• Development of business plans and proposals
• Assessment and moderation
• Curriculum Development
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Mentorship and Coaching

What is a Learnership?

A Learnership is a work-based education and training programme that consist of structured theoretical education and workplace training/experience with a minimum duration of one year. It can result in a nationally recognized qualification; offers practical workplace experience and can fast track the development of an employed person in an existing work place.

The college offers the following Learnerships

         1. National Certificate in Welding Levels 2, 3
         2. Further Education and Training Certificate in Welding Level 4
         3. National Certificate in Welding Levels 2
         4. National Certificate Fitting and Machining Level 2
         5. National Certificate Fitting and Turning Level 2
         6. National Certificate Machining Level 2, 3 and 4
         7. National Certification Fabrication Level 2
         8. National Certificate Automotive Level 2; and
         9. National Certificate New Venture Creation Level 2
         4. National Certificate in Early Childhood Development Levels 1, 4 and 5
         11. International Certificate Drivers Licence
         12. Institute of Certificate Bookkeepers
               a. Certificate: Junior Bookkeeping
               b. Certificate: Senior Bookkeeping
               c. National Diploma: Technical Financial accounting Level 5
               d. Certificate: Office Administration Level 5
               e. Higher Certificate: Office Administration Level 5
         13. Further Education and Training Certificate in School Business Administration
         14. Further Education and Training Certificate Development Practice Levels 1, 4 and 5

In addition, the college can also offer the following on request

National Certificate New Venture Creation
National Certificate Local Economic Development
National Certificate Municipal Finance and Administration
National Certificate Mixed Farming System

Skills Programmes

It is a cluster of unit standards (modules) selected from a qualification, which is occupationally directed and results in obtaining credits towards an NQF registered qualification. The duration of a skills programme can range from two days to six months. We can design tailor made accredited skills programmes that will suit the need of the client and deliver on site if required.

Some of the Skills Programmes include:

• Basic computer skills
• Job readiness
• Hospitality
• Cooking
• Business skills
• Cleaning
• Welding
• Electrical
• Generic skills, eg. customer care

International Welding School of Excellence

The Vredenburg campus hosts an International Welding School of Excellence. West Coast College is the first FET College in South Africa to be awarded this prestigious Centre, which is a joint initiative of the Western Cape Education Department, SA Institute of Welding and the Mechanical and Engineering Related Sectoral Education and Training Authority (Merseta).

Any student graduating from this welding school gets awarded a qualification that is internationally recognized.

The Welding School offers the following welding programmes:

• TIG: Tungsten Arc Welding of Aluminium
• MIG: Metal Inert Gas Welding of Aluminium
• MMG: Manual Metal Arc Welding of Carbon and Stainless Steel
• MAG: Metal Active Gas Welding of Carbon and Stainless Steel
• Apprenticeship training
• Trade test readiness