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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!

  • Furniture Design works at the Regional Trades and Technology Centre at our Palmerston North campus
    Furniture Design
    Furniture Design works at the Regional Trades and Technology Centre at our Palmerston North campus
    Furniture Design
    • 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
      • Certificates
      • In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
        • Academy Construction
          Level 2 & 3
          Duration: 
          Start:  Feb 2024
          Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton, Ōtaki
           
    • 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 Te Pūkenga 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 Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
           
      • Certificates
      • In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
        • STAR Construction Skills
          Level 2
          Duration: One day per week for six weeks (Monday).
          Start:  Oct 2023
          Location: UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Te Pūkenga Whanganui
           
        • Academy Applied Construction Design
          Level 3
          Duration: 
          Start:  Feb 2024
          Location: ​UCOL Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
           
    • 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
    • UCOL Te Pūkenga student Joy Tufuga

      Joy Tufuga

      MPTT Recipient and Construction Student

      Joy Tufuga is the definition of resilience; with a positive attitude, commitment to her studies and a strong foundation in family values.

      Meet Joy
    • A photograph of Peter Cameron.

      Peter Cameron

      Construction Student

      Peter Cameron is proof that it is never too late to build on your skills.On the one-year anniversary of collecting his pension, the 66-year-old is now studying towards a New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Carpentry) at UCOL’s Horowhenua

      Meet Peter
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