BULAWAYO POLYTECHNIC

P.O. Box 1392

Cnr. Park Road / 12th Avenue
Suburbs Bulawayo
Tel: (029) 2233181-3, 2234188, 2234187, 2233709, 2238674
Email: [email protected]
All correspondence to be addressed to the Principal

2026 INTAKE
Email:students
Bulawayo Polytechnic is inviting prospective [email protected]
to apply for courses that are scheduled for 2026. Applicants for the National
Certificate (NC) courses must have a minimum of All correspondence
5 “O” level subjects atto be addressed
Grade “C” or bettertoincluding
the Principal
English Language, Mathematics
and a relevant Science subject. National Diploma applicants must have a relevant National Certificate and Higher National Diploma
applicants must have a relevant National Diploma. N.B. Courses marked * do not require Mathematics at “O” Level. Special
requirements for particular courses are available in respective divisions/departments.

1. APPLIED ART AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT

1.1 National Certificate 1.2 National Diploma 1.3 Higher National Diploma
Applicants must bring a sample portfolio or artwork  Commercial Design#  Commercial Design##
 Applied Art and Design*#  Fashion Clothing and Textiles#  Fashion Clothing and
 Fashion Clothing and Textile#  Clothing Production Textiles##
 Music*# Management#
 Leather and Allied Manufacturing Technology*#  Textile design#

2. AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

2.1 National Certificate 2.2 National Diploma
 Motor Vehicle Mechanics #  Automotive Engineering ##
 Automobile Electrics & Electronics #
 Diesel Plant Fitting # 2.3 Higher National Diploma
 Automotive Precision Machining  Automotive Engineering ##
 Vehicle Body Repair & Refurbishing

3. ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

3.1 National Certificate 3.2 National Diploma
 National Certificate in Counseling #  Counselling #
 Technical and Vocational Education #

4. APPLIED SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

4.1 National Certificate 4.2 National Diploma 4.3 Higher National Diploma
 Horticulture #  Horticulture#  Environmental Health ##
 Polymer Technology#  Meat Hygiene & Animal Food  Applied Chemical Technology##
 Hairdressing*# Processing ##  Applied Biological Technology##
 Beauty Therapy*#  Polymer Technology#  Food Science Technology##
 Food Science Technology#  Hairdressing#  Polymer Technology ##
 Laboratory Technology #  Beauty Therapy#  Meat Science and Technology
 Pharmaceutical Technology  Food Science Technology# ##
 Medical Laboratory Technology  Applied Chemical
Technology #
 Applied Biological
Technology#
 Pharmaceutical Technology

5. INFORMATION SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

5.1 National Certificate 5.2 National Diploma 5.3 Higher National Diploma
 Health Information Management *##  Health Information Management #  Information Technology ##
 Library & Information Science *#  Information Technology #  Library and Information##
 Records Management *#  Library & Information Science #  Records Management ##
 Information Technology#  Records Management #

6. COMMERCE DIVISION
6.1 National Certificate 6.2 National Diploma 6.3 Higher National Diploma
 Accountancy #  Accountancy #  Accountancy #
 Banking & Finance #  Banking & Finance #  Banking & Finance #
 Health Services Management #  Health Services Management #  Human Resources Management
 Human Resources Management* #  Human Resources Management # #
 Sales & Marketing Management * #  Sales & Marketing Management #  Sales & Marketing Management #
 Purchasing & Supply Management * #  Purchasing & Supply  Office Management #
 Office Management* # Management#  Procurement and Supply

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  Logistics & Transport Management *#  Office Management # Management #
 Logistics & Transport  Logistics & Transport
Management *# Management *#

7. CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION

7.1 National Certificate 7.2 National Diploma 7.3 Higher National Diploma
 Urban & Regional Planning #  Architectural Technology #  Architectural Technology ##
 Valuation & Estate Management #  Civil Engineering #  Civil Engineering ##
 Architectural Technology #  Quantity Surveying #  Quantity Surveying ##
 Quantity Surveying #  Surveying and Geomatics #  Surveying and Geomatics ##
 Water Resources & Irrigation Engineering #  Urban & Regional Planning #  Water Resources Engineering##
 Civil Engineering #  Valuation & Estate Management#
 Surveying & Geomatics #  Water Resources Engineering#
 Cartography & Geovisualisation #  Irrigation Engineering #
 GIS & Remote Sensing #

8. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

8.1 National Certificate 8.2 National Diploma 8.3 Higher National Diploma
 Building Technology # Construction Engineering #  Construction Engineering #
 Carpentry & Joinery Technology #
 Painting & Decoration
 Plumbing & Drain laying Technology #
 Wood Machining

9. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

9.1 National Certificate 9.2 National
National
DiplomaDiploma 9.3 Higher National Diploma
 Computer Systems#  Computers
a) Electronic
Systems #Communication Systems  Computer Systems ##
 Electrical Power Engineering#  Electrical
# Power Engineering #  Electrical Power Eng. ##
 Electronic Communication Systems #  Electronic
b) Communication
Electrical PowerSystems#
Engineering#  Electronic Communication
 Instrumentation & Control Systems#  Instrumentation
c) Computer Systems#
& Control Systems# Systems ##
d) Instrumentation & Control Systems  Instrumentation & Control
Systems##

10. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

10.1 National Certificate 10.2 National Diploma 10.3 Higher National Diploma
 Draughting & Design Technology #  Draughting & Design Technology # National
 Diploma Engineering#
Mechanical High
 Foundry Works  Production Engineering# a) Draughting # a) H
 Machineshop Engineering#  Plant Engineering # b) Production Engineering#
 Millwright Works c) Plant Engineering #
 Fabrication Engineering #
 Power Plant Operations
 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning #
 Vehicle Body Building

NOTES
a) #Course offered both Full-time (FT) and Application letter addressed to the Principal, Only successful applicants will be
Block Release (BR) accompanied by certified copies of all the notified of the results of their
## Courses offered Block Release only certificates and proof of payment of processing applications.
* Courses do not require Mathematics at ‘O’ fee. Females, persons living with
Level Non- refundable Processing fee of USD$20.00 disability and/or individuals whose
b) Apprentices are deployed to Polytechnic by to be paid into either of the following accounts education was funded by
the Registrar of Apprentices and must not Nostro Account - ZB Bank, Account Number government/scholarship are
apply. 4371 00444 851 405 Belmont Branch, encouraged to apply.
c) Enrolment Procedures Bulawayo (Nostro) NB Bulawayo Polytechnic does not
Report in person dressed formal to Bulawayo OR recruit through agencies or
Polytechnic on the 20th and 21st of October ZiG Account ZB Bank, Account Number 4371 individuals. Ensure that you follow
2025 00444 851 090 Belmont Branch, Bulawayo (at the procedure as indicated in this
with the following documents for interviews: the prevailing interbank rate on the day of advert.This advert is also available
Original academic certificates, National Identity payment) on www.bulawayopolytechnic.ac.zw
Card and Birth Certificate. and the billboard at our George
Silundika Campus

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