Fitter & Turner
OFO No: 652302
Other names for Fitter & Turner:
- Industrial Mechanician
Youtube clip – Merseta’s Job Description: Fitter & Turner
For training options in South Africa – scroll down
What is a Fitter & Turner?
This is a very skilled job.
Fitters & Turners maintain and repair many different kinds of machines.
Fitters and Turners are highly skilled crafts people who manufacture, construct, assemble and fit components for machinery.
If you consider yourself good with metal and repairing parts, then a career in Fitting & Turner may be just for you!
What does a Fitter & Turner do?
- maintains and repairs
- assembles and fits components for machinery
- uses blueprints/plans to measure material for production
- monitors machinery and repairs faults
- fits parts required to complete the machine
Are you … ?
- good at working with your hands?
- mechanical?
- able to take exact measurements?
- able to work accurately?
- mathematically minded?
- strategic?
How do I become a Fitter & Turner?
PATH 1
- Apprenticeship
- Trade Test
PATH 2
- Learnership – Mechanical Engineering (Fitting & Machining) (Fitter and Turner) NQF Level 2, 3 and 4
- Trade Test
PATH 3
- Learnership – Fitting and Turning – Underground Diamonds NQF Level 2, 3 and 4
- Trade Test
PATH 4
- Learnership – Fitting and Turning – Open Cast Coal NQF Level 2, 3 and 4
- Trade Test
PATH 5
- Learnership – Fitting and Turning – Surface Diamonds NQF Level 2, 3 and 4
- Trade Test
PATH 6
- Learnership – Fitting and Turning – Underground Coal NQF Level 2, 3 and 4
- Trade Test
PATH 7
- RPL (Recognised Prior Learning) for Artisans: CLICK HERE
- If you have already been working a long time as a Fitter & Turner without qualifications, you may be able to get your qualification through RPL
- Trade Test
TRAINING:
- CLICK HERE to check for a training institution near you to see what they offer.
- Make sure you understand their entry requirements for each course.
- To avoid scams, make sure your institution is registered with the Department of Higher Education.
- CLICK HERE to check accredited Private Higher Education Institutions.
OTHER CAREERS TO CONSIDER: Armature Winder … or … Pipe Fitter
Is becoming a Fitter & Turner the right career choice for me?
