National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Specialist Engineering) (Level 4) with strands in Automotive Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning; Automotive Machining; Diesel Fuel Injection; and Motorsport

The National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Specialist Engineering) (Level 4) with strands in Automotive Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning; Automotive Machining; Diesel Fuel Injection; and Motorsport [Ref: 1416] recognises the skills and knowledge required for people in roles, within the automotive specialist sector of the motor industry, that involve diagnostic and complex vehicle and vehicle component repair work at an intermediate to advanced level.

The qualification includes a Core Compulsory and Core Elective section. This core covers knowledge and skills primarily in areas of customer interaction such as booking in work, selling goods and services, completing quotations and estimates for jobs, warranties and guarantees, and participating in quality improvement objectives. The standards in the Compulsory section of each strand ensure that the candidate develops and applies knowledge and skills for use in more complex and unfamiliar jobs within their industry sector. The elective section of each strand allows candidates to add further skills that are relevant to their position and/or specific workplace requirements.

In order to recognise a minimum and consistent set of fundamental competencies across all roles in all qualifications at each level, a common set of standards appear consistently across the core sections in all of the Level 4 qualifications in the Motor Industry subfield. This structure has been modelled on the Qualifications Roadmap (the motor industry career pathway document), which allows a candidate to move more easily between strands of qualifications in similar areas and to transfer skills from this qualification to other motor industry qualifications.

The qualification strands recognise the competencies required to work in a range of automotive specialist workplaces in:
. automotive heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) roles involved in the overall repair and servicing of HVAC and climate control units and their components in a manner that ensures compliance with legislative and environmental requirements
. automotive machining roles involved in the machining and reconditioning of engine and related automotive components
. diesel fuel injection roles involved in the reconditioning and servicing of diesel fuel pumps and governors
. motorsport roles requiring all aspects of competition vehicle preparation and maintenance before, during, and after race events, and vehicle and personal compliance with race event requirements.

This qualification is one of a suite of qualifications developed at the intermediate to advanced level for the motor industry. The qualifications in this suite are grouped to reflect the industry recognised sector subsets of: automotive body, automotive electrical and mechanical engineering, automotive heavy engineering, automotive specialist engineering, and vehicle servicing. In most cases these subsets are also divided into two levels to provide clearer entry points to and exit points from training.

People wishing to obtain information on career pathways, should contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation Incorporated (see contact details below).

This qualification builds on the skills and knowledge developed in the National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Specialist Engineering) (Level 3) with strands in Automotive Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning; Automotive Machining; Diesel Fuel Injection; and Motorsport [Ref: 1415], which is a prerequisite for the award of this qualification. Candidates may choose to progress to the National Certificate in Motor Industry (Advanced Technical) (Level 5) with strands in Automotive Electrical and Mechanical, and Collision Repair [Ref: 1143], the National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 0649], or the National Diploma in Business (Level 5) [Ref: 0783].

MITO is part of Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning, a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

We facilitate training for the automotive, commercial road transport, extractives, gas, and logistics industries. We work with learners, their employers and training providers, to ensure people get the best possible opportunities to learn and advance their career, while developing a skilled workforce for the industries we serve.

To enrol in a MITO training programme you must be employed in one of the industries that MITO supports and your employer must be able to support your training, as you will complete your qualification on-the-job. This means you will be learning and earning!