The aim of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering is to provide skilled and competent engineering technicians who: Apply engineering theory to practice, and competently perform technical operations to high standards, including ethical and professional responsibilities required by the engineering profession; Have a knowledge sufficient to permit informed, rational decision making in the specialist field of engineering and to implement these decisions; Will work collaboratively with construction workers, clients, authorities, agencies, industry and other professionals, to provide a comprehensive engineering service in the relevant specialist area; and Have an understanding of different cultures, in particular an awareness and clear understanding of the tangata whenua and implications of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Resource Management Act.

Minimum Academic Entry Criteria For entry to this programme, applicants are required to have A minimum total of 48 credits at Level 2 in four subjects including at least 12 credits in mathematics, or Equivalent qualifications (eg. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge), or Equivalent credits from appropriate trades training and/or demonstrated skills and experience. Minimum of eight literacy credits at Level 1 or higher including four reading and four writing. Language Requirements Applicants whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, must meet the English Proficiency Outcomes in accordance with the NZQF Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules 2013 as below Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below: IELTS test - Academic score of 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5 TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) – Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE) TOEFL Internet- based test (iBT) – Score of 60 (with a writing score of 20) University of Cambridge English Examinations – CAE or CPE with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill. NZCEL – Level 4 with the Academic endorsement PToE (Academic) – score of 50 B2 Communicator with a score of 66