This qualification is also relevant to pre-apprenticeship programmes. It gives the graduate an understanding of the infrastructure works industry and the health, safety and environmental knowledge required to work safely on site and with others. These people will work under direct supervision. Literacy and numeracy are embedded in the delivery and content of the programme.
This programme can be studied part-time while you work and full time.
Full time study option
- Programme is delivered at WITT/Infrastructure park
- Students to provide own steel cap work boots - all other gear provided.
- Classes: Monday - Wednesday (9am - 4pm)
Part time option (while you work)
- Programme is delivered in various locations throughout New Zealand
- Block courses and self-directed learning.
In house training for part time study available on request
This qualification is delivered in partnership with the New Zealand Institute of
Highway Technology.
Entry Requirements
Full time - Open Entry
Part time - Applicants must be working in the infrastructure works industry.
Career Options
Entry level positions on a site in the civil construction industry.
Further Study Options
This qualification provides a pathway to higher level study within the civil infrastructure and highway engineering industry.
Offering institute
This qualification is offered by WITT.
From 2023, WITT and the programme you have enrolled in will become part of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Please note that all programmes offered by WITT and other subsidiaries of Te Pūkenga are under review as part of the reform of vocational education training. This is to ensure they are portable, consistent, and aligned with the needs of industry. The programme, short course or micro-credential you have enrolled in may change over time.