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Construction & Built Environment

If you enjoy hands-on learning, UCOL’s 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, 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 the 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
    • Diplomas
      • Diploma in Fine Furniture
        Level 5
        Duration: 
        Start:  Feb 2023
        Location:  UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
  • 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 2023
        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 2023
        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:  May/Jul
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • Academy Applied Construction Design
        Level 3
        Duration: 1 day a week

        Delivery day - Fridays
        Start:  Feb 2023
        Location: ​UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
      • STAR Temporary Traffic Management
        Level 3
        Duration: One day per week over five week (Wednesday).
        Start:  TBC
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton
         
  • 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
  • Plumbing, Gasfitting, & Drainlaying
    Plumbing, Gasfitting, & Drainlaying
  • A photograph of UCOL 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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