Foundation Certificate:
Qualification: FoundCertEng (DHET)/ UMALUSI
[N1 SAQA ID – 67109 NQF 1] – [N2 SAQA ID – 67375 NQF 2] [N3 SAQA ID – 67491 NQF 3]
TYPE OF PROGRAMME: FULL TIME & PART TIME
*All examinations are administered by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Description
Water and waste water treatment plant and system operators manage a system of machines, often through use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or waste water. Waste water treatment plant operators’ control, monitor, and maintain the equipment and treatment processes in waste water(sewage) treatment plants. They remove or neutralize the chemicals, solid materials and organisms in waste water so that the water is not polluted when it is returned to the environment. Waste water treatment plant operators run the equipment and control the processes that clean treat water and water waste at treatment plants.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS N1-N3
Grade 10 with no Mathematics and Physical Science
Course duration
9 months of theoretical studies
Promotion
On successful completion, the learners will receive a N1, N2, N3 Foundation Level Certificate and this will allow progression to N4-N6 qualification.
CAREER PATHWAY
Waste water treatment
Environmental compliance
Laboratory analysis
Industrial pre-treatment