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Construction & Built Environment

If you enjoy hands-on learning, our UCOL Te Pūkenga construction and build environment qualifications will give you the necessary skills.

We are proud of over a century’s tradition of producing skilled trades professionals for the Manawatū and Whanganui region. Our million-dollar trades facility is a modern training centre sprawling across a 5315 square metre area with the latest industry-approved equipment and specialised workshops for construction, carpentry, furniture, and joinery. At UCOL Te Pūkenga, you work on real-world projects, industry work placements and apprenticeships. It is an absolute joy to see houses built by our students getting transported to the buyers’ location.
 
We understand that learning requirements vary by individual and have made our programmes flexible with face-to-face, online and in-work learning modes. In addition, we have various funding and scholarship options to lift the financial burden off you.
 
So, if you are seeking building and construction courses, carpentry and joinery courses or an architecture degree, explore our programmes below and feel free to talk to us!

  • A carpentry student works on a door frame in the Regional Trades and Technology Centre at our Palmerston North campus
    Carpentry & Joinery
    A carpentry student works on a door frame in the Regional Trades and Technology Centre at our Palmerston North campus
    Carpentry & Joinery
  • A group of people examining architectural drawings on a construction site
    Construction & Architecture
    A group of people examining architectural drawings on a construction site
    Construction & Architecture
    • Diplomas
      • New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology
        Level 6
        Duration: 2 years full-time (42 weeks each year)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb 2024
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
      • New Zealand Diploma in Construction
        Level 6
        Duration: 2 years full-time (42 weeks each year)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb 2024
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
    • Certificates
    • In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
  • A photograph of a person in a high vis vest observing a digger on a construction site
    Infrastructure Works
    A photograph of a person in a high vis vest observing a digger on a construction site
    Infrastructure Works
  • A security guard stands watching at an airport
    Security
    A security guard stands watching at an airport
    Security
  • A person adjusting a tap fitting
    Plumbing, Gasfitting, & Drainlaying
    A person adjusting a tap fitting
    Plumbing, Gasfitting, & Drainlaying
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