Trades calendar

The dates below are provided as a guideline only and end dates may differ depending on your programme of study.

Please contact Ask Me! Student Services for specific course dates.

2020 dates

Arboriculture and landscape construction

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Level 3)

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 10 February – Sunday 21 June	TBC

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Level 4)

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 17 February – Friday 12 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 4 December	Monday 28 September – Friday 9 October

New Zealand Diploma in Horticulture Production (Level 5) with a strand in Nursery Production

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 24 February – Sunday 21 June	Monday 22 June – Sunday 26 July
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Sunday 13 December	Monday 28 September – Sunday 11 October

New Zealand Diploma in Landscape (Level 5) with a strand in Construction

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 17 February – Friday 12 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 4 December	Monday 28 September – Friday 9 October

Automotive technology

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 3 February – Friday 27 November	Monday 13 April – Sunday 19 April
		Monday 22 June – Sunday 26 July
		Monday 28 September – Sunday 4 October
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Thursday 18 June 2021	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October 2021

Carpentry, scaffolding, brick and block laying

Carpentry and construction

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Monday 3 February – Friday 5 June	N/A
Intake 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 11 December	Monday 28 September – Friday 9 October
Intake 3*	Monday 12 August - Friday 18 June 2021	N/A

_{*Intake 3 is only for the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) with a strand in Carpentry.}

Scaffolding, brick and block laying

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 3 February – Friday 12 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 4 December	Monday 28 September – Friday 9 October

Electrical trades

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 27 January – Friday 19 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 18 December	Monday 5 October – Friday 16 October

Mechanical engineering trades

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 10 February – Friday 19 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 11 December	Monday 5 October – Friday 16 October

Plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 20 January – Friday 5 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 18 December	Monday 5 October – Friday 16 October

Refrigeration and air conditioning

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 10 February – Friday 19 June	N/A
Semester 2	Monday 27 July – Friday 11 December	Monday 5 October – Friday 16 October

2021 dates

Arboriculture and landscape construction

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) With strands in Arboriculture and Landscape Construction

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Monday 22 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Intake 1	Monday 22 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 3 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

Automotive technology

New Zealand Certificate in Automotive Engineering (Level 3)

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Tuesday 9 February – Friday 9 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Semester 1	Tuesday 9 February – Friday 9 July	Monday 12 July – Friday 23 July
Semester 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 26 November	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October
Semester 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 26 November	Friday 26 November – February 2022

Building, construction and carpentry

Scaffolding, brick and block laying

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) (Scaffolding or Brick and Block Laying)

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 25 June	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Semester 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 25 June	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Semester 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 3 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

Carpentry and construction

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) with a strand in Carpentry

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 3 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

New Zealand Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4)

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 3 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Supervisor) (Level 4)

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 3 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Main Contract Supervision) (Level 5)

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Intake 1	Monday 15 February – Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 3 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

Electrical trades

New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory (Level 3)

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 25 January – Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 23 April
Semester 1	Monday 25 January – Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Semester 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 26 November	Monday 4 October – Friday 8 October

Mechanical engineering trades

New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Level 3)

ongoing intakes*

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Tuesday 9 February - Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 30 April
Intake 1	Tuesday 9 February - Friday 2 July	Monday 5 July – Friday 23 July
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 26 November	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October

^{*pending approval}

Plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying

New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying (Level 3) (Pre-Apprenticeship)

Intakes	Dates	Breaks
Intake 1	Tuesday 9 February - Friday 2 July	Monday 19 April – Friday 23 April
Intake 2	Monday 26 July – Friday 19 November	Monday 4 October – Friday 8 October

Refrigeration and air conditioning

New Zealand Certificate in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (Trades Assistant) (Level 3)

Semester	Dates	Breaks
Semester 1	Monday 26 July – Friday 17 December	Monday 4 October – Friday 15 October