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Occupational Certificate: Railway Track Welder

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SAQA ID119666
NQF Level3
Credits255
StatusRequires Verification
Related careers3

About this qualification

This is an Occupational Certificate at NQF Level 3 in the Civil Engineering Construction subfield, focused on welding work associated with railway tracks. It carries 255 credits and is designed around an occupation in railway track welding.

Who might consider this qualification?

People interested in railway track welding, railway construction work or welding-related occupational pathways may consider this qualification. It may be relevant to individuals seeking practical work connected with railway infrastructure, subject to the provider’s admission requirements.

How this qualification may support career preparation

The qualification may support progression towards roles such as Railway Track Welder, Railway Track Master, Railway Track Worker or Welder, based on the listed career relationships. These relationships indicate relevance to the occupations but do not guarantee employment, appointment or professional registration.

Skills this qualification may help develop

  • Welding skills relevant to railway track work
  • Practical skills related to railway track construction or maintenance activities
QCTO training information

QCTO Qualification & Accredited Providers

1 active accredited provider organisation

This SAQA qualification is also present in the QCTO occupational qualifications data available to Edupstairs.

QCTO qualification
Railway Track Welder
Quality Partner
TETA
NQF level
3
Credits
255

Active QCTO-accredited provider organisations

Showing 1–1 of 1 matching provider organisations.

QCTO Active

Transnet Academy

Role: Assessment / Trade Test Centre

Accredited location: Kempton Park · Gauteng

Accreditation no: 07-QCTO/AC-TTC140725143434

Latest accreditation end in these records: July 12, 2030

Important: QCTO accreditation is programme- and site-specific. “Training Provider (SDP)” indicates a skills development provider role, while “Assessment / Trade Test Centre” indicates an assessment role. An accredited organisation is not necessarily accepting applications or funded for this programme. Always confirm the latest accreditation, campus, role and enrolment information before paying fees.

Official dataset information

Qualification title
Occupational Certificate: Railway Track Welder
SAQA ID
119666
NQF sub-framework
OQSF
NQF level
3
Minimum credits
255
Field
12
Subfield
Civil Engineering Construction
Originator
DQP TETA
Registration end in source dataset
2027-08-04
Verification status: Requires Verification. The imported SAQA file is a historical dataset snapshot; current registration must be separately verified before Edupstairs describes it as current.

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