Question to the Minister of Water and Sanitation - NW494

What is the (a) qualification and (b) total number of artisans employed by each water board?

Refer to the table below for the list of qualifications and number of artisans employed by each water board.

Entity	(a) Qualification	(b) Total number of artisan
Amatola Water	Artisan Building work	4
	Artisan Electrical	6
	Artisan Fitter and Turner	11
	Artisan Instrumental	2
	Artisan Mechanical	4
	Artisan Millwright	1
	Artisan Plumber	4
	Artisan Welder	1
Bloem Water	Artisan Electrical	5
	Artisan Mechanical	12
	Artisan Civil	2
	Artisan Instrumental	4
Lepelle Northern Water	Fitter, Electrician and Motor Mechanic; Maintenance Officers; Instrumentation Technicians	56
Magalies Water	N4 Electrical Engineering	14
	N4 Electrical Engineering
	N6 Electrical Engineering
	National Technical Certificate 4
	Grade 12
	ND Electrical Engineering
	N3 Electrical Engineering
	N6 Electrical Engineering
	N3 Mechanical Engineering
	N4 Mechanical Engineering
	N5 Mechanical Engineering
	ND Mechanical Engineering
	N3 Mechanical Engineering
	N2 Mechanical Engineering
Mhlathuze Water	Trade Test Instrument Mechanic; National Diploma: Electrical Engineering; Trade Test Boiler Maker; Trade Test Electrician; Trade Test Fitter; Trade Test Millwright; Trade Test Plumber; Trade Test Welder	26
Overberg Water	None in terms of the qualification specified	9
Rand Water	Dry Trades Electricians Filters and Turners Instrument Mechanicals Millwrights Motor Mechanics Telephone Electrician Welders	163
	Wet Trades Painters Plumbers	39
Sedibeng Water	N3 – N6 Certificates	43
	National Diploma
Umgeni Water	Matric; N2 plus Trade Test (Electrical, Civil, Mechanic, Boilermaking, Instruments)	79

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