HCert (Veldfire Management)

Nelson Mandela University

HCert (Veldfire Management)

Programme Overview:

This programme is designed to focus on technical as well as strategic and tactical aspects of veldfire management which are critical success factors when it comes to suppressing and preventing veldfires and protecting assets against veldfires. It complements the holistic management of natural resources and provides students with the relevant knowledge, theoretical and practical skills, experience and expertise demanded in the discipline of veldfire management.

Faculty:

Faculty of Science

Delivery mode & duration of study:

Full-time 1 year or Part-time 2 years (block release)

Qualification type:

Higher Certificate (HCert)

Department:

Admission Requirements

Applicant score for Mathematics:

310

Applicant score for Technical Mathematics:

310

Applicant score for Mathematical Literacy:

325

Subjects requirements:

• Minimum NSC statutory requirements for higher certificate entry must be met. • Mathematics or Technical Mathematics – 35%, or Mathematical Literacy – 55%.

Career opportunities:

Students who have completed the programme will be competent to work as veldfire managers in government, municipalities, non- governmental organisations such as fire protection associations, as well as the organised forestry and conservation sector.

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