Engineering courses offered at Kwekwe Polytechnic College

National Certificate in Automotive Engineering

• Motor Mechanics
• Automobile Electrics and Electronics
• Motor Vehicle Body Repairs And Spray Painting
• Automotive Precision Machining

Requirements for Automotive Engineering NC Courses

• 5 "O" Levels including Mathematics, English and Science.

Course duration

3 Years

Motor Mechanics

Deals with:

• Fixing, maintaining, reassembling, restoring and overhauling mechanical parts of a motor motor vehicle, including the engine, transmission and suspension systems.

Automobile Electrics and Electronics

Deals with:

• Automotive Electronic systems used in road vehicles, such as engine management, ignition, radio and computer boxes.

Motor Vehicle Body Repairs And Spray Painting

Deals with:

• repairing, adjusting and replacing sheet metal and allied parts of automobiles to include spray painting.

Automotive Precision Machining

Deals with:

• machining motor vehicle components such as crankshafts, cylinder heads, and cylinder bores etc.

National Certificate in Civil and Construction

• Brick and Blocklaying
• Plumbing and Drainlaying
• Quantity Surveying

Requirements for Civil and Construction NC Courses

• 5 "O" Levels including Mathematics, English and Science.

Brick and Blocklaying

Deals with

• Interpretation of Building drawings
• Production of Bill of Quantities
• Setting out of Buildings
• Supervision and Inspection of Buildings
• Construction of New Buildings
• Extensions and Renovations of Existing buildings
• Planning and Management of Construction work
• Repair and Maintenance of Buildings

Plumbing and Drainlaying

Deals with

• Interpretation of Building drawings
• Production of Bill of Quantities
• Setting out of Water and Sewerage Works
• Supervision and Inspection of Buildings
• Construction of New Buildings
• Extensions and Renovations of Existing buildings
• Planning and Management of Construction work
• Repair and Maintenance of Buildings

Quantity Surveying

Deals with

• Interpretation of Building drawings
• Production of Bill of Quantities
• Supervision and Inspection of Buildings
• Construction of New Buildings
• Planning and Management of Construction work
• Costing Construction Work

National Diploma in Civil and Construction

• Quantity Surveying

Requirements for Civil and Construction ND Courses

• National Certificate for the respective course

Quantity Surveying

Deal with

• Interpretation of Building drawings
• Production of Bill of Quantities
• Supervision and Inspection of Buildings
• Construction of New Buildings
• Planning and Management of Construction work
• Costing Construction Work
• Site Surveying
• Soil testing

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering comprises two departments, the Heavy Current department and the Light Current department.

• Electrical Power
• Instrumentation and Control
• Electronic Communication
• Computer Systems

Requirements for Electrical Engineering NC Courses

• 5 "O" Levels including Mathematics, English and Science.

Course duration

3 Years

Electrical Power

Deals with:

• Plant planning and maintenance.
• Equipment maintenance and repair.
• Circuit designing and implementation.
• Plant and equipment designing and installation.
• Project management.
• Design and construction of power lines.

Instrumentation and Control

Deals with:

• Calibration, installation, maintainance and repair of electronic instruments.
• Programming intelligent electronic devices.
• Automating electronic equipment.

Electronic Communication

Deals with:

• Construction of electronic circuits.
• Installation of electronic equipment.
• Maintenance of electronic communication systems.
• Repair of electronic communication systems.
• Diagnosing wiring problems and resolving them.

Computer Systems

Deals with:

• Installation of both system and application software.
• Identification of appropriate hardware.
• Hardware installation and configuration.
• Networking and server administration.
• Formulation, monitoring and implemention of IT security policies.
• Programming, developing and testing codes.
• Maintaining computer systems.
• Performing daily data backups.
• Prepare price quotes for customers for standard PC hardware, software and peripheral equipment.

National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering

• Diesel Plant Fitting
• Fabrication
• Machineshop
• Millwright
• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Requirements for Mechanical Engineering NC Courses

• 5 "O" Levels including Mathematics, English and Science.

Course duration

3 Years

Diesel Plant Fitting

Deals with maintenance and overhauling of:

• Diesel engines
• Heavy industrial engineering equipment, i.e earth moving equipment
• Hydraulics, pneumatics, undercarriage and power transmission of heavy duty diesel equipment.

Fabrication

Deals with:

• Structural steel work
• Sheet metal work (pattern developments)
• Boiler making and maintenance.

Machineshop

Deal with turning and machining and maintenance fitting.

Millwright

Deals with:

• Turning and Machining maintenance fitting
• Fabrication
• Rigging
• Motor vehicle maintenance and overhauling
• Installation and maintenance of industrial and domestic electrical systems.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Deals with installation and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning systems.