DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BTC AND NC COURSES

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BASIC TRADE CERTIFICATE (BTC) COURSES TO NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (NC) COURSES

BASIC TRADE CERTIFICATE (BTC) IS A COLLEGE GOVERNING COUNCIL INITIATED COURSE ORGANIZED AND MANAGED BY PORT MORESBY TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE IS ISSUED BY PORT MORESBY TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

THE COURSE DURATION IS 20 WEEKS ONLY AND NO CONTINUATION TO ANY HIGHER LEVEL OF TRAINING.

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (NC) COURSES ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE COURSES ORGANIZED AND MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL TVET (TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING) QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK LEADING TO HIGHER CERTIFICATES.

THE DURATION OF EACH LEVEL VARIES FROM 20 WEEKS TO 60 WEEKS.

CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE IS ISSUED BY THE TVET HEAD OFFICE ENDORSED BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

POMTECH AND DATEC TRAINING ALLIANCE

Pomtech Datec Center for Excellence

Career Edge Program Certification Courses in Information Technology towards Global Competency. The Career Edge Program (CEP) is a series of certification courses offered to Grade 12 pass-out students and also to those students who have work experience and want to become professionals in Information Technology. In order to provide relevant industry inputs, the Program is broken upto into various streams of specialization, which are mapped onto market requirements and personal preferences of students. 

The CEP program aims at making the student a thorough IT professional – qualified both for the local and international job markets and is conducted by Globally Certified Trainers and using contents developed and designed by leading global software giants like Microsoft, Cisco and Oracle. To ensure learning objectives are met, there is a ongoing focus on live case studies and relevant examples from industry to make the students understand the subject matter in depth. Given below is an outline of the three Certification tracks that are on offer to students currently: Track 1 - CEP – Networking: Certificate in Hardware and Networking Track 2 - CEP – Web Design: Certificate Program in Web Design Track 3 - CEP – Programming: Certificate in Java Programming Duration: Each of the above tracks comprises of 2 Semesters in one Academic year. Each Semester has 13 weeks, and training is conducted in sessions of 2.5 hours daily, 5 times a week. Certificate awarded jointly by Pomtech and Datec on successful completion of course and outcomes.

Please refer Annexure for details on the above Certificate Tracks Registration Process: Prospective students need to fill in the POMTECH-Datec Center of Excellence registration form and submit their Grade 12 certificate and other documents specified in the registration form. Payment Details: Total Fee per Semester is Kina 4345.00 inclusive of GST Payment to be in advance before program commencement. There will be no refunds. We only take payments via: ANZ Bank, Waigani Branch, Datec Billpay Collection Account, Account Number: 1138 7542.

Career Edge Programs – POMTECH Datec Center of Excellence © Datec Learning Centers 2

Other Product Details

Courseware and other learning material: Datec will provide courseware for the courses included in each semester. The courseware will be in the form of either printed material or published books or CDs, depending upon the course. The courseware may entail separate payments as necessary. In case of vendor certification programs, onwards, authorized vendor training material will be provided as per the chosen subject. Free Technology Upgrade: Datec recognizes the pace at which technology changes and understands how the skills in an earlier semester can be obsolete by the time of completion of the course. In order to protect the student from such situations, the APDIT program has the provision where a free upgrade to the new technology will be given to the student in the final semester. This will ensure that when the student leaves the classroom for his/her internship and future on-the-job training, he/she has contemporarily relevant skills. Examinations and mock tests: An end-semester examination will be conducted to validate the learning of the student through the semester. Besides, mock tests will be conducted in the final semester to reinforce the learning of the student along his/her line of specialization and prepare for the actual vendor certification exam. 

The performance of each student will be based on the weightage given to the tests, assignments/ projects and end-semester examination. Vendor Certifications: Beyond the qualification offered by Datec and POMTECH, each student will be provided during the final semester with vendor certification tests for the technology he/ she desires to build his career in and get industry-recognized international certification, at additional cost, as may be levied upon by the testing vendor. Superior Infrastructure: The students will enjoy a truly world-class learning environment with a learning environment, completely conducive to learning and labs with state-of-the-art machines, overhead projectors and training aids. Faculty: The trainers for the CEP program are trainers possessing a high level of expertise in the subjects they conduct training in. Each faculty is also a proven specialist by virtue of the fact that they are triple qualified: Professional degree or diploma Vendor certification National Training Council (NTC) Certified Career Edge Programs – POMTECH Datec Center of Excellence © Datec Learning Centers 3

Terms and Conditions All students are advised to go through the below carefully. Admission to the program will be strictly under these terms and conditions.

1. Students are expected to maintain overall discipline and decorum in the training premises and follow all rules and regulations set down by POMTECH students’ code of ethics.

2. In case of student dropping out, except in exceptional cases, there will be no refund of fee

3. Students are not permitted to use cell phones during training sessions.

4. Student ID cards must be displayed prominently by the students at all times on premises. Students will not be allowed into the training premises without a valid student Identification Card.

5. In addition to stipulations passed from time to time by Datec Learning Centers, students for the CEP must comply and adhere with all rules and regulations of POMTECH.

6. All academic credits and regulations will be as per Unitech rules. This will include examinations and pass grades and policies.

7. Registration of candidates must be made on timelines specified else the candidature will be removed and offered to other eligible candidates.

8. Payment for the course is up front at time of registration

9. Refunds are not allowed once Datec Learning Centers and POMTECH haveconfirmed the candidature

10. Completion of studies and graduation will be dictated as per norms of POMTECH

CERTIFICATE AWARD

The college is regularly awarding Certificates for Outstanding Apprentices upon completion of their block training. The said award certificate motivates the trainees to work and study harder, each one of them wants to prove they deserve to receive such kind of recognition.

STUDENT'S CODE OF BEHAVIOUR

The governing Council and the staff of Port Moresby Technical College extend a warm welcome to all incoming students.

“Live and let others live” is the principle that binds the college community together. As members of the college community you are required to live up to this principle, and conduct yourselves with dignity and decorum throughout the course of your studies at the college. This booklet will help you do just that, please read through it carefully.

Special mention is made that the Students “Code of Behaviour” has been compiled by the Disciplinary Sub-Committee of the Governing Council in close liaison with the Students’ Representative Council, and finally approved at a full meeting of the Governing Council after prolonged discussions. The provisions of the Code will apply to all students undertaking full-time or part-time courses/study at Port Moresby Technical College.

These rules were approved at the full Governing Council Meeting 3/2010, 21^st October 2010. The Education Act of 1983 states that Governing Councils are the body that makes rules for National Institutions and once the rules are agreed the rules become a LEGAL DOCUMENT. Any person that signs this document is legally bound by it.

Maria Kopkop, OBE

Chairperson – Governing Council

Revised on 19^th October 2010

PORT MORESBY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES

The college will strictly implement the policies stipulated in the Students' Code of Behaviour starting Academic Year 2013.

THIS BOOKLET ON “STUDENT’S BEHAVIOUR” SERVES AS A REMINDER FOR STUDENTS/TRAINEES TO ACT ACCORDINGLY IN A PROPERLY MANNER DURING THEIR STAY AND DAILY ACTIVITIES AT THE COLLEGE.

THE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOKLET AND ABIDE WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS STIPULATED HEREIN.

                              

ANY VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS STATED IN THIS BOOKLET WILL BE DEALT ACCORDINGLY.

IMPORTANT:

STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE COLLEGE USING FALSE CERTIFICATES AND OTHER DEVIOUS MEANS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE POLICE FOR PROSECUTION.

APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COURSES

This syllabus part of the college course booklet has been designed and written for apprentice training and trade testing for people working in the industry. The modules within the syllabus are designed to meet the requirements of these trade industry competency standards.

The industry competency standards from the minimum required level of competence that each apprentice must obtain to gain these trade course certificates shown in this booklet.

At the completion of level three training, apprentices will be trade tested against the industry competency standards.

The syllabus is designed and written with competence based training concepts in mind; it places a greater emphasis on hands-on type training.

BUILDING DEPARTMENT

                                          CARPENTRY / CONSTRUCTION

The Building Department has only one section and that is Carpentry. The teaching staff in the Carpentry Department demonstrates to students the techniques of working in timber and concrete to construct a domestic dwelling or house. They start from the basics of the various tools used and explain how to ‘read’ the different drawings and then continue into the various aspects of construction so that at the end of the various modules students are competent to undertake the building of a new building or the maintenance of an old building. 

Apprenticeships are available on completion of the training. This is a trade that has had a set of competency standards prepared for it in association with the NATTB and industry. The levels are designed to be taught at three levels. The competency standards are taught to the students in modular form.

PRINTING & GRAPHIC PRE-PRESS DEPARTMENT

COMPOSITING AND LITHOGRAPHY

LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2

The Printing Department does not have various sections but it does have distinctly different trade techniques within the trade of Printing, such as lithography, graphic design and printing.

Port Moresby Technical College is the only college in Papua New Guinea where training on printing and graphic design is taught and there is nearly always 100% employment of the students who study this course. The work includes learning about photography, printing and of course computer software programmes that can aid the printing processes, so there is also a certain amount of art involved in the process and creativity is part of the printing process. 

This trade as yet does not have a set of competency standards designed and developed for it but this work is now in the pipeline funded by an Aus Aid project. The teachers are engaged in helping to identify with industry the various competencies and also develop modules for student use.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT

AUTOMOTIVE BODY REPAIR & FINISHING

This trade was known in the past as Panel Beating and Spray Painting but has been renamed as Automotive Body Repair and Finishing. This trade is all about smash repairs on cars and making that which is damaged look like new. It is a job that involves an ‘eye’ and a ‘feel’ for the work to make the crumpled metal look like new as though nothing has happened.

You need to be skilful with a spray gun and be able to understand the complex nature of modern paints and how they perform on the job.

This trade as yet does not have a set of competency standards designed and developed for it but this work is now in the pipeline funded by an Aus Aid project. The teachers are engaged in helping to identify with industry the various competencies and also develop modules for student use.

AUTO ELECTRICAL

The Auto Electrical Section of the college is a small compact unit that teaches students how to maintain the electrical circuitry in an automobile. Students in this trade need to have a good grasp of electrical theory so that they can apply this in practice to the automobile complex circuitry. The ability to think carefully and diagnose is essential in this trade as the failure of any part of the system can show in a variety of ways so detection using the relevant pieces of test equipment is essential.

This trade as yet does not have a set of competency standards designed and developed for it but this work is now in the pipeline funded by an Aus Aid project. The teachers are engaged in helping to identify with industry the various competencies and also develop modules for student use.

 MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS

The Motor Vehicle Mechanics course is all about petrol and diesel engines and types of vehicles that use them. This is a very popular course and very important since if we think of the modern world the one essential need is transportation, and usually by the use of road. The instructors in this trade start at the very beginning and teach the basic tools and gradually progress to maintenance and servicing and on to techniques of how things differ vehicle to vehicle. At the beginning the work is very simple and straightforward but becomes more complex and challenging as the subject knowledge deepens.

This is a trade that has had a set of competency standards designed for it in association with industry. The levels are designed to be taught at three levels. The competency standards are taught to the students in modular form.

METAL FABRICATION AND WELDING

Metal Fabrication and Welding is all about joining steel and other materials together and fabricating structures of many different types. In years gone by most people constructed buildings in timber but today architects are turning more to steel structures and this is where the skill of welding/fabricating comes into play.

Steel buildings are long lasting, relatively maintenance free and never attacked by termites. There are many other instances of difficult welding skills such as welding tanks in confined spaces, welding oil pipelines, etc apart from the more obvious well known uses of welding.

This is a trade that has had a set of competency standards designed for it in association with the NATTB and industry. The levels are designed to be taught at three levels. The competency standards are taught to the students in modular from.

MAINTENANCE FITTING AND MACHINING

Maintenance Fitting and Machining is the art of machining metal to shape either as a series of new parts or as a maintenance exercise. The MFM engineers use a wide range of machinery and potential workers must have a good grasp of mathematics and science to be able to work and be successful in this industry.

The MFM engineer works to fine tolerances and limits and thus he must be highly skilled and competent in his trade to be able to make things work and fit.

This is a trade that has had a set of competency standards designed for it in association with industry. The levels are designed to be taught at three levels. The competency standards are taught to the students in modular form.

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

ELECTRONICS MECHANICS

The Electronics course is one of the most popular courses to be held in the college. Electronics is a thriving and varied industry that commences with a sound understanding of electricity and its application in the field of electronics.

There is scarcely a product in the 21^st Century that does use some form of electronic circuitry to make our life easier and more efficient. Students who leave the college can branch out into computer repairs, photocopier technicians as some examples of career paths that follow successful completion of the course.

This trade as yet does not have a set of competency standards designed and developed for it but this work is now in the pipeline funded by an Aus Aid project. The teachers are engaged in helping to identify with industry the various competencies and also develop modules for student use. 

ELECTRICAL MECHANICS

The teaching staff in this department instructs and show students how to master the necessary theory and practical work associated with a thorough knowledge of Electricity.

You have to remember that the Electrical trade is a licensed trade and a person is not permitted to practice or connect to a main supply until he sits the License Examination. Students who take up this course must not be colour blind and they are tested before the course begins.

By the time the course is complete a student will be competent in doing simple installation of domestic and commercial circuits and should feel confident in commencing an apprenticeship in the trade area.

                                                          

This is a trade that has had a set of competency standards prepared for it in association with the NATTB and industry. The levels are designed to be taught at three levels. The competency standards are taught to the students in modular form.

REFRIGERATION MECHANICS

The refrigeration section of the Electrical Department is again a very popular course and one that is in high demand. Keeping things cool in a tropical climate makes this a very important trade and the field of study looks at air conditioning and refrigeration across the spectrum of domestic and commercial applications. With the phasing out of CFC gases globally the refrigeration course also studies the environmental effect of the cooling process to ensure that in years to come we all have a world that is safe to live in.

This trade as yet does not have a set of competency standards designed and developed for it but this work is now in the pipeline funded by an Aus Aid project. The teachers are engaged in helping to identify with industry the various competencies and also develop modules for student use.

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

STUDENTS TO OBSERVE THE ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES 

STEP 1

DEPARTMENT’S EVALUATION

1.1  PRESENTATION AND VERIFICATION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND SUBMISSION OF PHOTOCOPIES. HOD OR HIS AUTHORISED DELEGATE TO EVALUATE AND LIST DOWN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ON THE COURSE STUDENTS’ LIST FORM PROVIDED.

1.2 SELECTED APPLICANTS TO FILL UP ENROLLMENT FORM WITH ATTACHED    DUPLICATE ENROLMENT SLIPS.

1.3 HOD OR HIS AUTHORISED DELEGATE SIGNS THE ENROLLMENT SLIP FOR THE COMPLETION OF STEP 1.

STEP 2

PAYMENT OF APPROVED COURSE FEES

2.1 GO TO ADMINISTRATION FRONT OFFICE TO GET ADVICE FOR THE PAYMENT OF COURSE FEES.

2.2  SECURE DEPOSIT SLIP FOR COLLEGE ACCOUNT AT WESTPAC.

2.3  PAY 100% OF THE FULL COURSE FEES.

2.4 PRESENT THE DEPOSIT SLIP STAMPED BY THE BANK TOGETHER WITH THE ENROLMENT FORM / SLIP TO THE REGISTRAR/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR.

2.5 REGISTRAR OR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SIGNS THE ENROLMENT SLIP FOR THE COMPLETION OF STEP 2.

STEP 3

ENROLMENT APPROVAL AND ENCODING

3.1  GO TO DEPUTY PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC’S OFFICE.

3.2 PRESENT YOUR ENROLMENT SLIP TOGETHER WITH ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTS TO DP ACADEMIC’S SECRETARY.

3.3 DP ACADEMIC SECRETARY CHECKS ALL DOCUMENTS AND STAMPS THE SLIPS WITH ‘ENROLLED’ MARK.

3.4 DP ACADEMIC SIGNS THE ENROLLMENT SLIPS WITH MARK ‘ENROLLED’ AND DETACHED THE DUPLICATE ENROLMENT SLIP.

3.5 DP ACADEMIC ISSUED THE DUPLICATE COPY OF THE ENROLLMENT SLIP WITH STAMPED ‘ENROLLED’ TO YOU.

3.6  HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKING FOR YOUR COLLEGE IDENTIFICATION CARD.

3.7GO BACK TO YOUR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT AND SUBMIT THE DUPLICATE ENROLLMENT SLIP MARKED WITH ‘ENROLLED’ TO HOD OR HIS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEPARTMENT’S RECORD.

YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY ENROLLED!!!

NO STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENROL AND ATTEND CLASSES WITHOUT FOLLOWING AND COMPLETING THE STEPS ON ENROLMENT PROCEDURES. 

HOW TO ENTER THE COLLEGE

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

·     A student upon making a general enquiry about the nature and type of courses to be held in the college will receive upon payment of a non-refundable fee of K20, the following:

•       AN INFORMATION SHEET ABOUT THE COLLEGE
•       AN APPLICATION FORM THAT COVERS ALL COURSES

3   The application form must be completed fully and returned to the college. Failure to pay the fee will mean your name will not be registered and entered on the college computer.

HOW TO ENTER THE COLLEGE

·      When a student sends back their application form with their details and the course of their choice the administration will register this interest in the administration computer and put the application form in a folder for that particular course. This will give us a guide to how many students are interested in a particular trade.

·     All application forms will be screened by the College Selection Committee (CSC), and those who will be successfully selected will be issued an Acceptance Letter for enrolment.

These rules are given below:

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      For First Semester intake – applications open at the end of June and closes at the end of October each year. Late applications after the end of October will not be entertained.

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      For Second Semester intake – applications open at the end of February and closes at the end of May each year. Late applications after the end of May will not be entertained.

      All students must come to the college with the correct details that relate to the applicant. Those people without the correct entry requirements will be refused entry.

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    If you are travelling from a distant province it is best if you contact the college to avoid disappointment at enrolment. Obviously those students who live near the college or in the capital city have best chance of entry so always telephone in and ask if spaces are available, the college will not be held responsible for your travel back to your own province. The training spaces fill quickly so it is best to make early enquiries.

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   If you are travelling from a distant province it is best if you contact the college to avoid disappointment at enrollment. Obviously those students who live near the college or in the capital city have best chance of entry so always telephone in and ask if spaces are available, the college will not be held responsible for your travel back to your own province. The training spaces fill quickly so it is best to make early inquiries.

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      The rule on the days of enrolment is FIRST COME – FIRST SERVED. So if you are first in the queue on enrolment then you will be given a number when you enter the college gate and this number will determine your place in the queue.

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     You must bring with you the following on enrolment as stated on your Acceptance Letter when you are selected. The original Grade 10 or Grade 12 certificate – a copy is not sufficient.    If the original has been tampered with or has correction fluid on it you will be refused entry. You must bring your Acceptance Letter and this will match up with your computer record. You must bring all the fees and a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner. We will not accept Grade 10/12 results earlier than 2002.

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      As soon as the spaces are filled for each class the class will be declared FULL and no other applicants may enter that class. This is not school but technical skilled training and we must be mindful of accidents within the workshops so very large training classes will not be entertained.

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      It is a condition of entry that you are physically fit to carry out the particular trade so it is best to have a medical before you attend the college to prove you are physically fit. Students who wish to do the Electrical course must prove they are not color blind and must sit a color blindness test.

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      No fees may be paid into the college in advance. If money is paid in advance without a college stamped Westpac Bank Deposit Slip your money will be refunded LESS a K30 HANDLING FEE – so please be warned. Do not pay money into our bank to try seeking entry into the college via the backdoor.

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      Do not seek a space in the college if you cannot afford the fees since we do not want students to withdraw later. This is a loss of training space to the community and a loss of revenue to the college and will affect our programme and budget. Penalties will exist for people who break these rules so think carefully about the programme you are undertaking and whether you have the whole funds to complete the course.

POLICY GUIDELINES ON FINANCE SUPPORT

    Each person who wins a space in the college may pay in full for the course fees. If you pay cash into the college then obtain a receipt before you leave the college – If you cannot provide a receipt and cash goes missing the college will not be held responsible and you may have to pay again.

    If you cannot afford to pay all the fees in one payment you may pay 75% of the full course fee. For example, if the course fee has a net cost of K5, 130.00 then you must pay K3, 847.50 on the day of enrollment. Failure to pay will mean you will be refused entry into the new term. Each course will have its own costing and more details can be given on our course costing sheet.

     Due to many criminal activities all fees are the responsibility of the parent or guardian to pay into the bank. Do not bring cash payments to the college.

   Students will be asked to leave if a cheque payment on their behalf is dishonored. If the cheque is to be represented then we will request the dishonor fee so that the college is not out of pocket.

IMPORTANT:

STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE COLLEGE USING FALSE CERTIFICATES AND OTHER DEVIOUS 

                       MEANS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE POLICE FOR PROSECUTION.