Programme highlights
Roll up your sleeves and become a qualified carpenter with this three year managed apprenticeship.
This qualification is designed for people who are employed in the construction industry. You will learn all the required aspects of the carpentry trade and the knowledge you need to succeed in this industry.
To gain this qualification you will need to be employed in the construction industry with an employer who is willing to support you with regular work to meet the graduate outcomes of this qualification.
Study will take place one evening per week in class, while employers and tutors will verify your practical skills when you are at work.
You will be visited on-site throughout the programme.
Please note: Aspects of this programme are physically demanding, please talk with an Ask Me! agent if you face fitness or mobility challenges. A small component of this programme is delivered by a sub-contractor.
Already in an apprenticeship?
Check to see if your employer qualifies for the apprenticeship boost. This can help you to keep earning while you train towards your qualification. Available until the end of December 2025.
Entry requirements
General
Open entry for domestic students
There are no academic requirements that need to be met to enter this programme.
English language entry requirements
You will need English language competence to undertake this programme which is taught and assessed in English (an assessment may be required if your first language is not English).
Give yourself credit with Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Did you know you can use the knowledge and experience you already have to your advantage?
Your previous work experience and on-the-job skills, volunteering, professional development, and other providers’ qualifications can be recognised as prior learning, matched against credits in our courses, and put towards your qualification – potentially saving you money and possibly helping you to complete your qualification faster Learn more.
Programme structure
You will need to complete the below 16 courses (320 credits):
Do you want to study a single course, without enrolling into the full programme?
Courses within some of our programmes may be offered as an individual Certificate of Proficiency (COP). Programme entry requirements and course fees apply. For more information, please speak to our friendly Ask Me! team.
Further training or study
Graduates of this qualification may choose to continue their education with the following:
Career opportunities
Graduates of this qualification will be qualified carpenters.
They may go on to further roles such as site supervision, project management, contracts management, quantity surveying, business owner, building inspection and assessment, tutor or training advisor.
For potential salaries visit careers.govt.nz.
See why more people choose Carpentry at MIT
Study at MIT’s award-winning TechPark campus.
MIT TechPark is an award-winning centre of excellence for engineering and trades.
Having won a Learning Environments Australasia Award which recognises planning, design and construction of educational facilities throughout the region, our state-of-the-art campus is the home of our engineering and trades school. Coupling stunning architectural learning spaces with a myriad of high-tech facilities for our students, it’s easy to see why it’s been given such high praises.
Our TechPark building is situated on the corner of Lambie Drive and Manukau Station Road. It is across the road from the existing MIT Manukau campus, currently home to the schools of nursing, health and counselling, business, and digital technologies.
“I want to be at the top.”
“I want to progress in the industry I’m working in. I am a fully qualified builder and I’m now thinking about my future, and I want to be at the top.
My employer approached me straight after my apprenticeship and I told him what I wanted to do with my studies, and he offered to pay for my full year.”
Herbert Perkins Waterhouse
MIT student
MIT is the quality choice. Study trades and graduate work-ready.
See why more people choose Carpentry at MIT
Study at MIT’s award-winning TechPark campus.
MIT TechPark is an award-winning centre of excellence for engineering and trades.
Having won a Learning Environments Australasia Award which recognises planning, design and construction of educational facilities throughout the region, our state-of-the-art campus is the home of our engineering and trades school. Coupling stunning architectural learning spaces with a myriad of high-tech facilities for our students, it’s easy to see why it’s been given such high praises.
Our TechPark building is situated on the corner of Lambie Drive and Manukau Station Road. It is across the road from the existing MIT Manukau campus, currently home to the schools of nursing, health and counselling, business, and digital technologies.
“I want to be at the top.”
“I want to progress in the industry I’m working in. I am a fully qualified builder and I’m now thinking about my future, and I want to be at the top.
My employer approached me straight after my apprenticeship and I told him what I wanted to do with my studies, and he offered to pay for my full year.”
Herbert Perkins Waterhouse
MIT student
