Membership is awarded by category against published competency criteria. It carries a designation you may use, a certificate that can be verified, and an annual development requirement that keeps it meaningful.
Candidate Artisan, Professional Artisan and Master Artisan membership are all a flat R300 per year.
Apprentices, learners and RPL candidates
For apprentices, learners, newly qualified artisans and experienced workers pursuing Recognition of Prior Learning on the way to full professional status.
Qualified artisans
For trade tested artisans who meet the published competency criteria and maintain an annual CPD record.
Senior and specialist artisans
For artisans with ten years or more of practice who mentor, assess or lead teams and workshops.
A designation is not a certificate of attendance. It is a statement that a third party has checked your competence against a published standard and stands behind it.
APASARegistered artisan
T. Ndlovu
Millwright
Designation
PrArt(SA)
Register no.
PRA-2025-0417
Apprentices, learners and newly qualified artisans building the workplace experience that leads to full professional status.
Admission criteria
Qualified, trade tested artisans with demonstrated workplace competence and a current record of continuing development.
Admission criteria
Senior artisans with extensive experience who mentor, supervise, assess or lead teams and workshops.
Admission criteria
Employers, training providers, chambers and industry associations that hire, develop or assess artisans.
Admission criteria
Admission to each category follows an application, an evidence review and, where required, an interview. An applicant who is not admitted may appeal in writing within thirty days. Continued membership depends on meeting the annual CPD requirement and the APASA code of conduct.
Assessment
Every category is awarded against evidence, not against a subscription.
Documents are attached inside the application. Scans or clear photographs are accepted, in PDF, JPG or PNG, up to 8 MB each.
Identity document
South African ID, or passport and work permit.
Trade or training certificate
Trade test certificate, N diploma, or proof of registration on an apprenticeship or learnership.
Curriculum vitae
A summary of workplace experience with dates and employers.
Letter of employment or reference
Confirmation of the post held and the period worked, signed by the employer.
Company registration documents
CIPC registration certificate and a B-BBEE certificate if held.
R2 000 a year for smaller companies and R5 000 for bigger companies. Both include recruitment access to the verified member pool and listing as an approved employer.
Up to 50 employees
R2 000per year
51 employees and above
R5 000per year
Two flat annual fees: R2 000 for smaller companies and R5 000 for bigger companies. A 10 percent reduction applies to a three year commitment, and both are structured to support enterprise and supplier development reporting.
Corporate detailNo payment is taken on this website. Pay into the APASA bank account by EFT or a cash deposit, then send the proof of payment to info@apasa-npc.org.za or on WhatsApp to 079 538 1844.
Transfer from any South African bank into the APASA account. A payment from another bank can take up to two working days to clear.
Deposit at a branch of the bank below, quoting your reference.
Companies, and anyone booking CPD or the pre-employment diagnostic assessment, can ask the office for an invoice to pay against.
The banking details are on the invoice the office sends you. If you need them sooner, ask the office on 079 538 1844 or info@apasa-npc.org.za.
Send the proof of payment to info@apasa-npc.org.za or on WhatsApp to 079 538 1844, with your name and reference.
APASA is a registered non-profit company and is preparing its application to the South African Qualifications Authority for recognition as a professional body with registered professional designations. Membership taken up now is recorded against the published competency frameworks that form part of that application.
A post-nominal you may use after your name, a verifiable digital certificate that an employer or client can check, and a place on the register of members. It is immediate, checkable proof that your trade standing has been reviewed by a third party.
Yes. Apply as a Candidate Artisan. The association supports you through Recognition of Prior Learning, from preparing the evidence of your experience through to registering for the trade test.
Applications are acknowledged within two working days. A complete application with all supporting documents is normally reviewed within ten working days. Incomplete applications are held until the outstanding evidence is received.
Every individual category is a flat R300 per year. Once your application has been reviewed you receive an invoice. Pay by EFT or a cash deposit into the APASA bank account, using the reference on the invoice, and send the proof of payment to the office. The banking details are on the membership page.
The annual fee, the annual CPD requirement for your category, and adherence to the APASA code of conduct. Members who fall short of the CPD requirement are given a remediation period before their standing is affected.
