Programme highlights
Start your career in the electrical trades.
Become an apprentice electrician.
This programme will give you the skills you need to get your first job in this industry. You will gain introductory knowledge that underpins safe electrical installation, testing, commissioning, and servicing of electrical installations and equipment.
It is recommended you complete a minimum of 40 hours of relevant work experience.
When you graduate, you will be able to carry out some electrical work under supervision.
Please note: A small component of this programme is delivered by a sub-contractor.
You may be required to complete literacy and numeracy assessments as part of this programme.
Entry requirements
Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:
Academic
- Candidates must have achieved NCEA (Level 1) with Mathematics and English subjects
Or
- Equivalent knowledge and skills for entry into this programme.
Give yourself credit with Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
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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 nine courses (121 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
The programme will provide Learners with the theoretical electrical knowledge that will allow them to continue on to higher level learning in the electrical and electronic field, including:
- New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Theory and Practice Trade) (Level 4)
- New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Trade (Level 4) with strands in General Electrical, and Electricity Supply, and/or
- Higher-level qualifications in other electrical fields.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to enter an electrical apprenticeship as a first-year apprentice.
Graduates may be employed in entry-level positions in trades relevant to the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) registration classes, other electrical fields such as switchgear fitting, electronics, electricity supply industry, manufacturing, electrical wholesaling or retailing.
For potential salaries visit careers.govt.nz.
See why more people choose Electrical trades 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.
“The more girls that get into a trade the more it’s going to become the norm.”
“Studying a pre-trade course will help with my theory work when I’m doing my apprenticeship and it could cut 1-2 years off of the time it takes me to get qualified. I don’t come from an electrical background so I wanted to give myself some background knowledge first.
The more girls that get into a trade the more it’s going to become the norm. If you’re female looking at getting into a trade check out social media as there are a lot of female sparkies that show you what women can bring to the job. There’s a lack of women in the trades industry and they’re wanting more women so it’s important we show that we can do just as good as a job as a guy can.”
Christine Swepson
MIT graduate
“Expect to come out of this course a different person to how you come in.”
“Don’t expect to come and just study the course come and expect to change your life. This course is here to set you up in the industry, you’re here to start you’re career and you’re here to change and mold and grow with us supporting you along the way. You can definitely expect to come out of this course a different person from how you came in.
There are opportunities for students to work and study or pick up work in the holidays. Our industry connections are really current and they are always knocking on our door asking us to send them students. The course goes hand in hand with the placements we can offer.”
Jacob Blackwell
MIT lecturer (electrical)
See why more people choose Electrical trades 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.
“The more girls that get into a trade the more it’s going to become the norm.”
“Studying a pre-trade course will help with my theory work when I’m doing my apprenticeship and it could cut 1-2 years off of the time it takes me to get qualified. I don’t come from an electrical background so I wanted to give myself some background knowledge first.
The more girls that get into a trade the more it’s going to become the norm. If you’re female looking at getting into a trade check out social media as there are a lot of female sparkies that show you what women can bring to the job. There’s a lack of women in the trades industry and they’re wanting more women so it’s important we show that we can do just as good as a job as a guy can.”
Christine Swepson
MIT graduate
“Expect to come out of this course a different person to how you come in.”
“Don’t expect to come and just study the course come and expect to change your life. This course is here to set you up in the industry, you’re here to start you’re career and you’re here to change and mold and grow with us supporting you along the way. You can definitely expect to come out of this course a different person from how you came in.
There are opportunities for students to work and study or pick up work in the holidays. Our industry connections are really current and they are always knocking on our door asking us to send them students. The course goes hand in hand with the placements we can offer.”
Jacob Blackwell
MIT lecturer (electrical)
