New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Allied Trades

Construction

A course by

NorthTec

Gain broad entry-level skills for construction trades, including carpentry, painting, gib stopping, and plumbing, with a pathway into apprenticeships or labour work.

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NZ$3,696

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NZQA Level 3 Certification (120 Credits)

Study Level

Entry

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Blended study

This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions

Available in 4 locations

It will take a total of 1 year

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Apply construction industry terminology and job role knowledge

Students will demonstrate understanding of construction industry-specific language and the relationships between different jobs within the trades.

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Correctly use hand tools and materials for allied trade tasks

Students will identify, use, and maintain construction hand tools and materials for completing a variety of trade tasks.

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Perform project work in allied trades

Carry out assigned trade projects, applying practical skills to complete construction-based assignments.

What You're Signing Up For

This Level 3 certificate equips students who are new to the trades with essential skills for the construction industry. Students cover a wide range of entry-level trade-related practical abilities, such as carpentry, painting, gib stopping, plumbing, and more. The programme also covers safe tool use and maintenance, reading specifications and drawings, compliance and regulatory knowledge, effective communication, and applied calculations for the construction sector. Graduates can enter the workforce as labourers or pursue apprenticeships, with further career opportunities as carpenters, joiners, plasterers, painters, or roofers available through additional training or experience.

Course Content

  • Carpentry basics
  • Painting
  • Gib stopping
  • Plumbing
  • Hand tools: safe use and maintenance
  • Materials selection for projects
  • Introductory construction projects
  • Compliance and regulatory procedures
  • Effective workplace communication
  • Reading and using specifications and drawings
  • Applied construction mathematics/calculations
  • Health and safety in construction

What you need to know first

Applicants must be at least 16 years old at the time the programme commences.

Applicants must be able to read, write, and communicate in English at a basic level.

Applicants must be physically able to complete programme-specific outcomes.

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What sort of industry will this job lead to

  • Construction

  • Building

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Future employment opportunities might be

  • Construction labourer

  • Apprentice in a construction trade

  • With further training: carpenter, joiner, plasterer, painter, roofer