New Zealand Diploma in Engineering in Civil Engineering

at NorthTec - Whangarei Campus New Zealand

This program will teach you the principles and techniques involved in environmental management.You’ll gain a practical and theoretical knowledge of terrestrial and marine ecosystems,flora and fauna in New Zealand and learn about sustainability,environmental issues, monitoring and conservation techniques.You’ll also get involved in the protection and restoration of local natural, rural and urban environments.

This program builds on basic accounting knowledge and includes financial and management accounting, taxation, advanced financial and management accounting and an industry project. Graduates will develop competencies in advanced accounting concepts relating to finance, tax, financial and management accounting,and be eligible for a professional accounting designation with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Explore today’s changing and dynamic business environment. Learn to apply management skills at operational and strategic levels.

Learn in an interactive learning environment that reflects the changing nature of business nationally and globally. You will gain an understanding of the factors that impact people’s behaviour in organisations, learn processes to manage projects and change in the workplace, and explore developing and managing people. You have the opportunity to apply your learning to the real world in an industry project.

Take the next step in investigating terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems while learning about the challenges to our unique environment. Complete a work placement to start putting your new skills into action, and develop your networks in the conservation field. You’ll learn all about biodiversity and resource management, as well as monitoring and evaluating ecosystem dynamics. You’ll also be able to apply legislative requirements when conducting environmental activities. You will design and coordinate environmental projects involving monitoring, analysis and reporting.

What will you learn?

In this program you will gain an ecological knowledge of Northland’s terrestrial,freshwater and coastal ecosystems and learn about challenges to biodiversity and resource management, as well as monitoring and evaluating ecosystem dynamics.You’ll also get involved in the protection and restoration of local natural, rural and urban environments and get the chance to make valuable contacts within your chosen field through work placement.

Earn to estimate the quantities required and the costs associated with construction or building projects big and small.

In this program you will gain the knowledge, understanding and skills to required to work as a Quantity Surveyor.

The Enrolled Nurse program is an eighteen-month course which leads to registration as an Enrolled Nurse. Enrolled Nurses work under the direction and delegation of Registered Nurses or other registered health practitioner in a range of settings including acute care, rehabilitation, and mental health in the community and/or in hospitals.

Enter the world of infrastructure development. You’ll learn all about land surveying, highway and traffic engineering, and water and wastewater systems. You’ll also be equipped to design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, tunnels, airports, dams, and bridges.

This diploma will provide you with the knowledge and skills required of an engineering technician. You’ll learn to apply theoretical and technical knowledge to practical situations and demonstrate the necessary strategies to work safely and effectively with contractors, communities, clients, and authorities.

Diploma in Web Development and Design (Level 5) is designed for those seeking to develop and apply skills in the concept and execution of web development and interface design.

Graduates will be capable of operating within the applicable professional standards and practice, both independently and collaboratively as part of a team under broad supervision, with skills that are internationally relevant.

Technical skills

• Determine client requirements, prepare and present solution(s) which meet client requirements.
• Write scripts appropriate to implement and customise a solution package using frameworks and libraries.
• Design and implement interfaces to enhance user experience and functionality.
• Select, install and configure appropriate plug-in modules to supplement functionality to meet organisational requirements.
• Test functionality and usability to meet client requirements.
• Implement, configure, and publish tested web solution to meet client requirements.

Core IT skills

• Apply communication, personal and interpersonal skills to enhance effectiveness in an IT role.
• Apply professional, legal, and ethical principles and practices in a socially responsible manner as an emerging IT professional
• Apply the fundamentals of information systems concepts and practice to support and enhance organisational processes and systems.
• Apply the fundamentals of IT technical support concepts and practice to manage hardware and software resources to meet organisational requirements.

This program provides students with an academic pathway into the sports science industry. More than 1700 Northlanders are employed in the sport and recreation sector, making it Northland’s 7th biggest industry by employment.

The exciting world of architecture will be unveiled for you with this program which gives you all the skills to work as an architectural technician. You’ll learn the theory of design and construction, and how to work with clients to maximise the success of building projects.

The program will take you from learning basic design principles through to conducting feasibility studies, understanding client requirements and tendering for construction projects.

The program will prepare you to work independently on small and medium scale building projects, of limited complexity, through all stages to completion. You will also be competent to work under the supervision of an experienced architectural technician, designer or architect on large or complex building projects.