Intake dates for 2018:

• 09 January 2018

• 03 April 2018

• 26 June 2018

• 18 September 2018

Get on the Artisan career path today

Welder (24 Weeks)

Boilermaker (24 Weeks)

Electrician (24 Weeks)

Fitter & (24 Weeks)

Turner Fitter (24 Weeks)

Turner (24 Weeks)

Tool, Jig & Diemaker (24 Weeks)

Millwright: 24 weeks Electrical and 12 weeks Fitting (36 Weeks)

Instrumentation (36 Weeks)

Pipe fitter (24 Weeks)

Electrical Courses

Mechanical Courses

Instrumentation Courses

Welding Courses

Fitting course for Electricians ( 12 weeks)

Electrical course for Fitters (20 weeks)

Dual trades - Trade Test Readiness (3 Days)

Single trades - Trade Test Readiness (2 Days)

Trade Proficiency Assessment (5 Days)

Artisan Pre-Employment Assessment (2 Days)

Trade Testing

Trade Test Preparation

P1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (12/24 Weeks)

P1 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (12/24 Weeks)

Artisan retention in South Africa is important because the country is facing a critical shortage of artisans.
It is crucial to have sufficient artisans in South Africa to enable infrastructure development, economic growth and wealth creation.
12 500 artisans are needed in South Africa every year.
But only 3000 artisans are passing the trade tests per year.
The average age of an artisan is 54 years this means that 70% of the artisans who are currently employed will exit the labour force within the next 5–6 years
Organisations will have to implement strategies to keep artisans in their service.
There will always be jobs for artisans as they are the bedrock of the economy, and will always be needed – even as many jobs in the corporate world will simply disappear in the very near future, many occupations will no longer exist due to new technology and disruption.

These days the work “artisan” has come to denote and mean “quality”. If it is made or crafted by an artisan – the product itself is of a higher quality – or spirit of handmade craftsmanship. Just think, today the food industry in particular have adopted the words craft and artisan as synonyms for quality and the old-school traditions of craftsmanship, we have:

Germany have built their entire concept of “German Engineering” by combing craftsmanship with quality engineering to achieve widely acclaimed high-performance products. Today, this reputation permeates every product made in Germany.
The same can be said of Italian craftsmanship which meld tradition and technology that ensure that the “Made in Italy” label is always revered.