Engineering

Whether it is planning, designing and supervising road constructions, tunnels and dams, water and wastewater infrastructure, or poring over the more technical details and costings of a project, analysing the load-bearing capabilities of a stadium roof, telecommunications tower, or bridge, students at Wintec learn the skills and earn the qualifications to do all that and more.

A Wintec qualification in this field is internationally recognised, setting graduates up to excel in an area with acute skills shortages.

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With a bachelor qualification, civil engineering technologists will plan, design, and supervise the construction of infrastructures such as roads and wastewater plants. Their day could see them consulting with clients and government officials, evaluating sites, planning, designing roads or waterworks, preparing cost estimates, and managing construction.

Civil engineering technicians with a diploma qualification are more involved in the technical details of building and repairing roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. So their day may have them surveying and measuring sites, preparing drawings, calculating costs, and setting out timetables, checking, and reporting on progress, and liaising with clients and contractors.

There is a real demand in New Zealand for qualified civil engineering technologists and technicians.

Electrical engineering involves understanding the design requirements, operation, and performance of equipment that produces, distributes, or uses electricity.

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New Zealand has a demand for qualified electrical engineering technician and technologists. Electrical engineering technologist with a bachelor qualification could be busy specifying, designing, or supervising the construction of systems and equipment that produce, distribute, or use electricity, calculating costs and materials needed, bidding for contracts, overseeing electricity system tests, writing reports, or even instruction manuals.

An electrical engineering technician with a diploma qualification works on-site at electrical plants overseeing the development and management of power systems and electrical infrastructure.

A Wintec qualification in this field is internationally recognised, setting graduates up to excel in an area with acute skills shortages.

Assisting with the design and building of machines, improving manufacturing and energy production, and supervising machinery construction are in-demand skills. There is a real demand in New Zealand for qualified mechanical engineering technologists and technicians, and with an internationally recognised qualification, they open doors to a world of opportunity.

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Mechanical engineering technologist with a bachelor qualification can design and advise on the building and repairing of machines and tools. They could spend their day designing or optimising production equipment, carrying out feasibility studies, researching the use of energy sources, machinery, and materials, using CAD software to model plans, preparing drawings of machines, or machine parts.

Mechanical engineering technicians with a diploma qualification can assist with designing, building, and maintaining machines. Their day could involve overseeing machinery assembly, calculating costs and the amount of equipment required to build machines, testing and repairing machinery, monitoring equipment to improve mechanical processes, and advising on maintenance work.

We increasingly rely on electronic equipment in our personal lives and industries, and that means there is a need for more people to design, install, service, and maintain those devices. Wintec students will gain the practical skills and knowledge they need to be in the demanding electronics sector.

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Electronics technicians help design, develop, test, manufacture, install, and repair electrical and electronic equipment. They may be involved in the product development process, quality testing, problem-solving or installation, adjustment, and reparation.

Electronic field representatives work for manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers in consumer or industrial product advising on installation, operation, and maintenance. They may also be involved in product training, including writing the specification and operation manuals.

Students studying quantity surveying at Wintec will learn the practical skills for quantity surveying, including estimating and feasibility, quantification, pricing, and financial administration of a project during construction. 

Quantity surveyors calculate a budget based on client requirements and then prepare detailed estimates for each construction stage as the project develops. The role includes studying building plans, measuring, and estimating material and labour costs, preparing feasibility studies, managing payments for contractors and suppliers, and offering clients financial advice.

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Studying industrial measurement and control at Wintec will give students the skills to test, calibrate, and service equipment and systems for complex plants (eg pulp and paper and brewing production) whilst ensuring all safety and industry standards are met. 

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The Wintec architectural technology programme provides students with the skills and knowledge to work as architectural technicians.

Architectural technicians use their skills and technical know-how to transform visions into a workable design. They spend their day's planning, designing, and advising on the construction and alteration of buildings. This could entail inspecting proposed building sites, discussing ideas, local authority requirements and constraints with clients, creating designs and preparing drawings for houses and other buildings, specifying materials, applying for appropriate building and resource consents, and overseeing a project to its conclusion.

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