This programme is designed to prepare you for an apprenticeship in the Automotive and Engineering industry. Upon successful completion you will receive the Tai Poutini Polytechnic Certificate in Automotive and Engineering Trades including the National Certificate in Motor Industry (Entry Skills) (level 2) and the National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (level 2).
Core Elements
A graduate of the programme will be able to perform tasks on their own and under supervision. Topics are broken into unit standards for ease of study and these include:
Engine rebuilding
Hand tools and workshop equipment
Fusion gas, mig, tig and arc welding
Servicing and testing automotive batteries
Automotive ignition systems
Manual transmission and clutches
Understanding engineering materials
Draw and interpret engineering sketches
Shift loads
Measure with complex devices in engineering
Automotive electrical
Career Opportunities
This Automotive programme is about getting your career off to the right start by helping you to lay a solid foundation of skills and understanding upon which to build speciality skills in fields such as:
Automotive Engineering (Heavy Equipment)
Automotive Engineering
Motor Cycle Engineering
Motor Vehicle Salesmanship
Diesel fuel injection servicing
Automotive Electrical Engineering
Engineering Fabrication
Engineering drawing and design
Mechanical Engineering technology
Tool making
Maintance Engineering
Entry Requirements
Some courses within this programme require specific levels of physical ability.
Successfully achieved NCEA Level One (or equivalent).
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5.
Selection Criteria apply. Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Adult students with equivalent life skills are encouraged to apply. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Some courses within this programme require a specific level of physical ability.
National Certificate in Motor Industry (Tyre Servicing)
This programme is designed for people in the tyre servicing motor
industry and is a means of recognising skills and knowledge that
people have achieved.
Core Elements
Modules include:
Tyre technology, design, construction, wear patterns, inflation and loading, standards,fitting, balancing, repairing and run flat systems.
Customer Care: grooming and hygiene, greeting customers, Air Trading Act and Consumers Guarantees Act.
Safety: trips, falls, lifting, fires, explosions, fumes, hazards, safe jacking and clothing PPE.
Mechanical and Tools: brakes, suspension, steering and use of tyre tools and small tools.
Office: procedures, security, banking and office systems.
Career Opportunities
Graduates may further their careers by moving into tyre management, commercial transportation, mining or the automotive sector.
Further Study Paths
National Certificate in Vehicle Servicing with strands in Tyres
Entry Requirements
Have successfully achieved NCEA Level One English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5
Selection Criteria apply. Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme, this includes adult students with relevant life skills. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Some courses within this programme require specific levels of physical ability.
Graduates of this programme will have a wide range of technical skills and a broad knowledge base to make analytical interpretations and informed decisions for the repair and maintenance of steam driven vehicles. They will be able to prepare and bring to steam a boiler and operate and manoeuvre a steam driven rail or steam driven road vehicle.
This is a 40 credit qualification consisting of four compulsory unit standards that may be delivered as part time block courses. The qualification recognises competencies in the operation of steampowered vehicles and the knowledge of how to maintain them, and will provide graduates with employment opportunities at historical societies.
Core Elements
Module 1 - Introduction to steam and preparation for operation
Introduction to steam
Introduction to steam driven vehicle boilers
Rail safety & inspections
Safety fittings
Preparing for operation
Module 2 - Maintenance, repair and operation of steam driven vehicles
Water, corrosion and washouts
Maintain and repair
Lubrication
Layup procedures
Module 3 - Records and documentation & elective strands (A) Rail or (B) Road
Records and documentation
Braking
Drive and manoeuvre a steam driven rail vehicle or drive and manoeuvre a steam driven road vehicle
Career Opportunities
Boiler Operator
Driving a steam driven rail vehicle
Driving a steam driven road vehicle
Entry Requirements
Be a minimum of 16 years of age.
Have successfully achieved NCEA Level One (or equivalent).
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme, this includes adult students with relevant life skills. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Adult students with equivalent life skills are encouraged to apply.
