For the purpose of providing a pathway for students to meet the entry criteria for the NZ Diploma in Engineering or provide students with current mathematic skills and application required for study in the NZ Diploma in Engineering programme. 

Academic entry criteria

Applicants should demonstrate an ability to succeed in tertiary study, shown by the completion of any of the following qualifications or courses of study:

• NCEA Level 1 and must include NCEA Level 1 requirements for Literacy and Numeracy ; and/or

• Equivalent NQF Unit Standards

English Language

Applicants whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools or other teaching institutions is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed such tests of English language competence as detailed in Policy and Procedure English Language Proficiency.

Life Skills/Work Experience

Applicants who do not meet the academic entry criteria above may be admitted to the programme of study if they are able to demonstrate:

• Evidence of equivalent knowledge and skills gained through relevant life skills or work experience, or

• Evidence or other formal or informal study at a level that demonstrates the potential to succeed at Level 3.