New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil) Level 6

Become a skilled and competent engineering technician and be able to apply skills relevant to the industry. Civil engineering roles include working on roads, railways, airports, water supply, drainage, wastewater disposal, bridges, dams, multi-storey buildings, tunnels and other public works.

You will gain a solid grounding in engineering theory and the principles of engineering science including design and drawing, materials, surveying hydraulics, geotech structures and highways.

Engineers are in demand and successful graduates will be able to seek work as Engineering Technicians.
This programme is internationally benchmarked and recognised under the well-respected Dublin Accord, which opens up opportunities to working both in New Zealand and internationally.

You will learn how to:
competently perform technical operations to the standards, ethical and professional responsibilities required by the engineering profession. As per the Dublin Accord 2002.
work collaboratively within team environments to provide a comprehensive engineering service in the relevant specialist area.
apply the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Resource Management Act and Health & Safety in Employment Act while carrying out engineering activities.
Civil Engineering strand graduates will also be able to:
apply engineering theory to practice working within well-defined engineering problems relevant to their specialist field of civil engineering.
use their engineering knowledge to make informed problem solving decisions in civil engineering and to implement these decisions.
identify, evaluate and manage risks within well-defined engineering problems relevant to their field of civil engineering.

• NCEA Level 2 including at least 12 credits in mathematics, or
• Equivalent knowledge, skills, work experience or study

IELTS Test - General or Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5; TOEFL Paper-based Test (pBT) where the test was carried out prior to 1 October 2017 Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE); TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18); Cambridge English Examinations - B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill; OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests; NZCEL Expiring - Level 4 (Academic); Current - Level 4 (Academic); Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42; Language Cert C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill; Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band.