New Zealand Diploma in Engineering

The aim of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering is to provide skilled and competent engineering technicians who: - apply engineering theory to practice, and competently perform technical operations to the standards, ethical and professional responsibilities required by the engineering profession; - have a knowledge sufficient to permit informed, rational decision making in specialist fields of engineering and to implement these decisions; - will work collaboratively with construction workers, clients, authorities, agencies, industry and other professionals to provide a comprehensive engineering service in the relevant specialist area; and - have an understanding of all cultures and in particular an awareness and clear understanding of the tangata whenua and the implication of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Resource Management Act.

The New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (NZDE) and the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering Practice (NZDEP) are national qualifications that have been developed with industry to meet industry needs. They respond to industry's call for technician level qualifications that recognise practical skills by combining quality academic study to national standards with a rigorous and structured assessment of practical skills. The two qualifications provide a structured pathway to a rewarding career as an engineering technician in the manufacturing or infrastructure sector. There is currently a high demand for engineers in New Zealand with NZDE and NZDEP qualifications. This demand is expected to last for the foreseeable future. These technician level qualifications are seen as central to New Zealand's future.