We offer our students the opportunity to learn online, so that their learning is not limited by geographical boundaries. Currently we offer three excellent online draughting courses, which have easy-to-understand course notes that have been developed alongside industry experts.
Learners outside of Gauteng can study the following online courses through the African Academy.
This course covers different disciplines of engineering such as building, mechanical, electrical draughting and structural steel detailing. All of this is done on a computer with the latest draughting software installed.
Become a specialist in Structural Steelwork Detailing. This qualification has been developed to assist with standardization across the steel construction industry, it will allow a person to register as a Structural Steel Detailing draughtperson and lay a foundation for future career advancement to supervisory and management qualifications within the sector.
Become a specialist in Piping Draughting/Design. This qualification has been developed to assist with standardization across the Piping industry. This will lay a foundation for future career advancement to supervisory and management qualifications within the sector of piping engineering.
Distance Learning components are designed in Piping Draughting and Structural Steelwork Detailing for the student who is currently in the field but would like to up skill their qualifications to a higher level. The student would fill in an application form from the website and e-mail or fax this to the African Academy for registration purposes. After the registration fees are paid, the student will receive a password for the Distance Learning site and gain access to learning material.
All material will be available in a PDF format and is downloadable. Assignment dates with tutorial letters will be mailed to the student and all assignments will either be posted or mailed for the purpose of building up a year mark. Support to the student will be in the form of an e-mail to the relevant lecturer or at planned workshops. All examinations and summative assessments will have to be done at the African Academy premises till further venues are registered. For Structural Steel Detailing, this will take place twice a year and for Piping Draughting, once a year.
The application requirements are the same as in the other courses and can be found on the website. The procedures around the Distance Learning are the same as in the above qualification with the Examination Centre for the National Examinations at the African Academy unless other arrangements can be made with other FET Colleges in other provinces, if they have the right equipment available.
