Civil engineering

Below is a brief description of the skills covered by this qualification. Further information can be found by clicking on the links to the qualification brochure and Training Plan.

Qualification brochure
This gives detailed information about the qualification, including who it is for, entry requirements, and the qualification process.

Training Plan
This lists the unit standards which make up the qualification.

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Civil engineering qualification

National Diploma in Civil Engineering (Applied) - Level 6

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This qualification is for people who wish to have a career as a Civil Engineering Technician. It also provides a pathway to registration as a Certified Engineering Technician (CertEng) with the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) and application for Associate Membership (AIPENZ).

This qualification has been developed to meet a real need of the New Zealand infrastructure industry for a national technician qualification that provides equivalent coverage to the former NZCE.

The National Diploma in Civil Engineering (Applied) is made up of theoretical knowledge and applied skills.

Theoretical knowledge

This comprises the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil), which is a prerequisite and can be studied at any of the polytechnics below. Study is flexible, with the options of either studying full time, or attending block courses while working in a cadetship.

Polytechnics

NorthTec*	www.northland.ac.nz
Unitec New Zealand	www.unitec.ac.nz
Manukau Institute of Technology*	www.manukau.ac.nz
Waikato Institute of Technology	www.wintec.ac.nz
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, or	www.witt.ac.nz
New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology	www.nziht.co.nz
Wellington Institute of Technology	www.weltec.ac.nz
Otago Polytechnic	www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology	www.cpit.ac.nz

*The first year of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil) may be completed at this polytechnic.

Applied skills

This component of the National Diploma in Civil Engineering (Applied) is completed through the assessment and recognition of appropriate work experience and the practical application of skills. Most of the evidence required for this component is compiled from work activities.

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