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Accreditation Status
The MSC Artisan Academy (Pty) Ltd is a registered private
company Reg. No: 2010/005795/07 and has provider
accreditation with merSETA (17-QA/ACC/0536/10).
IntroductIon
The Master Artisan Academy South Africa (MAASA) has
been established in response to the general decline in
the quality and supply of artisan training that over time
resulted in a critical shortage of high level technical
skills in South Africa. MAASA aims to positively
contribute towards increasing the general standard of
artisanship in South Africa in the following focus-areas:
� Electrical Engineering
� Mechanical Engineering (inclusive of Welding and Fitting)
� Renewable Energy Solutions (Green Energy)
Our approach to training is based on traditional artisan
principles and skills, strongly underpinned by German
craftsmanship and training methodology. An integrated
training approach (blended learning) is followed where
theory is embedded in practical exercises and projects.
This is achieved through our well-equipped and modern
workshops/laboratories, supported by experienced
and skilled instructors, and applied through structured
workplace-based learning.
General Enrolment Conditions
Course Duration
Courses are offered as per programme schedule, but can
be tailored-made to suit the employer’s needs.
Language of Instruction
Instruction and course material is in English.
Tools and Equipment
The trainee will be issued with the required tools for the
duration of the programme that he/she enrolled for. Any
missing or damaged tools/equipment will be charged to
the account of the trainee or employer.
our FacIlItIes
The layout and design of our training facilities cater for
the infrastructure and equipment required for practical
simulation used in our training philosophy.
The facilities consist of:
� Registration and Administration Offices;
� Instruction Rooms;
� Engineering Workshop (Fitting/Handskills);
� Welding Workshop;
� Electrical Engineering Workshop (Single Phase);
� Industrial Motor Control Workshop;
� Solar Thermal Laboratory;
� Photovoltaic/Wind-Power Laboratory;
� Industry Process Automation Laboratory.
traInIng wIth the academy
All training at MAASA is geared towards providing trainees
with sufficient skills, knowledge and attitudes to carry out
their work effectively and efficiently in a competitive and
technologically advanced industry. It should lead either to
improved performance of employees and employment for
the unemployed.
Modes of Delivery
Training at MAASA is offered by means of the following:
� Learnerships;
� Apprenticeships;
� Skills Programmes (Credit Bearing);
� Short Programmes (Company Specific).
Target Audience
Our training programmes cater for trainees (learners) who:
� Want to enter the labour market, but are unskilled and
unemployed.
Trainees receive original printed copies of learner guides,
workbooks as well as portfolio of evidence logbooks.
Trainees have access to the latest tools and equipment
relevant to the specific training for the duration of the course.
Rotation between structured learning at MAASA and
workplace-based learning is dependent on the mode of
training and the particular NQF-Level.
Learner Progress and Evaluation
Continuous assessments (formative) are conducted
throughout the delivery of each learning programme and
form the basis for the Final Summative Assessment. A
Learner Progress Report is issued after completion of
each module.
Instruction
All instructors at MAASA are highly qualified and
experienced artisans, well supported by workshop
assistants for the practical components. Group sizes are
not more than 15 for the practical modules.
� Are employed and have acquired some skills, knowledge
and work experience, but lack formal training.
� Are enrolled in an apprenticeship or learnership and
need to complete some outstanding formal modules/unit
standards.
� Are qualified, but would like to upskill with specialised
courses.
Training Roll-Out
For learnerships and apprenticeships a training schedule
or project plan is drawn up in agreement between the
relevant clients (workplace hosts), the trainees (learners)
and MAASA.
Skills programmes are either offered as per MAASA
training schedule or could be company specific as per
arrangement with the client.
Training Resources
Training is conducted in MAASA workshops, laboratories,
instruction-rooms, “On-site Simulators” and industry
workplaces.
Skills Programmes
General Workshop Assistant (Engineering)
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 12477; 13220;
13214; 12215; 119744; 12476; 12219 – NQF 2, 42 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 40 days (8 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (16 weeks)
Fundamental Metal Course (Engineering Hand Skills)
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 119744; 12476;
12219 – NQF 2, 18 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 20 days (4 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (8 weeks)
overvIew oF QualIFIcatIons and Programmes
Occupational Qualifications
National Certificate: Welding Application and Practice
� SAQA ID: 57881
� NQF Level 2
� Credits 164
National Certificate: Mechanical Engineering: Fitting
� SAQA ID: 59689
� NQF Level 2
� Credits 130
National Certificate: Electrical Engineering (Construction)
� SAQA ID: 73313
� NQF Level 2
� Credits 141
Basic Welding (Oxy-Fuel & Stick Welding)
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 243072; 2403063
– NQF 2, 25 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 20 days (4 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (6 weeks)
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick Welding) - Intermediate
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 259597; 14682;
243063 – NQF 2, 23 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 10 days (2 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (4 weeks)
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding Skills
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 243056 – NQF 2,
16 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 10 days (2 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (4 weeks)
Oxy-Fuel (Gas) Welding
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 243069; 243067;
120496; 14682; 243072 – NQF 2, 32 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 15 days (3 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (6 weeks)
Oxy-Fuel (Gas) Welding (Advanced)
(Aligned to the following unit standards: 243053 – NQF 3,
10 credits)
Duration
� Full-time: 10 days (2 weeks)
� Part-time: 3 hrs per day (4 weeks)
“going green into the future”
Renewable Energy Solutions
Prospective courses in:
� Solar Thermal
Technology and applications using sun energy for hot
water, cooling and process heat.
� Photovoltaics
High-end technology for domestic electrical independency.
� Wind Power
On- and off-grid alternative energy
solutions using wind force.
Pieter Bosch
Director
Pieter Rudolph Bosch, is an Honours
Graduate from the University of
Stellenbosch with further Post
Graduate qualifications in Management and Marketing.
He is also a past President of the Border Kei Chamber
of Business and is a Shareholder and Director in a
number of Eastern Cape companies, ranging from the
Automotive to the Renewable Energy sectors.
Willy Gauss [German]
Director
Willy has extensive historical roots
in the South African Motor Industry
and is a director and shareholder of
companies such as Autopipe (Pty) Ltd, Ikhwezi Automotive
(Pty) Ltd and Foxtec Ikhwezi (Pty) Ltd. He is also engaged in
industries producing products for the renewable energy sector.
These companies include Ikhwezi Solar (Pty) Ltd, Ikhwezi
Unplugged (Pty) Ltd and Gehrlicher Ikhwezi (Pty) Ltd. Willy
dIrectors
Cobus Potgieter
Managing Director
BA Hons Strategic Studies
In 1991 Cobus Potgieter, founded
MSC Business College. He saw the
need for practical hands-on training in the Managerial,
Secretarial and Computer fields. Cobus has twenty years
management experience with large corporations where
motivation and training of staff were of utmost importance.
Cobus’ responsibilites for the franchised business include
control of the concept, look, integrity and the strategic
growth of the company.
Cobus identified the critical shortages of skilled artisans
in South Africa and the need to overcome these. In
response he established the Master Artisan Academy of
South Africa (MAASA). Cobus carefully selected a highly
skilled and dedicated management and operational team
who are determined to answer this critical need in South
Africa by presenting accredited and practical training.
Gillian Davies [British]
Director: Finance
B Compt (Hons) - (UNISA)
Gillian is the Financial Manager
of the MSC Head Office group of
companies and is responsible for all finance and human
resource related functions. Gillian has over eighteen years
of financial experience. She completed her articles as a
trainee accountant with an international firm after which
she served two years as an audit supervisor. Gillian took
a position in the Commercial Sector as an accountant
for a national company and thereafter she took up the
challenging position as a management consultant. During
this time she was involved in various projects ranging
from planning through to implementation. The majority of
these focused on business processes and finance with a
view to enhance systems and procedures.
has also been a board member of the Transkei Development
Corporation and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation.
Willie Gresse
Director: Operations
BCom (HDE)
Willie has over 17 year experience
in adult training and education of
which 5½ years was as the Deputy Director: Education
and Training at a Public FET College. During that time
he was involved in the implementation of the National
Certificate Vocational (NCV) at colleges and undertook
two international study tours to England, Netherlands,
Germany (Lower Saxony) and Austria to research and
investigate vocational education. He also has over 5 years
experience as a Financial Director in the Private Sector.
vIsIon
It is our vision to equip the labour force of Southern Africa with
Ability
Dedication and
Fortitude
In order for them to play a meaningful role in the economic growth of Southern Africa.
MSC Artisan Academy (Pty) Ltd t/a
Master Artisan Academy South Africa
Unit 40 Frame Park, Phillip Frame Road,
Chiselhurst, East London, 5201
Tel: 043 726 1842 | Fax: 043 726 1913
Email: [email protected]