Admission Information

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Application to Enrol

1. Fill in the form on the “Contact” page
2. We will email you an Enrolment pack 
3. Read all the information thoroughly and complete Application to enrol form and the Medical form.
4. Check that you have completed all parts of the form and included all required documentation e.g. copy of Passport or Birth Certificate – Not Driver Licence
5. Email your Application to enrol form, Medical form and any additional information required eg copy of Passport back to us.

Next Steps

1. Once we have processed your application, we will email you with our decision.
2. If successful you will receive an email from the National Trade Academy (NTA) with a Letter of Acceptance form
3. You need to sign the back page of that form and send it back to us to confirm your enrolment. 

Don’t Forget

1. The Letter of Acceptance form will also contain an Invoice for the course fees, it is your responsibility to organise payment of the fees.
2. Now is the time to apply to StudyLink if you require a student loan – Do not put this off as wait times can be very long.

Funding

Please note that due to Privacy Laws we cannot assist you with sourcing funding for your course.

Essentially we will send you an invoice for your course fees and it is your responsibility on how to pay, either by Student Loan, or self-funding.

See Below are links and details of the organisations that can offer funding options, if you know of others please feel free to approach them instead.

Inland Revenue is responsible for supporting learners with final-year Fees Free information, assessing learner eligibility and making entitlement payments.

Go to www.ird.govt.nz/fees-free

Student Loans

These are available from StudyLink, their page is here:

https://www.studylink.govt.nz/

Applications can be completed online on their website.

Notes:

Please make sure that you select “National Trade Academy” as the provider as apparently there are other providers with similar names.

The course code for your course is below:

NZ4605 – New Zealand Certificate Welding (Level 3)

The full list of information you will require before beginning the application is at this site here:

https://www.studylink.govt.nz/online-services/applv/help/information-youll-need-to-complete-the-onlineapplication.html 

Course Related Costs

This is an additional loan that can be requested from Studylink to cover the optional items listed in the cost section on the first page of this letter. You can request up to $1000 per StudyLink loan and the application button and further details can be found here:

https://www.studylink.govt.nz/products/a-z-products/student-loan/course-related-costs.html

Student Allowance

You may be eligible for a student allowance, this is also through StudyLink and the eligibility criteria and  application process can be found here: https://www.studvlink.govt.nz/products/a-z-products/student-allowance/index.html

Entry Requirements for Domestic Students

• No previous welding experience needed.

• You must be a minimum of 16 years of age.

• You must have NCEA level 1. (or if you are over 25 years you must prove numeracy and literacy ability)

• We are a Drug, Alcohol and Smoke Free Academy – drug and alcohol testing may be required to ensure a safe environment and meet industry standards.

• You must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident (NZ Passport or Permanent Resident Visa or Birth Cert will be required as proof)

• You must be physically fit enough to meet the demands of the welding industry and be able to weld for several hours per day.

• Students must have successfully completed the Level 3 course before starting the Level 4 course.

Your Fees are stated here (see top of page) our fees include all course costs including all your books / work sheets / assessment guides, also your workshop course materials / consumables, plus one full set of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) which includes:

• Welding Helmet
• Safety Glasses
• Steel Cap Boots
• Overalls
• Gloves
• Ear Plugs
• Dust Masks

If you successfully pass you will gain:

• For the Level 3 Course
  • New Zealand Certificate in Welding (Level 3)
• For the Level 4 Course
  • New Zealand Certificate in Welding (Level 4)

These are both Unit Standard based NZQA approved qualifications and your results will appear on your NZQA Record of Learning.

Career Opportunities

An ever increasing number of medium and large engineering / manufacturing companies now require their welders to be qualified with the NZ Certificate in Welding Level 3 and Level 4. 

There is a shortage of trained skilled welders in New Zealand, so now has never been a better time to train to be a Qualified Welder. According to Careers.govt.nz you can expect to earn between $60K up to $125K

• Welding is used in:
  • Automotive i.e. Towbars (Mig, Arc and Tig).
  • Agricultural equipment i.e. Dairy – Silos, irrigation systems, installation. (Mig, Tig and Arc).
  • Construction i.e. earthquake strengthening and construction of modern high rise building (Mig and Arc).
  • Oil and Gas Industry – i.e. pipes or working in refineries (Mig, Arc and Tig).
  • Kitchen manufacturing Industry i.e. manufacturing stainless steel kitchenware (Tig).
  • Aviation Industry ie Tig welding (Tig).
  • Marine ie underwater welding and boat building and repairs (Mig, Arc and Tig).
  • Gas Cutting ie metal recycling.
  • Manufacturing in general.

Qualification Pathways

• With the Level 4 qualification, you are a qualified welder. With further Work Experience and/or qualifications you may aspire to become one of the following:
  • Workshop Supervisor.
  • Welding Inspector.
  • Welding Supervisor.
  • Welding engineer.
  • Manufacturing engineer.
  • Mechanical Engineer.
  • Engineering Contractor.

Domestic student level 3 & 4  certificate courses are provided through the Welding Academy under contract to the National Trade Academy.