Engineering · NTA Level 4

Basic Technician Certificate in Civil Engineering

Start in construction: building materials, masonry, technical drawing and basic surveying.

  • Basic Technician Certificate
  • NTA Level 4
  • 1 year

NTA Level 4 introduces the world of construction. You learn about building materials, setting out, masonry and concrete work, technical drawing and basic surveying, with plenty of practical work on site.

Entry requirements

  • Certificate of Secondary Education (CSEE) with at least four passes (grade D or above), two of them in Physics/Engineering Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or English; religious subjects excluded
  • orCSEE with at least two passes plus National Vocational Award (NVA) Level III in a relevant field

Requirements follow NACTVET guidelines for NTA Level 4. Religious subjects are not counted as passes.

Where this can take you

  • Construction site assistant
  • Survey assistant
  • Building materials assistant
  • Further study at NTA Level 5

Your path in Civil Engineering

  1. NTA 4Basic Technician Certificate in Civil EngineeringThis programme
  2. NTA 5Technician Certificate in Civil Engineering
  3. NTA 6Ordinary Diploma in Civil Engineering