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Programme in Commercial Explosives Pyrotechnics and Explosives Legislation

Qualification code: 76702
Duration: 6 months
Language medium: English

Target group:

The explosives and armaments industry (including commercial, arms manufacturing, military, police, mining, structural engineering and explosives regulatory sectors). All students wishing to register for the Short Learning Programmes in Explosives have to be employed in the explosives industry.

Admission requirements:

Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Note: Students should be competent with language, numeracy and communication skills at NQF Level 5.

Course leader details:

Mrs Magdel van Heerden
Department of Business Management
Tel: 012 429 4370
E-mail: legrams@unisa.ac.za

Mrs Rachelle Reeler
Department of Business Management
Tel: 012 429 2057
E-mail: deysert@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer: Lyndsey Lourie
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Christiaan De Wet Drive, Florida, Johannesburg
Tswelopele Building 3rd floor Room 15
Tel: 011 471 2747
Email address: lourilc@unisa.ac.za

Purpose statement:

To apply elementary explosives technologies during manufacturing processes in an explosives environment and to ensure students are able to supervise limited manufacturing processes, apply principles of quality control and solve management problems on middle management level

Modules:

PCPL01D - Pyrotechics for a Particular Application

PCPL02E - Supervise Limited Production Process and Perform Routine Tasks

PCPL03F - Pyrotechnics, Properties and Performance

PCPL04G - Supervise Flow-Line and Plant Design Optimisation

PCPL05H - Workplace Safety and Health Requirements

PCPL06J - Health and Safety Related Legal Requirements

PCPL07K - Health and Safety Management System Requirements

PCPL08L - Risk Management Principles