New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Level 6) - Civil Engineering
Course details
Porn研究所 the course
Enter the聽the world of infrastructure development. You鈥檒l learn all about land surveying, highway and traffic engineering, and water and wastewater systems. You鈥檒l also be equipped to design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, tunnels, airports, dams and bridges.
This diploma will provide you with the knowledge and skills required of聽an engineering technician. You鈥檒l learn to apply theoretical and technical聽knowledge to practical situations and demonstrate the necessary聽strategies to work safely and effectively with contractors, communities,聽clients and authorities.
Pathways for high-achieving students may include acceptance with up to two years鈥 recognition into the University of Auckland Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering degree as well as the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Engineering Science at the University of Southern Queensland.
International recognition
This qualification (NZDE) is recognised in New Zealand, Australia, UK,聽USA, Ireland, Canada, South Africa and Korea under an international聽agreement known as the Dublin Accord. You can work in any of these聽countries with your NZDE with no need to retrain.
What will you learn?
In this programme, you will learn to:
- Apply a body of theoretical and technical knowledge to practical situations
- Demonstrate the necessary skills and strategies to work safely and effectively on and off construction sites and with contractors, communities, clients and authorities
- Be confident, critical thinkers, who have the ability to solve problems within a broad civil engineering setting
- Be able to demonstrate communication and technical skills
- Function positively in a bi-cultural and multicultural environment such as those that exist in the New Zealand engineering environment.
Courses in this programme
A range of courses are offered full-time and part-time; the courses offered will vary in each academic year. The full diploma normally takes two years full鈥搕ime or four years part-time.聽A New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Level 6)聽is awarded when students have achieved 240 credits, including all compulsory courses.
A full list of the courses that are available in the current academic year will be provided when the programme commences.
Entry requirements
All applicants must:
- have achieved NCEA level 2, and
- have a minimum of 48 credits at level 2 in four subjects including聽at least 12 credits in mathematics (preferably achievement standards聽in algebra, calculus or trigonometry), or
- have equivalent qualifications (eg International Baccalaureate聽or Cambridge), or
- have equivalent credits from appropriate trades training and/or聽demonstrated skills and experience, including a minimum of 10 literacy credits at level 1 or higher (for those who achieved聽NCEA Level 2 before 2013).
Find out the equivalent entry criteria for those with Cambridge qualifications.
In addition to meeting the minimum entry criteria, those applicants for聽whom English is a second language must have an overall band score聽(Academic) of聽6.0 IELTS, with no individual score less than 5.5, or聽equivalent.
Porn研究所 the provider
Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country鈥檚 largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.
At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.
Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us. Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.