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

Summary

The New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Joinery Allied Trades will help you become work-ready to start an apprenticeship or entry-level job in the industry. This qualification is suitable for people new to, or intending to enter, the construction trades sector.

Our tutors have a real passion for the industry and help students achieve some amazing results. Many of our past students have moved onto successful careers.

Students spend three days per week on the course and gain work experience with local businesses where possible.

You will learn:

• Joinery skills and techniques
• Practical joinery projects
• Allied trades skills and techniques
• Allied trades projects and roles
• Health and safety
• Calculations and planning

The strands recognise the knowledge and skills required of entrants to allied trades or joinery trades. The allied trades include painting and decorating, roofing, interior systems and exterior plastering. Joinery roles include a high level of craftmanship and machinery operation making doors, windows, kitchens, stairs and all range of cabinetry.

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wider construction trades sector with work-ready people able to enter the construction trades as a labourer or an apprentice who have developed essential transferable skills and underpinning knowledge applicable to a wide range of construction-related trades.

Course Content

Joinery and Allied Trades strands:

• Health, safety and compliance
• Effective communication
• Plans and specifications
• Calculations
• Joinery terminology
• Joinery materials, fixings and hardware
• Joinery project sequencing
• Joinery projects
• Allied trades roles
• Allied trades tools and materials
• Allied trades project work

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this qualification will be able to enter employment in trades within the construction and related industry as a labourer or an apprentice. With additional training and/or experience they may go on to further roles in the construction industry such as joiner, plasterer, painter or roofer.

Satisfactory Completion

To satisfactorily complete New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Joinery Allied Trades programme and be awarded the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) with strands in Joinery and Allied Trades qualification the student must successfully achieve:-

• A minimum of 120 credits in accordance with the programme schedule for the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) – Joinery Allied Trades.
• The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Joinery Allied Trades full-time over 34 weeks (plus breaks) or part-time over 2 years.