BRICKLAYING &

PLASTERING

OKAKARARA VOCATIONAL

TRAINING CENTRE

Private Bag 2112, Okakarara

Tel: +264 67 317069

Fax: +264 67 317469

Email: ovtc@okakarara.vtc.org.na

Website: www.ovtc.com.na

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What a Bricklayer does Using these ma-terials (and your great bricklaying skills) you would construct and repair veneer and full brick construction, partitions, arches and other struc-tures. However, if you are thinking all a bricklayer does is lay brick after brick – then think again! There is more to being a bricklayer than meets the eye. In fact, a single bricklaying project calls upon a variety of skills. These include:

Reading and working from, plans and specifica-tions

Sealing foundations with damp-resistant materi-als

Spreading layers of mortar to serve as a base and binder for bricks in rows, designs or shapes; and spreading mortar between joints

Repairing and maintaining clay bricks, cement blocks / bricks and related structures

Operating brick cutting machines Erecting scaffolding (subject to licence requirements in some stages). As a bricklayer you may work at heights and will gen-erally work outdoors – although at times, you could find yourself working in tunnels and shafts too. On occasion you may have contact with the public and more often than not, you will be working as part of a team. You could be employed by bricklaying subcontractors and building and construction companies; or you might decide to be your own boss, as a self-employed tradesperson.

OUR VISION

To become a formidable assess-

ment center of excellence and

leading training provider of

sought after technicians and

skilled manpower for Namibia

and the region, providing sus-

tainable, market demand driven

training services in a technologi-

cally advanced world.

OUR MISSION

To provide an efficient training

and assessment service in the

technical and commercial fields

in order to deliver competent

skilled manpower who will gain

meaningful employment locally,

regionally, internationally, self-

employment and employment

creation towards the realization

of vision 2030

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Do you consider a career in the construction industry? Do you enjoy practical hands-on work and have good hand-eye coordination? Do you like working outdoors? Have you ever considered a career in Bricklaying? Are you working in the building industry as a: • Bricklayer • Cabinet maker • carpenter • Joiner/shop fitter • Painter • Plasterer • Plumber • Roof tiller • Wall and floor tiller… But you don’t have a qualification in that trade? Set the foundations for your future and enrol with the OVTC to start your career in Bricklaying. Bricklayers prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, stone and other masonry units. ‘Brickies’ can construct, erect and repair structures such as walls, partitions, patios, arches, paving, fireplaces and chimneys. You can work full time, outdoors and sometimes on scaffolding. Enrol with the OVTC and train to be a “Brickie” and start your own business!

BRICKLAYING &

PLASTERING Objectives of our programmes are to:

equip trainees with knowledge and skill which

will assist them to be self-employed

assist existing entrepreneurs to upgrade their

skills.

equip trainees with knowledge and skills to

further their studies

equip trainees with knowledge and skills

which will give them a chance to enter the job

market