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Programme in Primary and Secondary Explosives

Qualification code: 76701
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:

PPSE01B - Primary High Explosives

PPSE02C - Secondary High Explosives and Blast Design Principles

PPSE03D - Propellants, Blasting and Ground Vibration

PPSE04E - Propellants

PPSE05F - Apply Quality Management Principles when Supervising Staff

PPSE06G - Configuration Management Techniques

PPSE07H - Management Principles in the Working Environment

PPSE08J - Quality Techniques