New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills - Carpentry (Level 3)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 3 |
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About the course
Are you an outdoors, hands-on person? Would you like a career in a growing industry? The carpentry industry offers a lifetime career working locally or overseas.
Learn the basic skills and knowledge to begin a new career in building and construction. This entry-level programme will prepare you for an apprenticeship or entry into the construction field.
When you pass this programme, you'll get this qualification:
- New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Carpentry) Level 3
You'll learn about:
- Health & Safety requirements
- operating power, portable and hand tools used in the construction process
- functions of building, legislation and compliance
- building a single-level, timber-framed, relocatable house as part of a team.
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this programme, a potential student must:
- be at least 16 years of age
- be a New Zealand citizen (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands) or permanent resident
- have a Level 2 qualification or obtain competence in a Level 2 pre-assessment that reflects literacy and numeracy abilities.
*This course is not available to international students.
About the provider
Established in 1984, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa will provide holistic education opportunities of the highest quality for Māori, peoples of Aotearoa and the world.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary education providers. We offer a comprehensive range of certificate to degree level qualifications to New Zealanders of all ages and walks of life.
Operating from over 80 locations throughout the country, we provide a unique learning environment. We aim to overcome barriers to learning, and to meet the needs of all within the communities we serve.
Guided by Māori principles and values, we take great pride in this nurturing and inclusive learning environment, as well as the depth and diversity of our courses in small business, computing, social work, teaching, Māori performing arts and te reo Māori.