HRDC

Download 2024 New intake application form

Download 2024 Application Form

The NamWater Vocational Training Centre which is well-known as "NamWater HRDC" is located on the premises of the Von Bach Water Treatment Plant, approximately six kilometers south of Okahandja town alongside the Okahandja - Windhoek main road.

The centre is registered with the Ministry of Education as a vocational training centre with a mandate of providing full-time vocational training (in both theory and practice) to Grade 10 or 12 school leavers with good record in core subject such Mathematics, English and Science. In addition, the centre is also offering skills upgrading in certain trades to employees who would like to upgrade their practical knowledge and skills in certain work-related fields.

Courses Offered

The following trades are offered full-time at HRDC for a period of 3 years broken down into 3 levels of training:

Auto Mechanic & Diesel
Bricklaying & Plastering
Carpentry & Joinery
Electrician General
Plumbing & Pipe Fitting
Water & Wastewater Treatment (Water care)
Office Administration
Heavy Plant Operator

Trades

Workshop: Carpentry & Joinery
Workshop: Electrician General
Workshop: Plumbing & Pipe Fitting
Water Treatment Laboratory
Workshop: Bricklaying & Plastering
Workshop: Auto Mechanic & Diesel
Office Administration
Heavy Plant Operator

The aforementioned trades are being administered according to the requirements of the National Trade Testing and Certification centre (NTCC) under which the centre is currently operating. However, the centre is currently in the process of transforming its entire curriculum and assessment into what is called “Competence-Based Education and Training (CBET)” approach. A system administered by the National Training Authority (NAT) in accordance with the Vocational Education and Training Act (VET) 1 of 2008.

Skill Upgrading Courses

We also offer skills upgrading to the aforementioned trades. This type of training is primary given to employees with limited knowledge and expertise in their particular fields of employment who would like to upgrade their knowledge and skills in their respective fields of employment.

Heavy Plant Operator Training

Admission Requirements

Every first or second week of October each year, we send out adverts for new enrolment in the newspaper, preferable The Namibian, New Era & The Republikein. Previously, application used to apply in writing, but we now have application forms for both full-time and short course pr skills upgrading courses which are also accessible from our website: www.namwater.com.na

The following documents must accompany the application forms for full-time training:

Grade 10 or 12 Certificate
ID/Passport of the applicant
ID/Passport of both parents
Birth Certificate of the applicant
Testimonial letter from school
Proof of parental income
3 x passport photos
And Employer’s confirmation letter, if the company has to cater for expenses of the student

The short-listed candidates must sit for an aptitude test administered by the officials from the Ministry of Education. In the case of skills up-grading, the candidate must have working experience of at least 4 years in a particular field of interest.

The following documents must accompany the skill up-grading application form:

CV
ID/Passport
Qualifications (Minimum Grade 9)
As well as letter from the employer

In addition to all these, the candidate must undergo a testing evaluation to ascertain his/her level of competency in the particular field of interest.

Accommodation

We have sufficient hostel facilities to accommodate a large number of students on our premises