New Zealand Certificate in Automotive Engineering (Level 3) (Light)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 3 |
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About the course
If you want to get into the Automotive Industry as a Mechanic, then the New Zealand Certificate in Automotive Engineering (Level 3) Light is for you. This pre-apprenticeship qualification will prepare you for the industry and teach you all the automotive engineering fundamentals that you will need to know. Hands-on practical workshops and work experience placements are an essential part of this course. You will learn how to:
Follow workplace policies, procedures and relevant regulations to work safely and effectively in an automotive workshop Use tools and equipment to complete basic workshop engineering tasks Apply fundamental automotive engineering knowledge to service engine, and driveline systems Check operation of, and perform minor repairs on, electrical and electronic systems Apply fundamental automotive engineering knowledge to service steering, suspension and brake systems.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.