Course details

Summary

UCOL’s New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory is a one-year full-time pre-apprenticeship programme with a practical focus that will help get your career started as an electrician or other roles in the electrical industry.

The New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory is one of two entry pathways into the electrical industry and is intended for candidates who do not have an electrical apprenticeship agreement.

Career & Study Outcomes

Graduates of this qualification will, in the context of the wider electrical industry and under supervision and in a controlled environment, be able to:

Apply fundamental knowledge and principles of electrical theory and practice, including electrical protection, to the installation and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment.
Apply fundamental knowledge of fault diagnosis and testing techniques of electrical systems and equipment.
Apply safe working procedures and practices, and identify and report electrical and other hazards.
Ensure their own activities are within legal limitations of the electrical legislation.
Apply fundamental knowledge and principles to the installation and maintenance of electrical machines.
Apply fundamental knowledge and principles to the installation and maintenance of electrical equipment in special electrical situations.
Work ethically and professionally within the electrical industry, as an electrical apprentice, including maintaining current competency and communicating with stakeholders on electrical and related matters.

Graduates of this qualification will be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and attributes to work in apprenticeships in the electrical industry in the field of their choice with guidance, mentoring, and supervision in accordance with the Electricity Act 1992. Examples of roles that this qualification may lead to are:

Electricity Supply Electrical Apprentice
Domestic/Commercial Electrical Apprentice
Industrial Electrical Apprentice
An apprenticeship another electrical related sector.

Graduates may also be able to work in areas such as electrical wholesaling or retailing as a counter sales person, or electrical meter readers.

Accreditation

The programme is approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under the provisions of the Education Act 1989, and Universal College of Learning (UCOL) Trading as Universal College of Learning (UCOL) is accredited to teach it.

Entry criteria

NCEA Level 1, 10 credits in each of Mathematics, English, and Physics or General Science; OR

Equivalent academic achievement or work experience.

International student applicants whose first language is not English must have an IELTS General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5 (or equivalent including TOEFL - UCOL is a TOEFL iBT testing centre).
Under 20 years of age
For international applicants under 20 years of age who do not hold NCEA, International Academic Qualifications Entry Criteria apply.