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Level 6 Programme
New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) Credits 240 (2.0 EFTS)
Start dates February or July
Annual Fees $7,200 (NZD)
Campus Mt Albert
Duration Full-time for two years or part-time options available.
(Approximate domestic fees only. Includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee levy)
Career opportunities
Looking for a career where the world of construction and finance collide? Get started towards becoming a skilled and competent quantity surveyor.
• Quantity surveyor
Highlights • Apply learning to real-world scenarios using the latest technologies in construction costing and finance. • Nationally-recognised qualification. This qualification is nationally recognised and endorsed by professional organisations like the NZ Institute of Quantity Surveyors. • Graduate work-ready. You’ll gain key skills and knowledge that will enable you to move confidently into work, assisting with all stages of of quantity surveying under the supervision of an experienced practitioner.
Programme overview
Admission requirements
The New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) prepares you with the specific knowledge and skills you’ll need to assist with all stages of quantity surveying under the supervision of an experienced practitioner.
For this programme you’ll need:
You’ll learn to measure and estimate building work and carry out financial administration associated with construction projects including making sure that construction costs and production are managed as efficiently as possible.
Academic 1. To have achieved one of the following: • A total of 60 credits at NCEA Level 2 including 12 credits in Mathematics • An appropriate qualification at Level 3 • Be 20 years old by the time the programme begins and provide evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other life experience that would indicate a successful outcome in the programme.
• Prepare for Site 2 License. Once you’ve graduated, you can apply to get a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) Site 2 License, which recognises you as a competent professional in your chosen field.
This diploma will help you develop the following trade-specific skills: • Analysing and presenting feasibility information and preliminary estimates to clients
Applicants will need one or more of the following:
• Move into further study. Easy transition into Unitec’s Bachelor of Construction in any of our three majors: Construction Management (see pg. 12), Construction Economics (see pg. 16) or Property Development (see pg. 14). Cross-credits are available.
• Assembling quantity surveying documentation relevant to specialist and specific trade sectors, measuring quantities and preparing a schedule of quantities for small and medium building projects of an individual trade sector including services.
• 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 in English or Te Reo Māori (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
• Collating all priced components into a tender submission for small, medium and large buildings using tender process knowledge.
Preparing for study You’ll need the right equipment to meet health and safety requirements for on-site visits. This includes: • Safety boots (steel-capped shoes) • High visibility vest • Hard hat
English
• Provide evidence that you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency such as IELTS • Achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years If you don’t meet the English criteria above, we have a range of English Language programmes available. There are additional English requirements for international students – you can find more information on our website. For more information download the programme regulations: unitec.ac.nz/construction International Students, visit unitec.ac.nz/international
