MMTI Holdings: Engineering Apprenticeship Training

What is an apprenticeship?

Apprenticeship: refers to the traditional technical training system, including practical and theoretical components offered mostly in trade type occupations.
An apprenticeship is a work-based route to learning and gaining a trade qualification.

Higher availability of qualified workers for filling posts.
Apprenticeships are created specifically to suite specific industry needs; you will have employees that are skilled for your industry.
Improved job performance due to more up-skilled employees.
Increased profit margins due to improved employee performance.

Employer is workplace approved by an ETQA to undertake apprentice training.
Apprentice is indentured in a designated trade in terms of the Manpower Training Act provisions.
A contract is signed by the employer and apprentice (guardian if under 18 years of age).
All apprentices sign a contract with the relevant SETA.
To qualify for a trade test one must have completed N2 certificate (4 subjects) including relevant trade test theory. An exemption to this requirement may be granted.
Remissions of time may be granted under metal Chamber Conditions of Apprentices, if training Schedules / declarations are completed.
Trade test application is made once all relevant training has been completed.
Qualification obtained by national trade test at an accredited trade test centre.

If successful, award of a National trade test certificate by relevant SETA and the apprentice is deemed to be a qualified artisan.

A minimum of 80 weeks (subject to the completion of all the modules and work experience.
A minimum of 40 weeks training in a training centre excluding trade test preparation and assessment.
A maximum of four years.

Minimum entry age – 16 years.
Grade 9, English or Afrikaans, Maths or Science and 2 other subjects or 4 – subjects N1 with trade theory