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New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Occupational Health and Safety

Qualification

Duration

14 Weeks

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 New Zealand workplaces with people who have the foundation health and safety skills, knowledge, and attributes to participate in workplace health and safety.

Graduates will have general skills and knowledge of the health and safety requirements and responsibilities and how these are associated with a workplace.

Graduates will be able to apply these skills under limited supervision.

This qualification is intended for people who are intending to work, or working within a New Zealand workplace.

Key Information for Students

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements

All applicants must be at least 17 years old at the time the programme commences; be able to read, write, and communicate in English at a basic level; physically able to complete the programme specific outcomes. International Students for whom English is not a first language must attain an IELTS score of 5 with no band score lower than 5 or hold an equivalent score from a recognised alternative English proficiency test. Where a student elects to enrol in a unit standard that has pre-requisites, the student must provide evidence of having met the pre-requisite.

Detailed requirements

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


Duration

14 Weeks


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: (09) 4703555
Fax: (09) 470 3556
Email: NPregistry@northtec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.northtec.ac.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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