Admission Requirements:The minimum entry requirement is the National Senior Certificate or the National Certificate Vocational with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement.

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(SAQA NQF 5 : 120 Credits : 1 Year ) CHE (HEQSF) Accredited Qualification

The Higher Certificate in Systems Engineering is an entry Level vocational higher educa-tion qualification in Systems Engineering & Technology. The purpose of this qualification is to prepare learners for a career in the technical fields of Information Technology, namely Systems Engineering & Systems Technology with the option of proceeding to higher Levels of study in Information technology.

The Higher Certificate in Systems Engineering intro- duces the learners to the fundamentals of Systems Engineering. The syllabus at this level engages learn- ers in important concepts of Systems Software, Micro- processors, PC & Network Engineering, Basic Electronics, Help Desk Technology and Information Systems

Duration - 1 Year

Semester 1Systems Software 500PC Engineering 500Network Engineering 500Basic Electronics 500Information Systems 511

Semester 2Microprocessors 500Help Desk Technology 500Server Technology 500Information Systems 512Work Integrated Learning 500

TOTAL CREDITS - 120

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Higher Certificate in Systems Engineering (HCSE)