Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology - Engineering and Related Design
This Degree is designed to develop the necessary knowledge, understanding, abilities and skills required to become a competent Engineering Technologist who can solve broadly-defined problems. The particular engineering learner completing this qualification in electrical engineering will be competent and able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering complies with the mission of the institution which is to contribute innovatively to the social-economic development of South Africa by providing career-focused qualifications producing well rounded graduates, answering to:
The qualification's goals and objectives are compatible with the general and specific objectives of engineering education, and are in keeping with the scope of practice of an electrical engineering technologist, as defined by the Engineering Council of South African (ECSA). The Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering, offered at this institution, is a qualification designed to meet the NQF Level 7 competencies and ECSA professional requirements for an Engineering Technologist.
The qualification is part of the approved institution's Programme and Qualification Mix (PQM). These standards were published for public comments in Government Gazette no 35131 on 9 March 2012. The fundamental focus of the Degree is to train electrical engineering technologists that can be functionally applied in various occupations to address the advance technical workforce needs of the country. The core of the qualification is the integration of theory and practice (practical skills and attributes) spread over the duration of three years to ensure a balanced, highly skilled technologist in the electrical engineering environment.
This qualification provides:
Engineering learners completing this qualification will demonstrate competence in all the Exit Level Outcomes contained in this standard. The Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering qualification includes a fundamental commitment to the preparation of its learners as engineering technologists in the various fields of electrical engineering so that it will meet the generic standard for an engineering technologist.
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