Buffalo city college courses

Here is a list of courses or programmes offered by Buffalo City TVET College and all candidates interested in studying at the institution are encouraged to take note:

NCV Courses

  • SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
  • EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  • FINANCE, ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • MECHATRONICS
  • OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
  • TOURISM
  • SAFETY IN SOCIETY
  • ENGINEERING AND RELATED DESIGN
  • ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION
  • CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Nated Courses

  •  NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
  • NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  • NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: HUMAN RESOURCES
  • NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: EDUCARE
  • NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING N4-N6
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT
  • NATIONAL N CERTICATE: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • NATIONAL N CERTIFICATE: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ONLINE COURSES

National Certificate (Vocational)

Subjects and Topics

Applied Accounting Level 2: 
– Cash Journals

Applied Accounting Level 3: 
– Analysis of Cash Book

Applied Accounting Level 4: 
– Financial Statements (Balance Sheets)
– Financial Statements (Income Statements)

Business Practice Level 4: 
– Time Management

Carpentry and Roof Work Level 2:
– Roof Construction

Carpentry and Roof Work Level 4:
– Doors and Door Furniture

Construction Level 2:
– Foundation
– Measuring and Setting Out

Electrical Systems and Construction Level 2-4:
– House Installation

Electronic Control and Digital Electronics Level 2:
– Components and Circuit Diagrams

Electronic Control and Digital Electronics Level 4:
– Basic Design of Single Stage Transistor Amplifier
– Bipolar Junction Transistor Amplifier
– Fundamentals of Electronics
– Programmable Logic Controllers

Electrical Principles and Practice Level 2:
– Measuring and Testing Instruments

Electrical Principles and Practice Level 4:
– Fundamentals of Electricity

Engineering and Related Design Level 2:
– Setting and Operating Equipment

Engineering Fabrication Level 2:
– Oxy-Acetyline Cutting (Theory)
– Oxy-Acetyline Cutting (Practical)

English Level 4:
– Cartoons, Pictures and Comic Strips
– Critical Writing
– How We Write with an Opinion (Part 1)
– How We Write with an Opinion (Part 2)
– Job Finder

Financial Management Level 4:
– Financial Ratio Analysis

Fitting and Turning Level 2:
– Milling Machine (Part 1)
– Milling Machine (Part 2)

Fitting and Turning Level 3:
– Brakes and Clutches
– Centre Lathe (Part 1)
– Centre Lathe (Part 2)

Food Preparation Level 4:
– Meat, Poultry, Game and Offal

Freight Logistics Level 2:
– Key Processes and Functions in Freight Logistics

Hospitality Generics Level 2:
– Handle and Disposal of Waste

Life Orientation Level 2-4:
– Citizenship: What are free and fair elections?
– Citizenship: What are human rights?
– Citizenship: What is a responsive citizen?
– Citizenship: Why is civic education important?
– Citizenship: Why should you vote?
– Civics Academy Lecturer Guide

Life Orientation Level 4:
– Module 1 (Lesson 2)
– Module 1 (Lesson 3)
– Module 3 (Lesson 1)
– Module 3 (Lesson 2)
– Module 3 (Lesson 3)
– Module 4 (Lesson 3)

Mathematical Literacy Level 3:
– Space, Shape and Orientation

Mathematics Level 2:
– Exponents
– Functions and Algebra (Part 1)
– Functions and Algebra (Part 2)
– Space, Shapes and Measurement

Mathematics Level 4:
– Differentiation Rules and Equation of Tangents
– Application of Differentiation – Rates of Change
– Application of Differentiation – Cubic Graphs
– Integration (Part 1)
– Integration (Part 2)

New Venture Creation Level 2:
– Determining Financial Requirements of a New Venture

New Venture Creation Level 4:
– Funding Options Available for SMME

Plant and Equipment Level 2:
– Hand Tools

Plant and Equipment Level 3:
– Internal Combustion Engine

Systems Analysis and Designs Level 4:
– Analysing Information Systems
– Information Gathering Techniques

Transport Economics Level 3:
– Legislation and Regulation of the Transport Industry

Transport Operations Level 2:
– Operations Within a Transport Business

Welding Level 3:
– Principles of Arc Welding


NATED Report 191

Subjects and Topics

Building and Structural Surveying N4:
– Areas and Volume

Catering N5:
– Food Systems (Colloidal Dispersions)
– Food Systems (Emulsions and Emulgents)
– Food Systems (True Solutions)
– Soups

Catering Theory N5:
– Flour
– Gelatine

Catering Theory N6:
– Special Preparation Technique

Drawing N6:
– Study Guide

Engineering Science N2:
– Energy and Momentum

Engineering Science N3:
– Friction

Entrepreneurship and Business Management N4:
– Cashflow Statement

Financial Accounting N4:
– Department Income Statement

Financial Accounting N5:
– Insurance Claims
– Stock Evaluation

Financial Accounting N6:
– Cashflow Statements

Labour Relations N5:
– Structuring of Labour Relations in South Africa

Labour Relations N6:
– The Labour Relations Systems

Mathematics N4:
– Differentiation

Mathematics N6:
– Formula Sheet
– Second Order Differentiation

Mechanotechnics N6:
– Balancing

Pneumatic and Electrical Control (FESTO):
– Basic Pneumatics
– PLC Programmes and Hardware
– Installation of a PLC

Quantity Surveyor N5:
– Interim Valuation

Travel Office Procedures N6:
– Communication with the Press


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