National Certificate (Vocational): Civil Engineering and Building Construction
Offered at 50 TVET colleges across South Africa for 2027
Entry requirements
Grade 9 (or an equivalent qualification) with a pass in Mathematics; some colleges also admit adult learners without a Grade 9 certificate through Recognition of Prior Learning.
About this programme
Introduces the trades behind the construction industry, bricklaying, plastering, carpentry, plumbing and general building principles, combined with the technical drawing and materials theory needed to work on-site or progress into further construction-related study.
Possible careers
Bricklayer, Carpenter, Plumber, Quantity Surveyor, Construction Project Manager
Where to study this programme
Boland TVET College
TVET college · Western Cape
Buffalo City TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
Capricorn TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
Central Johannesburg TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Coastal KZN TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
College of Cape Town
TVET college · Western Cape
Eastcape Midlands TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
Ehlanzeni TVET College
TVET college · Mpumalanga
Ekurhuleni East TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Ekurhuleni West TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Elangeni TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Esayidi TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
False Bay TVET College
TVET college · Western Cape
Flavius Mareka TVET College
TVET college · Free State
Gert Sibande TVET College
TVET college · Mpumalanga
Goldfields TVET College
TVET college · Free State
Ikhala TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
Ingwe TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
King Hintsa TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
Lephalale TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
Letaba TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
Lovedale TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
Majuba TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Maluti TVET College
TVET college · Free State
Mnambithi TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Mopani South East TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
Motheo TVET College
TVET college · Free State
Mthashana TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Nkangala TVET College
TVET college · Mpumalanga
Northern Cape Rural TVET College
TVET college · Northern Cape
Northern Cape Urban TVET College
TVET college · Northern Cape
Northlink TVET College
TVET college · Western Cape
Orbit TVET College
TVET college · North West
Port Elizabeth TVET College
TVET college · Eastern Cape
Sedibeng TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Sekhukhune TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
South Cape TVET College
TVET college · Western Cape
South West Gauteng TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Taletso TVET College
TVET college · North West
Thekwini TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Tshwane North TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Tshwane South TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
Umfolozi TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Umgungundlovu TVET College
TVET college · KwaZulu-Natal
Vhembe TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
Vuselela TVET College
TVET college · North West
Waterberg TVET College
TVET college · Limpopo
West Coast TVET College
TVET college · Western Cape
Western TVET College
TVET college · Gauteng
This programme follows the national NC(V)/NATED curriculum set by the Department of Higher Education and Training, so entry requirements and content are the same at every college that offers it. Application dates, contact details and campus locations differ by college - check the college's own page above for its specific details before applying.