New Zealand Certificate in Telecommunications

Manukau Institute of Technology

Subject area

Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance

Qualification

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.

Entry requirements

None.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the telecommunications industry with people who can operate as technicians in an infrastructure environment on the installation and maintenance of access telecommunication networks.

This qualification is intended for people entering the industry or retraining as the minimum standard to work on the access telecommunication network.

Graduates will be able to work under limited supervision installing and maintaining access telecommunication network, plant, and equipment.

The strands in this qualification recognise the skills and knowledge required by graduates in areas of specialisation - copper network maintenance, optical fibre network, or transmission.