Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Level 3)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 3 |
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About the course
Our hands-on 35-week programme sets you up to enter the electrical industry as an entry-level employee. You could land a job as Electricity Supply Electrical Apprentice or an Industrial Electrical Apprentice or pathway into further study and become a qualified electrician.
The course is pre-entry foundation knowledge of electrical engineering and is suitable for those who wish to enter the industry and who do not yet have electrical apprenticeship agreement.
You’ll get to wire a sleepout, work on a two bedroom house, can carry out a limited range of prescribed electrical work safely and ethically under general supervision of a licensed and registered electrician.
This course is a mix of campus-based study and online learning (on-site hours vary from 12 hours per week, online 8 hours per week, and 14 hours of self-directed learning in your own time).
Entry requirements
- Completed NCEA (Level 1) with Mathematics and English subjects
- Students who do not have NCEA Level 1 or 2 in Mathematics or English will need to demonstrate (by way of an entry assessment) that they have an adequate understanding of maths, reading, and writing to complete programme requirements and to meet the required industry level.
- To meet health and safety requirements, the candidate must be able to carry out the practical components of the programme.
Additional for International Students:
- For candidates who do not have English as the first language, the required English language skills are equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.0 or above in all bands.
About the provider
If you want a career in hospitality, cookery, business, contact centre, retail, construction, electrical engineering, health, plumbing and gasfitting or early childhood then NZMA is a great choice!
We have seven thriving campuses - four in Auckland (Sylvia Park, Auckland City, Manukau and Otahuhu), one in Hamilton, Wellington plus a dedicated construction training facility in Otahuhu. So wherever you live, NZMA has got you covered!
All of our campuses are fully equipped with purpose-built, top of the line facilities. From bars, cafes and commercial kitchens, to retail shops, live contact centre suites and construction workshops - our realistic workplace training environments will get you work-ready quicker.