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The PtSA TDM Powered Toolmaker Apprenticeship Programme

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Interested applicants must have successfully completed one (1) of the following South African National Qualification Framework (NQF) Level 4 qualifications with at least the minimum marks indicated in brackets:

– Grade 12 with Mathematics (35%), Physical Science (35%) and English (40%)
– NC(V)4 with Mathematics (40%), Physical Science (50%) and English (40%)
– N3 with Mathematics (40%), Engineering Science (40%)

Non-South African citizens and applicants who does not have a South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) or an Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualification must have a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) verified qualification with a subject statement of results indicating the minimum requirements above.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

South African Citizen Applicants
Please note that the specified documentation is compulsory and must be upload as one submission

ID Document
Statement of results for either one of the following:
– National Senior Certificate (NSC) Gr. 12
– National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Level 4
– NATED Qualification N3
Consent of current employer stating name of company and contact number if applicable

Non-South African Citizen Applicants
Please note that the specified documentation is compulsory and must be upload as one submission

Identification document
Valid passport
Relevant visa (Study visa, diplomatic passport, an asylum permit, a refugee certificate or a permanent residence permit (South African ID)
Police clearance
Consent of current employer stating name of company and contact number if applicable
Statement of result of your qualifications
Proof of SAQA verification

Examples of non-South African high school qualifications that should be submitted for SAQA verification

Botswana
Form 5 Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)

Eswatini
Eswatini General Certificate of Secondary Education (EGCSE)/ Swaziland General Certificate of Education (SGCSE) International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Lesotho
Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education (LGCSE) International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Malawi
Form 4 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)

Namibia
NQF Level 4 Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary

Zambia
ZQF Level 2B Senior Secondary Education Certificate

Zimbabwe
ZNQF Level 4 National Certificate Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS-Levels)

Please be advised:

The applicant will be required to verify all qualifications to be equivalent to the SA – NQF Level 4, through SAQA.
To verify non-South African documentation visit: SAQA verification information

This will be to your own cost.
For more information on this process, contact our Student Placement Officer: Aletta Zikalala at 012 760 0300

PtSA TDM Powered Toolmaker Apprenticeship Programme Application form

Application Form

To address the Tool, Die and Mould sector’s need for a sector specific skills solution, a new competency-based apprenticeship programme, aligned to industry requirements and standards has been developed by PtSA in collaboration with international partners and the South African TDM Industry.

The TDM Powered Programme comprises four separate skills development programmes

TDM Powered Foundation Programme
TDM Powered Apprenticeship Programme
TDM Powered Master Toolmaker Programme
TDM Powered Engineering Programme

The principles of skills development innovation are currently applied with great success in the TDM Powered Skills Development Programme. More than 1 500 students of whom 30% are female and 98% from disadvantaged backgrounds have been enrolled or are currently enrolled at 15 training institutions in six provinces. These include a number of Tooling Centres of Excellence which provide students with world-class, state of the art training facilities.

More than 500 companies are involved in on-the-job training of student. The success of the TDM Powered Programme will produce the new generation skills sets that are compatible with the manufacturing environment of the future. The Programme aims to become the benchmark and guide the way for industry relevant future skills development in the manufacturing industry.

Toolmaker Apprenticeship Programme
PtSA Apprenticeship Pamphlet

Toolmaker Apprenticeship Programme

This video highlights the pivotal role of toolmaking in manufacturing and provides information about the PtSA TDM Powered Toolmaker Apprenticeship Training Programme.