Find Out More – Plater Boilermaker
Course: Plater Boilermaker
Trade Title: Plater Boilermaker
OFO No: 651302
Accreditation Body: Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
What is a Plater Boilermaker
Platers (Boilermaker) are responsible for cutting, welding and fashioning steel into parts for machinery, conveyor systems and underground and surface vehicles.
Training Requirements:
- You will need to obtain institutional learning at a training institution like Artisan Training Institute, in order for all your modules to be performed in the presence of and signed off by a registered Training Officer as competent. All modules passed will be signed off in your Logbook by the Training Officer.
- Your Phase I would typically last around 15 weeks, after which you would need to obtain experiential (on-the-job) training for a period of 9 months, working under supervision of a registered Artisan at an accredited workplace. The Artisan will sign off all the relevant workplace modules performed on the job.
- Your Phase II will commence thereafter for a period of 12 weeks. Once again you would need to continue your on-the-job training as mentioned above for another period of 9 months.
- Once all the relevant modules in both your Off-the-Job Logbook (training institute) and On-the-Job Logbook have been successfully completed and signed off, you will be able to apply to write the Trade Test.
- Upon the successful demonstration to the QCTO that all the requirements for writing the Trade Test have been met, will your Trade Test date be issued.
Plater Boilermaker Phase 1
This course counts towards a credited Plater Boilermaker Qualification which consists of both Theory and Practical Workplace Training. This online part of the course covers the Theory only.
The courses are accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) of South Africa.
Plater Boilermaker Phase 2
This course counts towards a credited Plater Boilermaker Qualification which consists of both Theory and Practical Workplace Training. This online part of the course covers the Theory only.
The courses are accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) of South Africa.