New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Trade (Level 4)
Want to be an electrician? This apprenticeship programme delivered by EarnLearn I Te Pūkenga offers quality training and support. You’ll do on job training where you’ll learn in the workplace alongside a supervisor, and off job training where you’ll attend electrical theory classes at our Dunedin or Central Otago Campus. As an apprentice, you’ll earn while you learn and get ready to be able to register as an electrician in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Domestic
Central Otago
July
How to get started
Once you have found an employer who is willing to support you, you can call 0800 327 648 or email support@earnlearn-tepukenga.ac.nz
About the programme
Want to be an electrician?
Becoming an electrician is a great career choice with lots of exciting opportunities.
This apprenticeship programme delivered by EarnLearn Te Pūkenga offers quality training and support.
You’ll do on job training where you’ll learn in the workplace alongside a supervisor, and off job training where you’ll attend electrical theory classes at our Dunedin or Central Otago Campus. You will have an account manager to support you throughout your learning journey.
During this programme, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills necessary to work safely and competently with electricity. As an apprentice, you’ll earn while you learn and get ready to be able to register as an electrician in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The first step of the process is to find an employer. If you're already working in the electrical industry, you can approach your employer. If you are looking to begin your electrical journey, you can contact prospective employers directly.
Once you and your employer are ready to get started, call 0800 327 648 or email support@earnlearn-tepukenga.ac.nz
Want more info?
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What You Study
Apprentice journey map
This map shows how your learning journey will work during your apprenticeship. Your account manager will be in contact regularly to provide support and check your progress is on track.
The apprentice's handbook
This useful handbook is full of everything you need to know about your electrical apprenticeship.
1. Getting started
- Your apprenticeship induction
- Your account manager
- My Portal and My eLearning
- Literacy and Numeracy Assessment
- What you need to get started
2. Trainee Limited Certificate
3. How your apprenticeship works
- Learning structure
4. On job training and assessment
5. Off job training
6. Apprentice journey map
7. Programme overview
- First three months - TLC requirements
- Year one - off job assessments
- Year two - off job assessments
- Year three - off job assessments
- On job assessments
8. Electrical Workers Registration Board Exams
9. Help and support
Workload
How the training works
There are two components to the apprenticeship.
- On job training – during your apprenticeship, you’ll need to complete on job assessments in the workplace. You will work with your supervisor who will show you how to do things, and why it’s done that way. They will help make sure you’re following safe working practices.
- Off job training – you’ll attend electrical theory classes onsite at the Dunedin Campus or Central Otago Campus.
The two forms of training are done side by side so that you learn the theory and put it into practice.
It would typically take you between three and a half to four years to complete your apprenticeship programme.
Entry
Entry requirements
- You need to be at least 16 years old to become an electrical apprentice.
- You need to have at least a restricted drivers’ licence.
- You must have achieved National Certificate NCEA Level 2 Maths and English, or have equivalent skills and knowledge.
Please note: You need to find an electrical employer who is willing to take you on and support you through the apprenticeship.
Fees
Fees
Please contact EarnLearn for the latest programme fees.
Fees Free
The Government has announced that Fees Free for the first year of study or training will finish at the end of 2024. A final-year Fees Free policy will replace it, starting from 1 January 2025.
If you are a first-time tertiary learner in 2025, you may be able to get Fees Free for your final year of study or training. If you are eligible, you will need to apply for your entitlement through IRD from 2026 onwards.
For more information about the transition from first-year Fees Free or the final-year Fees Free policy, visit FeesFree.govt.nz.
Application
How it works
Once you apply and are enrolled, you’ll be allocated an EarnLearn Te Pūkenga account manager. They will support you throughout your training. You’ll receive a log in to the EarnLearn online platform where you can access and start your on job training. You'll also receive an information pack with everything you need to get started.
How to apply
To find out more and to apply, visit this EarnLearn webpage, call 0800 327 648 or email support@earnlearn-tepukenga.ac.nz
FAQs
Here's a link to some frequently asked questions in case you need any more info.
