New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Trade (Level 4)

Your workload

How the training works 

There are two components to the apprenticeship.

1. 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.
2. 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 requirements

• You need to be at least 16 years old to become an electrical apprentice.
• You should 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.

Step 1: You will need to find an electrical employer who is willing to take you on and support you through your apprenticeship. 

Step 2: Contact EarnLearn to arrange enrolment.

Step 3: Start learning and continue to earn. 

International equivalence

To enter Otago Polytechnic's undergraduate certificates, diplomas and degrees, you need to have achieved a secondary school qualification that is equivalent to New Zealand's NCEA levels (National Certificate of Educational Achievement).

This information is available by country on our Equivalent academic entry requirements page.

Fees 

Please contact EarnLearn for the latest programme fees.