WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

Engineering Fabrication

• Perform basic fabrication operations under supervision
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of safe welding principles and quality assurance under supervision

Engineering Measurement

• Demonstrate knowledge of trade calculations and units for mechanical engineering trades
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic mechanics for mechanical engineering trades
• Select, use, and care for engineering dimensional measuring equipment
• Select, use, and care for engineering marking-out equipment

Engineering Materials

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of engineering materials

Engineering Drawing and Design

• Manually produce and interpret engineering sketches under supervision
• Manually construct plane geometric shapes for engineering

Engineering Core Skills

• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the selection, use, and care of engineering hand tools
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the selection, use, and care of portable hands held engineering power tools
• Demonstrate knowledge of fasteners used in mechanical engineering
• Lifts loads in engineering installation, maintenance, and fabrication work

Health and Safety

• Apply safe work practices in the workplace
• Handle dangerous and hazardous goods in a specific workplace
• Demonstrate knowledge of safety on engineering work sites

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS WILL YOU GET

New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Level 3)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• For students aged 16+
• No previous qualifications at Level 3 or above
• Not available for International students