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New Zealand Certificate in Drainlaying

Industry Connection for Excellence Limited

Subject area

Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying

Qualification

Duration

2

2 Years

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the drainlaying sector with people who are skilled as drainlaying tradespersons and ready to apply for registration as a licensed drainlayer under the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006.

This qualification is targeted at people working in the drainlaying industry and who can fulfil the requirements to obtain a limited trainee authorisation issued by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.

Graduates will have the skills and knowledge required to safely carry out all drainlaying work within the scope of an authorised drainlayer. A licensed drainlayer can lay, alter, reconstruct, extend, repair, and open up drains and associated traps and connect drains up to and away from wastewater treatment stations.

Key Information for Students

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements

To be eligible for entry, apprentices must be in employment and engaging with work related to the whole scope of the programme. The employer and apprentice, in conjunction with ICE, must complete a training agreement. ICE may enrol trainees working in New Zealand under work visas into this programme without being a signatory to The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021, until 31 December 2023.

Detailed requirements

See provider website for more details about entry to this qualification.


Duration

2 Years


Tuition Fees

Annual Total qualification
Student fees
(what you pay)
N/A N/A
Government tuition subsidy
(what the government pays)
N/A N/A
Total N/A N/A

StudyLink website – information about student loans

A Compulsory Student Services Fee may be charged, see your provider for details.


Student Success

N/A


National Graduate Outcomes

Outcomes for students who completed qualifications at the same level and in the same subject area, three years after completion:

Median earnings N/A
Earnings range N/A
In employment N/A
In further study N/A
On a benefit N/A

All KIS information is the most recent data available and relates to domestic students only.

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Contact details

Main Campus Office

Phone: (27) 205 7007
Email: Antonyr@icexl.co.nz
Web: http://icexl.co.nz

Please contact the provider for details of where this qualification is offered.

Where does this information come from?

The Key Information for Students data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on information provided by tertiary education providers and the Ministry of Education. Remember to check the provider’s website for further details.

NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.

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