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Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd

Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd

Tirhani SkillsTraining (Pty) Ltd trade as Tirhani Skills for Africa is an accredited Education, Training and Development Company and a registered Private FET College – Registration Number: 2012 / FE07/ 021

Tirhani SkillsTraining (Pty) Ltd started as a Close Corporation on the 30th September 1999 and registered as a private company in 2005. In 2008 Tirhani SkillsTraining (Pty) Ltd and Skills for Africa merged and now trade as Tirhani Skills for Africa.

Tirhani and its partnership with Desto (Pty) Ltd, a major shareholder, provides access to various education, training and development interventions within the broader Forestry industry and outside the industry such as New Venture Creation, Project Management , Construction, Agriculture etc.

Tirhani’s vision is to be the preferred forestry related training provider in Africa.

To support our vision, our core values are to adhere to: 
• Sound Client Relationships
• Integrity
• Flexibility
• Quality through focused excellence

Our mission is to provide international de facto Education, training and Development, Consulting and Support Services, to decision makers who is serious about their business and who place a high value on productivity, cost, knowledge base, and personnel in maintaining a competitive advantage.

We present various short courses, skills programmes and Learnerships on-site or inhouse at the Sabie Training Centre (Old TIMS) in Sabie, Mpumalanga as well as venues in Pieter Maritzburg,Kwa-Zulu Natal, George and Knysna, Western Cape.

Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd Learnerships

Learnerships

Tirhani presents the following full qualifications, but the unit standards in the qualifications can also presented in the form of Skills programmes or as an individual unit standards, according to client requirements.

Qualification Credits SAQA Qualificatio ID NQF Level
General Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Dry Lumber Processing 123 66269 1
General Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Green Timber Processing 123 66269 1
General Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Lumber Drying 123 66269 1
General Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Saw Doctoring 123 66269 1
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Dry Lumber Processing 120 66312 2
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Green Timber Processing 120 66312 2
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Lumber Drying 120 66312 2
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Saw Doctoring 120 66312 2
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Dry Lumber Processing 120 66329 3
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Dry Lumber Processing 120 66329 3
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Lumber Drying 120 66329 3
National Certificate: Lumber milling: Saw Doctoring 120 66329 3
Further Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Dry Lumber Processing 120 66289 4
Further Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Green Timber Processing 120 66289 4
Further Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Lumber Drying 120 66289 4
Further Education Training Certificate: Lumber milling: Saw Doctoring 120 66289 4
General Education Training Certificate: Wood processing: Charcoal manufacturing 138 49082 1
National Certificate: Wood processing: Charcoal manufacturing 130 49083 3
General Education Training Certificate: Wood processing: Veneer & plywood 138 49082 1
National Certificate: Wood processing: Veneer & Plywood 130 49083 3
General Education Training Certificate: Wood processing: Pallet making 138 49082 1
National Certificate: Wood processing: Pallet making 130 49083 3
General Education Training Certificate: Wood preservation 138 49082 1
National Certificate: Wood processing: Wood preservation 130 49083 3
General Education Training Certificate: General forestry 120 50255 1
National Certificate: Forestry: Silviculture 123 50266 3
National Certificate: Forestry: Timber harvesting – Tractor 122 48988 3
National Certificate: Forestry: Timber harvesting – Skidder 122 48988 3
National Certificate: Furniture making – Wood 125 49091 2
National Certificate: Furniture making – Wood 122 49105 3
Further Education Training Certificate: Furniture making 155 49092 4

Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd  Sawdoctoring

Sawdoctoring:

  • Setting & Sharpening
  • Levelling & Tensioning
  • Tungsten Carbide
  • Bandsaw wheel grinding
  • Narrow bandsaw maintenance and operation
  • Oxy-acetylene welding & brazing
  • MIG & TIG Welding
  • Sharpen knives and profile cutters
  • Automatic stellite tipping and profile grinding machine
  • Maintain and set up cutter blocks
  • Maintain and set up chipper knives and anvils in chippers
  • Set up wide band saw machine and log carriage
  • Planer and Moulder maintenance & operation
  • Planer & Moulding for Managers
  • Saw maintenance – Basic
  • Saw maintenance – Advanced

Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd Lumber Milling

Wet and Dry Milling: 

  • Framesaw operator
  • Board edger operator
  • Bandsaw operator
  • Fingerjoint operator
  • Debarker operator
  • Scanner operator
  • Trimsaw operator
  • Crosscut operator
  • Double log edger
  • Resaw operator
  • Multi-Rip operator
  • Ripsaw operator
  • Woodmizer operator
  • Planer & Moulder
  • Chipper operator
  • Destacker operator
  • Strapper operator
  • Chipper Canter operator
  • Opticut Cross-cut operator
  • Opticut Board Edger Operator
  • Taylor Press operator
  • Bundeling and Strapping
  • Sander Operator
  • Wetmill / Drymill Supervisor Appreciation

Drying:

  • Board stacker
  • Kiln operator
  • Kiln assistant
  • Traverse operator
  • Lumber drying for managers
  • Drying appreciation for supervisors

Grading: 

  • Board grader: SANS 1783 Part 1 & 2
  • Board grader: SANS 1783 Part 3
  • Board grader: SANS 1783 Part 4
  • Board grading for Supervisors & Managers
  • Sawn hardwood grader
  • Fingerjoint SANS 10096
  • Laminating SANS 1460
  • Stress Grader (TRU)
  • Pole Grader Spec 753 / 754 / 457
  • Pole Grading for Supervisors

Preservation Treatment:

  • Flamtard treating plant operator
  • CCA treating plant operator
  • Creosote treating plant operator
  • Treating appreciation for supervisors / managers

Boiler:

  • Boiler operator
  • Boiler assistant

Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd Forestry

Harvesting:

  • Chainsaw operator
  • Chainsaw Appreciation for Management / Supervisors
  • Chainsaw Handling for Management / Supervisors
  • Chainsaw Mechanic
  • Chainsaw Mechanic Appreciation for Management / Supervisors
  • Log scaling Appreciation for Management / Supervisors
  • Log scaling and recording
  • Chokerman – skidder
  • Chokerman – tractor
  • Chokerman – cable yarder
  • Skidder
  • Tractor
  • Cable Yarder
  • Animal extraction operator

Tirhani Skills Training (Pty) Ltd Contact

Physical Address:
3 Framesaw Road
Klein Sabie
Sabie
1260
Postal Address:
P O Box 1160
Sabie
1260 
Office Telephone:
013 764 2717
Office Fax:
086 562 9846
Ronnie Maartens
Cell: 082 570 8284
E-mail:
tirhani@worldonline.co.za
E-mail:
tsfa@vodamail.co.za
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