New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Carpentry
Course details
| NZQF Level | 3 |
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About the course
Kick-start your career
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:
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Work safely and in accordance with compliance and regulatory requirements in the construction trades sector
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Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers within the construction industry
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Read and use specifications and drawings to complete simple construction projects
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Perform simple calculations to complete a range of familiar tasks in the construction sector.
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Understand and apply specific carpentry terminology and concepts when carrying out carpentry work in a project environment
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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
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Use construction and installation processes and techniques while carrying out carpentry projects
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Carry out assigned carpentry work in a project environment.
Courses in this programme
Entry Requirements
All applicants must:
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be at least 16 years old at the time the programme commences
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be able to read, write, and communicate in English at a basic level
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be physically able to complete the programme specific-outcomes.
Qualification gained
New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (with strand in Carpentry) (Level 3)
About the provider
NorthTec is part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (Te Pūkenga). Te Pūkenga brings the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and the arranging training activities of certain Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) together to create a national network.
As one national network, Te Pūkenga will provide flexible, career-focused learning that fits around your life – on-the-job, on campus and online. Helping our people, our communities and our workforces grow and thrive together.
NorthTec has campuses and learning centres in Whangarei, Ngāwhā/Kaikohe, Kerikeri, Dargaville and 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.