Technical & Soft Skills Courses

Choose from our range of QCTO-accredited artisan trades or hybrid soft skills programs designed to empower your career.

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Join us for the 2026 Academic Year
Launch on 29 November 2025

Artisan Trades Admission Requirements

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Artisan Trade Programs

DIPAPA Skills Academy’s artisan programs offer hands-on, physical classroom and workshop training for careers in Electrical, Welding, Millwright, Transportation Electrician, Fitter & Turner, and Mechanical Fitter. As a leading skills academy in Pretoria, this face-to-face learning ensures critical technical and safety skills are mastered in a practical environment, giving students real workplace readiness.

Electrical

DIPAPA Skills Academy's Electrical program provides comprehensive knowledge and skills in electrical systems, wiring, installation, and maintenance.

Electrical

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Career Opportunities

Electrician, Electrical Technician

Welding

DIPAPA Skills Academy’s Welding Artisan Course offers QCTO-accredited skills training for aspiring welders and fabricators in South Africa.

Welding

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Career Opportunities

Welder, Fabricator

Millwright

DIPAPA Skills Academy’s Millwright course trains students to install, maintain, and repair industrial machinery with QCTO-accredited skills..

 

Millwright

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Career Opportunities

Millwright Technician, Plant Maintenance Engineer

Transportation Electrician

Training to diagnose, repair, and service motor vehicles.

Transportation Electrician

Key Modules:
  
Career Opportunities
Auto Mechanic, Service Technician

Fitter & Turner

A Fitter and Turner fabricates, assembles, and maintains parts using precision machining and technical drawings.

Fitter & Turner

Key Modules:
  
Career Opportunities
Workshop supervisor, machinist, CNC operator, Fitter & Turner.​

Mechanical Fitter

A mechanical fitter installs, maintains, and repairs industrial machinery, diagnosing faults and performing overhauls on complex systems.

Mechanical Fitter

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Career Opportunities
Maintenance foreman, artisan, millwright

Soft Skills Programs

Our skills academy’s soft skills programs are offered in a hybrid format, allowing learners to benefit from online interactive sessions and in-person workshops. This flexible approach ensures DIPAPA Skills Academy students build essential professional and personal competencies that employers value.

Project Management

DIPAPA Skills Academy's Electrical program provides comprehensive knowledge and skills in electrical systems, wiring, installation, and maintenance.

Project Management

Key Modules:

  

Career Opportunities

Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Team Lead, Project Administrator.​

Sales & Marketing

Equips learners to support, coordinate, and execute marketing and sales activities across media channels.

Sales & Marketing

Key Modules:

  

Career Opportunities

Marketing Coordinator, Sales Assistant, Brand Promoter, Marketing Administrator

Business and Entrepreneurship

Empowers learners to start, run, and grow sustainable businesses through practical business skills.

Business and Entrepreneurship

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Career Opportunities

Entrepreneur, Small Business Owner, Business Consultant, Startup Founder

Community Leadership

Training to diagnose, repair, and service motor vehicles.

Community Leadership

Key Modules:

  

Career Opportunities

Community Leader, NGO Coordinator, Public Sector Program Manager, Social Development Facilitato

Personal Development

Focuses on building self-management, goal-setting, communication, and workplace readiness skills.

Fitter & Turner

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Career Opportunities

Personal Development Coach, Career Advisor, Workplace Mentor, Administrative Assistant

Pastoral Empowerment

Combines spiritual leadership and education, aimed at empowering pastors and community leaders.

Pastoral Empowerment

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Career Opportunities

Pastor, Community Leader