FET CERTIFICATE
Electronics
Start your journey in the electronics field with essential theory, hands-on training, and industry-ready skills designed to support real career growth. Build a strong foundation in circuits, components, and measurement tools while gaining the practical experience needed to succeed in a wide range of technical and engineering roles.
- Duration: One (1) Year
- SAQA ID: 83446
- NQF Level: 5
Programme Description
It will provide learners with foundational, basic knowledge and experiential skills to be able to perform in the electronics field. It will be valuable to potential learners who may have been working or practicing within the electronics field such as electronics artisans, shopfloor workers working within the electronics environment who do not have formal education in electronics and any person wishing to join the electronics field thus providing them with the opportunity for formal recognition of their skills and knowledge through Recognition of Prior Learning.
Admission requirements
Grade 12, an NC(V) level 4 or an equivalent qualification
Mode of Study
Full-time and Distance Learning
Certification Type
National Certificate
Course Information
| Course Modules | Course Modules |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Electronics | AC Measuring Instruments |
| Current, Voltage, and Resistance | Capacitance and Capacitors |
| Ohm's Law, Power, and Energy | Inductance and Inductors |
| Series Parallel Circuits. | Transformers/Resonance |
| DC Measuring Instruments | Alternating Current Circuits |
| Network Theorems | Coupling and Filter Circuits |
| Magnetism/Magnetic Circuits | Semiconductor Fundamentals |
| Alternating Voltages and Currents | Transistors and Thyristors |
Career Options
- Electronics Technician
- Instrument Technician
- Laboratory Technician
- Field Service Technician
- Production/Manufacturing Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Quality Control Technician
- Technical Sales Representative