New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Electronic)

Does a career in telecommunications or electronics sound like you? The Electronic pathway in the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering is your entry into computer programming, microcontrollers, and learning about electronic circuits and their applications. As a graduate of this programme, you'll be able to gain employment as engineering technician in the electronics field.

This programme now also prepares you to sit the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) theory and regulations exam for the Electrical Service Technician (EST) class of registration. This registration allows you to work independently as registered electrical worker and improve your employability in your field. Read more about the EWRB exam below.

Graduates from the NZ Diploma in Engineering - Electronic will be able to:

• Apply engineering theory to practice working within well-defined engineering problems relevant to their specialist field of electronic engineering
• Use your new engineering knowledge to make informed problem-solving decisions in electronic engineering and implement these decisions
• Identify, evaluate and manage risks within well-defined engineering problems relevant to the field of electronic engineering
• Sit the certification exam with the EWRB and gain your Electrical Engineer registration

Highlights

• This programme is a nationally developed and internationally recognised engineering qualification
• Internationally recognised under the Dublin Accord; this means this qualification is recognised in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and much more.
• Work towards your EST registration and be able to work independently as registered electrical worker
• Option to work towards your CCNA exam with CISCO and be recognised as a qualified Network Engineer/Technician (pending minimum numbers) see more info below
• Small classes: the average class size is just 35 students
• Can serve as a pathway into graduate engineering qualifications
• Focus on real-world learning: observe the day-to-day activities of engineering sites, and take part in lab work, workshops and debates
• Visiting industry experts will give you a real feel for the career opportunities available in electronic engineering

Qualification pathway

Once you've successfully completed this programme pathway you'll receive the qualification New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Electronic).

This programme can cross-credit into the Bachelor programmes Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical) with an Electronics specialisation.

You may gain your EST Registration from the EWRB with successful completion of the EST theory and regulations exam, and with on-job practical experience component (currently 18 month).

You will need the following:

1. Be at least 16 years old when you start this programme:
2. A total of NCEA level 2 including a minimum of:

• 10 literacy credits at level 1 or higher (for those who achieved NCEA Level 2 before 2013); and
• 48 NCEA credits at level 2 in four subjects, including at least 12 credits in Mathematics (preferably achievement standards in algebra, calculus or trigonometry);

3. If English is not your first language, you will need one or more of the following:

• Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University Entrance
• Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency
• Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

Don't have NCEA? We also accept:

• An equivalent qualification; or
• Equivalent credits from appropriate trades training and/or demonstrated skills and experience; or
• Provide sufficient evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission