New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) with strands in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
Course details
| NZQF Level | 6 |
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About the course
The New Zealand Diploma in Construction, with strands in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, will give you the skills and knowledge needed to work as a construction manager or consultant, or contractor quantity surveyor.
Availability
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Cost
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Credits
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Delivery method
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- Print Only - The course will be delivered using paper based courses materials, and assignments may need to be submitted in hard copy rather than online. This will depend on the course.
Whether courses are delivered online, on paper or a mixture of both, there may also be components such as workshops, noho marae, work experience and practicum to participate in. To find out what your course involves check the course information page.
EFTS
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One year of full-time study is generally between 0.8 and 1.2 EFTS.
Level
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Study type
Our qualifications are delivered on either a Trimesterised or Open basis.
- Trimesterised qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study over set periods, three times a year - Trimester 1, 2 or 3. Some courses may not be available every Trimester, and some may run longer than the standard 16-18 week period.
- Open qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study every month throughout the year. Courses start on the first Monday of the month you select for enrolment.
Teaching weeks
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For example, a 20-week enrolment period will have 16 teaching weeks, followed by four weeks to accommodate marking, any extensions and reassessments, or exams.
Workload
The workload estimate given on a course page is calculated like this:
Number of credits x 10, divided by the number of teaching weeks for the course. The hours will be rounded up to nearest whole number.
Please note, this is a guide only. You may need more or less time for study, and you may also need to do more hours during assessment due dates or exams times.
- Level6
- Credits240
- Study type Open
- Cost$10,375 NZ Domestic
Not including any course materials or external exam fees.
- Student loan
Available.
This qualification was developed by the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO).
For more information watch the programme overview video below.
Employment pathways
If you graduate from the construction management strand you will be able to work as a Construction Management technician.
As your experience develops and with more training you could move into the following roles:
- residential or commercial construction site/project manager
- contracting construction manager/site/project manager
- property manager
- contracts supervisor/manager
- local or central government building inspector
- construction management tutor.
If you graduate from the quantity surveying strand, you will be able to work as a quantity surveyor.
As your experience develops and with more training you could move into the following roles:
- Senior quantity surveyor
- Registered quantity surveyor
- Estimator
- quantity surveying consultant/contractor
- procurement manager
- senior cost manager
- quantity surveying tutor.
Skills you will develop
When you complete this programme, you will be able to:
- understand and apply knowledge of the roles, standard documentation and administrative requirements of the construction industry
- communicate in a construction related context
- operate within the statutory and regulatory environment as it applies to the construction and design of buildings
- manage construction and resource allocation, programming and activities, for medium and large buildings
- understand the principles related to the provision of services
- apply a broad knowledge of the structure and structural principles for building work including foundations, substructure, the envelope and the interior, and passive fire protection systems for medium and large buildings
- understand the principles related to the provision of services
- select materials and finishes for building projects, taking into account environmental aspects of the design and construction techniques to be used
- analyse, select and administer construction contracts including the preparation of a tender submission from trade sections and other financial components, and value building works up to and including final account statements
- work in a team and identify organisational principles in a construction and consulting environment.
If you take the construction management strand, you will also be able to:
- develop construction plans and methodologies for medium buildings
- create technical sketches to communicate information relevant to the project
- assist with general construction management tasks.
If you take the quantity surveying strand, you will also be able to:
- analyse and present feasibility information and preliminary estimates to clients
- assemble quantity surveying documentation relevant to specialist and specific trade sections
- measure a schedule of quantities for a small building of an individual trade section, including services
- collate all priced components into a tender submission for medium and large buildings using your tender process knowledge.
Academic pathways
Graduates of this qualification you could do further tertiary study at diploma or degree level in the field of construction management or quantity surveying.
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