Upon completion of this programme, students will be work ready and equipped with the confidence and knowledge valued by employers when selecting new apprentices.
Graduates of the Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Level 3 programme will be able to work in areas such as plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying wholesaling, or retailing as a counter salesperson.
Graduates may also be able to enter employment in trades within the plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying industries as an apprentice. The programme does not enable graduates to practice as a plumber, gasfitter or drainlayer; graduates will not be eligible to seek licensing.
The programme provides one of two entry pathways into the plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying industries and is intended for candidates who do not have an apprenticeship agreement in any of those trades. It provides trainees with an opportunity to progress to a fully credentialed tradesperson level with further study.
The second entry pathway is through an apprenticeship agreement where candidates will be signed directly into a Level 4 plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying New Zealand Certificate. The Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Level 3 programme is not a pre-requisite for the Level 4 New Zealand Certificates, however some credits gained in the Level 3 programme will contribute towards the higher-level qualifications.
There is open entry to this programme although students must demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success.
Selection criteria
To meet legal and health requirements, candidates must be physically able to carry out the practical components of the programme.
Where there are more candidates than places available in the programme, selection will be made on the basis of the following criteria:
a) Whether candidates have completed three years of secondary education;
b) Candidates’ academic achievement in NCEA Level 1 and/or NCEA Level 2, or Year 11 and/or
Year 12 English and Mathematics; and
c) Candidates’ demonstrated commitment to the industry.
English language requirements
Candidates who have English as a second language are required to have an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 5, with no individual band score lower than 5; or equivalent.
As some of the practical components within this programme are considered high risk, students will be required to submit to an initial drug screen, and may be required to submit to further drug screening if there is reasonable cause to suspect a
student is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, as per Wintec’s Drug & Alcohol Policy (OP-16/04).
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