National Certificate in Engineering - Fabrication (Level 4)
Course details
NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Graduates will have the following skills and knowledge: first aid, occupational health and safety, measurement, tools, materials and metals, engineering sketching and drawing, trade calculations, welding processes, fitting, assembly, scaffolding, basic fabrication operations, forces and stresses, pressure vessels, pattern development, computer numerical control, and job costing. The Heavy Fabrication strand. Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to work with heavier gauge plate, sections, and pipes, to produce a wide variety of products including pressure vessels. The Light Fabrication strand. Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to work with sheet metals and lighter gauge plate, sections, and pipes to produce a large variety of metal products. The Steel Construction strand. Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to manufacture and install structural steel components for building and civil engineering projects.
About the provider
The Wellington Institute of Technology is a tertiary institution that trains around 6,100 students every year. We offer a range of industry-led qualifications from trades through to degrees and postgraduate programmes that are future-focused, developed alongside industry and provide students with practical skills so you can pursue your career goals.
WelTec is one of New Zealand's oldest tertiary education institutions and the second-oldest in Wellington. We’ve been helping people find their vocation since 1904.