New Zealand Certificate in Civil Engineering Laboratory with strands in Aggregate, Asphalt, Bitumen, Concrete, Field Investigations, and Soil (Level 4)

Course details

New Zealand Certificate in Civil Engineering Laboratory with strands in Aggregate, Asphalt, Bitumen, Concrete, Field Investigations, and Soil (Level 4)
NZQF Level 4

About the course

This is a technical qualification within a specialised area of work. It is intended for people who are either wanting to work in, or who are currently working in a civil engineering laboratory. 

Operate, maintain and calibrate civil engineering laboratory and test equipment. Plan, prepare and conduct day-to-day civil engineering laboratory activities. Apply quality standards and material specifications to civil engineering laboratory testing activities. Quantify and validate the uncertainty in measurement in test results.


Credits: 75-90

Entry requirements

This is a technical level qualification in a specialised area of work. While there are no specific entry requirements, this qualification is intended for people who are currently working in a civil engineering laboratory.

About the provider

Connexis arranges, delivers, supports, and assesses work-based learning for the infrastructure industries of Civil, Energy, Telecommunications, and Water. That means we help up skill the infrastructure workforce. We set programmes, evaluate assessments, and support employers and learners to obtain nationally-recognised micro-credentials and qualifications through apprenticeships and traineeships.

We are passionate about creating a sustainable infrastructure workforce for Aotearoa, which responds to the needs of industry, both now and in the future. This includes improving access to training and encouraging diversity to reach underrepresented groups such as women, Māori, and Pasifika.

We are the infrastructure business division of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Te Pūkenga is the new Crown entity established to unite Institutes of Technology, Polytechnics (ITPs) and Industry Training Organisations around the country into a unified national network as part of the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education.  It is creating a network of on-job, online and on-campus learning to give learners more flexibility in what, where and how they learn.

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