New Zealand Certificate in Pest Operations (Level 3) with strands in Rural Pest Control, Rural Pest Monitoring, and Urban Pest Control

The purpose of this qualification is to recognise the skills and knowledge of individuals who can either carry out pest control or pest monitoring in a rural environment, or pest control in and/or around built environments.

This qualification is targeted at individuals who have recently begun working in the pest operations industry or who wish to enter the pest operations industry.

The qualification has strands to recognise the distinct skills and knowledge required to carry out pest operations in either rural, or in and/or around built environments.

Learners will benefit from having the skills and knowledge to remain safe while undertaking an essential and valued task.

The community will benefit from having people who are able to carry out pest control for the purposes of biosecurity, conservation, and public health and enjoyment.

Graduates will be capable of working under limited supervision.

Start a career and contribute to New Zealand’s social good The growing and vital health and wellbeing sectors have a shortage of qualified workers. There are significant employment opportunities for young people to start a lifelong, rewarding career. Through on-the-job training such as an apprenticeship, there’s an opportunity to earn while you learn, get practical skills and work towards achieving a nationally recognised qualification without taking on a student loan.

Careerforce is the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) for the health, wellbeing, social and community sectors, we support New Zealand workplaces to run workplace training programmes for their staff.

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