New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Level 6)
The aim of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering is to provide skilled and competent engineering technicians who: apply engineering theory to practice, and competently perform technical operations to the standards, ethical and professional responsibilities required by the engineering profession; have a knowledge sufficient to permit informed, rational decision making in a specialist fields of engineering and to implement these decisions; will work collaboratively with construction workers, clients, authorities, agencies, industry and other professionals to provide a comprehensive engineering service in the relevant specialist area; and have an understanding of all cultures and in particular an awareness and clear understanding of the tangata whenua and the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Resource Management Act.
It is expected that graduates will attain the educational underpinnings and work ready attributes defined in the IPENZ Graduate Profile for Engineering Technicians. The graduate profile defined by IPENZ is benchmarked internationally to the exemplar graduate attributes for graduates of technician education programmes recognised under the Dublin Accord.
Programme content
Depending on which discipline you are enrolled in, the programme content might consist of:
- Workshop Practice
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Materials
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
- Land Surveying
- Drawing
- Engineering Management
- Civil and Structural Drawing
- Hydraulics
- Highway Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Traffic Engineering
- Water Systems
- Waste Systems
- Electrical & Electronic Principles
- Computer Programming
- Microcontrollers
Entry requirements
For entry to this programme, applicants are required to have a minimum total of 48 NCEA credits at Level 2 in four subjects including at least 12 credits in mathematics, or equivalent qualifications, trades training and/or demonstrated skills and experience. If you do not have NCEA Level 2 you can gain entry into this programme through the: Certificate of Achievement in Engineering Foundations (Level 4).
Alternatively, applicants 20 years of age or older are welcome to apply. For students who have English as a second language, a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent is required.
Where will it take me?
This programme could lead to further study in the Bachelor of Engineering Technology programme. Credits gained from the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering may possibly be credited towards the Bachelor of Engineering Technology programme.