Block making training course teaches skills, techniques, and safety practices for mixing cement, sand, stone (aggregate), and water to form strong building blocks.
Unit Standard No:10919
Unit Standard Credits: 30
NQF Level: 2
Unit standard title : Make patterns
Block maker Training cost: R7000
Block maker course Duration : 2 weeks.
Block making Training Course Content
Theory Training 20%: Block making knowledge and skills conveyed in simplified manner.Practical Training 80%: Hands-on training where block making learners do project based learning under supervision to demonstrate the understanding of the concepts they have learnt.
Assessment: Assessors and moderators assess block making learners to whether they are competent or not
Introduction to Block Making
- Introduction to Block Making
- Importance of blocks in construction
- Types of blocks (solid, hollow, interlocking, pavers)
- Role of a block maker in the construction industry
Materials and Mix Design
- Cement types and properties
- Sand, gravel, stone dust, and additives
- Correct mixing ratios for strength & durability
- Water-cement ratio principles
Tools and Equipment
- Manual molds vs. block-making machines
- Semi-automatic and fully automatic block machines
- Safety with machinery
- Maintenance of equipment
Block Production Process
- Preparing the mixture
- Filling molds and proper compaction
- Demolding techniques
- Handling fresh blocks
Curing and Storage
- Methods of curing (water spraying, immersion, steam curing)
- Duration of curing for strength development
- Safe stacking and storage
Quality Control
- Testing blocks for strength and durability
- Identifying common defects (cracks, uneven edges, low density)
- Ensuring consistent size and finish
Specialized Products
- Interlocking paving blocks
- Lightweight blocks (foam, cinder, aerated)
- Colored and decorative paving units
Business and Entrepreneurship
- Calculating costs and pricing
- Estimating materials for block production)
- Marketing and selling blocks locally
- Starting a small block-making business
Semi skilled block making certification
A competence certificate is awarded to the block maker>
What to do with a block making certificate
- Apply for jobs.
- You can start a business.
- Register as a quilified artisan(Trade test/Red seal)
- Apply for apprenticeship programs.
Block making trade test or red seal can be written after having atleast 3-4 years of working exprience (Optional) Take the Trade Test to become a qualified artisan, take a national trade test through QCTO (South Africa), Red Seal
Block making certificate renewal
Block making certificate renewal or refresher course is required every after 2 years of certificate expiry every 2 years.
Block making Course requirements
- A copy of id/passport
- 2 colour id photos
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Physically able
Key Benefits of block making Training at Cranes training Center:
- Increased Safety
- Improved Productivity
- Compliance
- Cost Savings
- entreprenuership
Block making Jobs Opportunities
After the course you submit you CV to cv@cranestraining.com. There are recruitment agencies and employers who contact Cranes training centre for carpenters.
Block making can get jobs in these departments like building construction etc
The competent a block making can submit CV to advertising sites like indeed, career junction, linkedin etc.
Block making training price are affordable for any one. A comptent block making certificate holder earns an average salary of R17263 per month or R104 per hour depending on the exprience of the Block maker.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a block making training course cost?
Block making course price is R7000
How long is a block making couse?
Block making training takes 10 days.
How much does a block making earns in South Africa?
Block making salary is at the average of R17263 per month
When do I renew my block making certificate?
After 2 years
Where do I find block making jobs in south Africa?
Try to identify contractors and construction companies companies/departments then contact then to you CV. Or Upload CVs site like career junction, indeed, pnet and Linkedin.
Do you help to get jobs?
Yes, block making school assist in finding a job, cv writing. By encouraging employers contact us on +27738519937.
How do I become a block maker?
By atteng school, apprenticeship etc.
Block making training academy offers accommodation to students willing to travel from all these locations like Durban, Pinetown, Richardsbay, Empangeni, Port shepstone, Ladysmith, Newcastle, Kokstad, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith, Vryheid, Ulundi, Stanger, Eshowe, Amanzimtoti, Isipingo, Umkomaas in KwazuluNatal(KZN).
Different provinces of South Africa(sa) Mthatha/Umtata, Butterworth, East London and Port Elizabeth in Eastern cape, Bloemfontein in free state, Pretoria, vereeniging, kempton park, alberton, Germiston and Johannesburg(JHB) in Gauteng, Polokwane and Lephalale in Limpopo, Nelspruit, Witbank, Secunda in Mpumalanga, Kimberley in Nothern cape, Rustenburg and Mafikeng in North West, Cape town in Western Cape etc.
We train students from other southern African countries Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana, DR.Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Chadi, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Burkina faso, Guinea, Madagascar and Uganda etc. Since we free accommodation and job assistance.
