New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills

Skills Update Training and Education Group

Subject area

Building not elsewhere classified

Qualification

Duration

1

1 Year

Total student fees

$6,048

over 1 Year - details

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About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wider construction trades sector with work-ready people able to enter the construction trades as a labourer or an apprentice who have developed essential transferable skills and underpinning knowledge applicable to a wide range of construction-related trades.

This qualification is suitable for people new to, or intending to enter, the construction trades sector.

The strands recognise the knowledge and skills required of entrants to allied trades, or the carpentry or joinery trades. The allied trades include painting and decorating, roofing, interior systems and exterior plastering.

Graduates will be able to work in the construction trades sector with limited supervision having gained skills and knowledge in health and safety, trade mathematics, hand tools and project work related to different aspects of the construction industry.

Key Information for Students

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements

BCATS qualification at level 2, including NCEA L2 Vocational Pathway in Construction and Infrastructure sector or equivalent knowledge and skills is preferred. All applicants must be 16yrs of age or over and be able to demonstrate that their literacy and numeracy levels show a readiness to succeed in this course. Applicants are also required to show a readiness or interest in the building, construction and allied trades area. There may be further restrictions when this course is offered under a Tertiary Education Commission contract

Detailed requirements

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


Duration

1 Year


Tuition Fees

Annual Total qualification
Student fees
(what you pay)
$6,048 $6,048
Government tuition subsidy
(what the government pays)
$9,029 $9,029
Total $15,076 $15,076

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


Student Success

88%


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: (09) 255 1464
Fax: (09) 275 9571
Email: qateam@skillsupdate.co.nz
Web: http://www.skillsupdate.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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