APS 20
minimum admission score
1 year
to complete
NQF 5
qualification level
31 Jul 2026
applications close
The HCert (Construction Engineering: Water and Waste) is a higher Certificate offered by TUT for 2027 learners, taking 1 year to complete. This page covers the Grade 12 subjects and admission score you need to qualify, what the course involves, where you can study it, the careers it leads to, and how to apply.
Do you qualify
Grade 12 Required Subjects to study HCert (Construction Engineering: Water and Waste) at TUT
- Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate) with: English Mathematics or Technical Mathematics Physical Sciences or Technical Sciences
- Minimum Admission Point Score (APS): 20
- Recommended (non-compulsory) additional subjects: Civil Technology and Engineering Graphics and Design
What you study
About This Course
This higher certificate in Construction Engineering: Water and Waste, offered through TUT's Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, runs over 1 year of full-time study. Graduates are prepared for practical, career-focused roles such as construction manager or supervisor, project manager, technician in civil engineering working for a civil engineering consultant, construction company..., in line with TUT's applied, industry-linked approach to education. Students who complete this qualification successfully can typically progress to further studies such as BEngTech (Civil Engineering).
After you graduate
Careers This Course Leads To
Course intelligence for HCert (Construction Engineering: Water and Waste)
Data-driven planning insights for this specific course: job market outlook, NSFAS funding, and how competitive admission is likely to be.
Job market outlook
Good sign: Programme or Project Manager appears on South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand, a Department of Higher Education and Training analysis of employer hiring activity. Employers have been reporting real recruitment pressure for this role, which generally works in your favour once you’ve completed HCert (Construction Engineering: Water and Waste).
NSFAS funding
As a Higher Certificate at TUT, a public institution, this course generally falls within NSFAS’s undergraduate funding scope. Funding is means-tested and not automatic, so confirm your own eligibility at nsfas.org.za before relying on it.
Admission chances
Meeting the requirements at an admission score of APS 20+ doesn’t guarantee a seat here, demand for this course tends to outstrip the places available, especially closer to the closing date. Apply early rather than waiting until the deadline.
These insights are estimates generated from South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand (DHET, November 2023 draft), NSFAS’s published funding rules, and this university’s general applicant demand. They’re planning guidance, not a guarantee. Always confirm funding and admission specifics directly with TUT and NSFAS.
Step by step
How to Apply at TUT for 2027
Apply directly through TUT's online application system at https://www.tut.ac.za/study-at-tut/ (application fee of R240 payable once-off for first-time applicants).
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