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Handyman Course Information

Time to Complete

TIME TO COMPLETE

4 weeks (20 working days)

8 WEEKS (40 WORKING DAYS)

The General Handyman course is for the new tradesman and will focus on all the fundamentals needed to complete general handyman tasks.

Contact us for more information about our 4 week course modules

Contact us for more information about our 8 week course modules

This is a practical course and the modules will be done in a fully equipped workshop.

  • Health and safety
  • Hand operated machine and power tools
  • Working at Heights

*NB: This course is unit standard based but not all full unit standards will be covered This course is constructed to cover mainly maintenance.

Handyman 4 weeks

  • This is a full time course: 20 working days (4 Weeks)
  • Monday – Friday
  • Time: 09:00 – 15:30 Everyday

Handyman 8 weeks

  • This is a full time course: 40 working days (8 Weeks)
  • Monday – Friday
  • Time: 09:00 – 15:30 Everyday

If what you have learned at work, from other programs, courses, from life experience or training provided at work is relevant to this program, you may be entitled to gain subject credits or exemptions.  A RPL (Recognition of prior learning) process is available for recognition and assessment of your skills. Relevant credits will be passed.

On completion of this course the student will earn the following:

  • AITF Certificate of Completion and AITF Statement of Results

AITF certificate of results for the following unit aligned content

Plumbing (4 and 8 week course)

  • Plumbing Principles
  • Install and test water supply system
  • Mount solar water heating system

Electrical (4 and 8 week course)

  • Soldering Techniques
  • Install luminaires
  • Electrical measuring and testing instruments
Construction Bricklaying (4 and 8 week course)
  • Apply tiles to plastered surfaces
  • Build masonry superstructures
  • Install glazing
Construction Carpentry (4 and 8 week course)
  • Manufacture and fit door and window frames
  • Manufacture and install partitioning and wall panelling from wood
  • Manufacture timber roof trusses
Welding (4 week course only)
  • Braze metals using the oxy-fuel brazing process
  • Manual Cutting using oxy-fuel gas
  • Weld steel work-pieces using the gas metal arc welding process in the down-hand position
  • Weld steel work-pieces using the gas tungsten arc welding process in the down-hand position