New Zealand Certificate in Gasfitting

LEVEL 4 NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATE IN GASFITTING

Total credits 235 (1.96 EFTS) Campus Mt Albert Start dates March, June, August or November Duration Part-time for up to four years Annual tuition fees $8,500 (NZD) (Approximate domestic fee only)

Career opportunities • Tradesman gasfitter

Highlights • Take this programme in conjunction with other apprenticeship programmes including the New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing and the New Zealand

Certificate in Drainlaying. • When you graduate you can become fully registered as a tradesman gasfitter. • On-campus training is set-up in block courses to minimise work disruption. • This programme is a managed apprenticeship, meaning we'll assist in your success and visit you on-site. • Most of our teaching material utilises familiar industry products with leading manufacturers and merchants. • Workshop learning takes place in our trades building, purpose-built for trades training. • Learn from our experienced, and qualified academic trades staff.

This certificate is for those who want to become a registered gasfitter. You’ll study part-time while working as an apprentice towards your industry registration with Unitec and your employer.

Programme overview Through classroom learning and practical work sessions, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills and experience required for registration as a gasfitter.

Your first papers are compulsory and are shared with plumbing and drainlaying students. From there, you’ll move into gasfitting specific training, where you’ll learn to install, test, commission, fault-find and maintain gasfitting systems.

Registration To become registered and gain your qualification, you’ll need to:

1. Successfully complete this programme 2. Pass the Plumbing, Gasfitting and

Drainlaying Board (PGDB) exam 3. Apply for your tradesman licenses and registration 4. Once you have your registration, you can then graduate and receive your New Zealand Certificate in Gasfitting qualification.

Studying the New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying (Level 3) (see pg. 17) before this programme is an advantage as it will help you prepare for study in this field - but it’s not a requirement. Additionally, some credits gained from the Level 3 programme, you can cross-credit to this Level 4 programme.

Admission requirements

For this programme, you’ll need:

Academic

1. Be employed as an apprentice/trainee gasfitter and complete the Trainee Acknowledgement Form (see our website). 2. Hold a current gasfitting limited trainee certificate or licence as issued under the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act (2006)

English

If English is not your first language, you’ll need one of the following:

Achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University Entrance Provide evidence 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 (see unitec.ac.nz/ english).

There are additional English requirements for international students – you can find more information on our website.

Other options

If you don’t meet these requirements, you could apply for discretionary admission.

For more information download the programme regulations: unitec.ac.nz/plumbing

International Students, please visit unitec.ac.nz/international

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