Trades - Manukau Institute of Technology

Method of Study
Qualification
Part-time
MIT Certificate
Certificate in
Plumbing and
Gasfitting
Duration
Three and a half years
Applications
Close when the programme is full
Start Dates
Throughout the year
Level 4
Credits 323
Programme Code
MN4497
Cost (2014 fees)
Domestic Student $2,000 (approx)
Take your plumbing and gasfitting career to the
next level
Are you working or about to start working as an
apprentice plumber and gasfitter but want to increase
your knowledge and skills? The Certificate in Plumbing
and Gasfitting makes it easy to combine study with
your apprenticeship, and has been specially designed
to allow you to apply what you learn to your real-world
environment.
You’ll develop and further your understanding of the
requirements of the trade with a comprehensive mix of
theory along with practical learning. Material science,
underpinning trade principles such as those relating to
combustion and trade knowledge are incorporated with
practical components including pipework, roofing and
cladding systems, heating and ventilation, domestic,
commercial and industrial gas systems, foul water
systems, building construction and service integration,
pricing and quantity estimation, interpretation of plans,
hot and cold water systems, fluid flow technology and
first aid.
Our purpose-built training facility features the latest
equipment including a state of the art gas lab.
We’ve arranged the programme into two-week block
courses that take place three times a year, so you can
continue to get on the job training as an apprentice.
Stage one credit recognition is available if you’ve already
successfully completed an approved pre-apprentice
programme.
On graduating you’ll gain a National Certificate in
Plumbing and/or a National Certificate in Gasfitting.
Further Training or Study
Licensing examinations set by the Plumbers, Gasfitters
and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) for registration as a
plumber and/or gasfitter.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:
Stage 1:
• NCEA level 2 credits or equivalent Maths, English,
Science, Technology and
• Have English language competence to undertake this
programme which is taught and assessed in English.
Any applicants whose first language is not English may
be required to provide evidence of an overall IELTS
(Academic) band score of 5.5 with no band score of less
than 5.0 or equivalent and
• Be physically able to complete the practical aspects
of the programme by being able to work effectively,
efficiently and safely in a simulated work environment
which may involve working at heights and in confined
spaces and
• Be employed in the industry under a formal plumbing and
gasfitting Apprenticeship Training contract or employed
in the Industry with an appropriate Plumber/Gasfitter.
Stage 2:
• Have successfully completed the MIT Certificate in
Plumbing and Gasfitting (Level 3) programme and be
employed within the industry
or
• An equivalent qualification.
Stage 3:
To enter Stage 3 applicants must have successfully
completed Stage 2 or equivalent qualifications. All
applicants will be interviewed.
Interview Process: All applicants will be able to
bring a support person/wha - nau to the interview.
The interview panel will (where possible) consist of:
Wha - nau representative, Pacific island representative or
MIT lecturer.
Students who have attained the age of 20 years and do not
hold the minimum entry requirements for a programme will
be eligible to be enrolled as a student where their previous
educational, work or life experience indicates they have a
reasonable likelihood of success. Students who have not
attained the age of 20 years and do not hold the required
minimum entry requirements for a programme may also
be eligible to enrol in exceptional circumstances. Such
decisions will be made by the Faculty Dean.
Career Opportunities
Positions as a licensed plumber and/or gasfitter or as a
certifying plumber and/or gasfitter.
FACULTY OF engineering and trades
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