New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Carpentry
Course details
| NZQF Level | 3 |
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About the course
Overview
*Subject to NZQA approval.
Kick-start your career and prepare for an apprenticeship or a job on construction projects.
Tradie life is all about building your ultimate lifestyle, working hard with your mates and creating things that you are proud of.
Prepare for an apprenticeship or a job as a labourer on construction projects with this programme. You’ll learn the theory and practice underpinning construction, and transferrable knowledge like reading drawings, performing calculations and understanding carpentry terminology.
What you will learn
Students will be able to:
- Work safely and in accordance with compliance and regulatory requirements in the construction trades sector
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers within the construction industry
- Read and use specifications and drawings to complete simple construction projects
- Perform simple calculations to complete a range of familiar tasks in the construction sector.
- Understand and apply specific carpentry terminology and concepts when carrying out carpentry work in a project environment
- Understand basic building technology, the properties of timber, concrete, steel and composite products, interior and exterior linings and fixings, and apply this knowledge to carpentry projects
- Use construction and installation processes and techniques while carrying out carpentry projects
- Carry out assigned carpentry work in a project environment.
About the provider
NorthTec is the region's largest provider of tertiary education, with multiple campuses and learning centres from Whangārei to our northernmost site in Kaitaia.
We’re transforming lives right here in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland so whether you imagine yourself as a chef, a nurse, or dream of getting a job in a trade, check out our over 100 programmes and enrol now for a brighter future.
Our largest campus is based at Raumanga, Whangārei, with the Future Trades campus in Dyer Street, and a Learning Centre in Kensington Stadium. There are also regional campuses in Ngāwhā and Kaitaia. We also have some online courses, providing education to people across the whole motu. NorthTec works in collaboration with other education providers, industry, iwi, and charitable trusts to provide industry specific,up-to-date training for all Te Tai Tokerau.