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Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) (Level 6)
Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) (Level 6)

Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) (Level 6)

  • ID:SIT640118
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
  • Duration:
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Fees (NZD)

Estimated Total/program:
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60
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100
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20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements:

 

  • School Leavers

  • Applicants should have one or more of the following:

  • NCEA, with a minimum of 50 credits at Level 2 including 12 credits in Mathematics and a minimum of 12 Literacy credits

  • NZ Trade Certificate in Carpentry, or National Certificate in Carpentry

  • Be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills with four years secondary education preferred.

 

Mature Applicants

Applicants over the age of 20 years at the time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme.

 

English requirements:

  • Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, 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 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 18)
  • Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
  • Language Cert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
  • Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

Course Information

Through the NZ Diploma in Construction program you’ll learn about construction principles and methods, building legislation, conflict management, contract conditions and administration, environmental sustainability and how to quantify and estimate material and labour costs. 

This two-year qualification will give you the knowledge, understanding and skills to work with limited supervision as a Quantity Surveyor.

Learn how to: 

  • Communicate in a construction related context
  • Select materials and finishes for building projects, 
  • Administer construction contracts 
  • Present feasibility information and preliminary estimates to clients
  • Assemble quantity surveying documentation 
  • Collate all priced components into a tender submission.

With more training, this qualification could be a starting point, leading to a career as a senior quantity surveyor, registered quantity surveyor or procurement manager.

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Year One Papers                                                             

  • BCON510 Construction Economics & Environment 
  • BCON520 Construction Estimation 
  • BCON530 Construction Measurement 
  • BCON540 Construction Technology 1
  • BCON550 Health & Safety Management 
  • BCON560 Information Communication
  • BCON570 Legislation & Dispute Resolution 
  • BCON580 Materials Science 

Year Two Papers                                                           

  • BCON600 Level 6 Project 
  • BCON610 Arbitration & Negotiation
  • BCON620 Building Services 
  • BCON630 Construction Technology 2 
  • BCON640 Economics of Construction 
  • BCON 650 Project Management 
  • BCON680 Measurement & Estimation 1 
  • BCON685 Design Economics & Cost Planning 
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Graduates of the New Zealand Diploma in Construction with the strand in Quantity Surveying (Level 6) will be able to work as a:

  • Quantity Surveyor. 
  • Estimator 

With further training and/or experience graduates of this Diploma may be able to work as a:

  • Senior quantity surveyor
  • Registered quantity surveyor
  • Estimator
  • Quantity surveying consultant/contractor
  • Procurement manager
  • Senior/Cost manager
  • Quantity surveying tutor.

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical insurance - NZD $600 per year

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