The Institute offers the following three courses in Fire Technology.
Examinations are conducted in April and October every year and study material
is obtainable from the Institute's Head Office.
The following extract has been received from a letter sent to Mr. N van der
Schyff of the Pretoria Technikon whereby they have applied for registration of
their programs on the NQF levels. The equivalancy of our qualifications with
that of other tertiary institutions are:
SAESI
TECHNIKON
NATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Higher
Certificate in Fire Technology
1st
Study Year
Gr. 12 + 1 year tertiary study
Diploma
in Fire Technology
2nd
Study Year
Gr. 12 + 2 years tertiary study
Higher
Diploma in Fire Technology
National
Diploma in Fire Technology
Gr. 12 + 3 years tertiary study
National Higher Diploma/B-Tech:
Fire Technology
Gr. 12 + 4 years tertiary study
Higher Certificate in Fire Technology
This is the new name for the old "Senior Fireman Certificate" that was used
until 1994. This is the first level on the Degree Assembly and will also be the
first year of study towards a three year qualification.
This qualification was evaluated by the then Human Science Research Council to
be on the level of a Matric plus one year of study. With the new levels of the
National Qualifications Framework it will be evaluated as a NQF 4
qualifications, being the same as a Matric plus one year of study.
Click on the bulletin above for more information on this certificate.
Diploma in Fire Technology
This is the new name for the old "Graduate Diploma" that was used until 1994.
This is the second level on the Degree Assembly and will also be the second
year of study towards a three year qualification.
This qualification was evaluated by the then Human Science Research Council to
be on the level of a Matric plus two years of study. With the new levels of the
National Qualifications Framework it will be evaluated as a NQF 5
qualifications, being the same as a Matric plus two years of study.
Click on the bulletin above for more information on this certificate.
Higher Diploma in Fire Technology
This is the new name for the old "Associate Diploma" that was used until 1994.
This is the third level on the Degree Assembly and will also be the third and
final year of study towards a three year qualification.
This qualification was evaluated by the then Human Science Research Council to
be on the level of a Matric plus three years of study. With the new levels of
the National Qualifications Framework it will be evaluated as a NQF 6
qualifications, being the same as a Matric plus three years of study.
Click on the bulletin above for more information on this certificate.
