New Zealand Certificate in Pest Operations
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Subject area
Pest and Weed Control
Qualification
Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.
Entry requirements
There are no mandatory prerequisites for this qualification.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to recognise the skills and knowledge of individuals who can either carry out pest control or pest monitoring in a rural environment, or pest control in and/or around built environments.
This qualification is targeted at individuals who have recently begun working in the pest operations industry or who wish to enter the pest operations industry.
The qualification has strands to recognise the distinct skills and knowledge required to carry out pest operations in either rural, or in and/or around built environments.
Learners will benefit from having the skills and knowledge to remain safe while undertaking an essential and valued task.
The community will benefit from having people who are able to carry out pest control for the purposes of biosecurity, conservation, and public health and enjoyment.
Graduates will be capable of working under limited supervision.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Other Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies at this level can earn:
($1)
Median earnings one year after study
$37,000
Median earnings two years after study
$43,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Not Available
Employment rate two years after study
38%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Energie Fruit Environment for Life Scholarship
Provided by:
Energie Fruit Charitable Trust
Website:
Value:
$2,000.00
Transpower Rural Communities Trust Tertiary Grant
Provided by:
Rural Communities Trust
Website:
http://www.ruralcommunitiestrust.org.nz
Value:
So far, almost 1,000 grants have been approved, totaling well over $600,000.
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 691 111
Phone: (08) 00 20 80 20
Fax: (04) 801 9626
Email: info@primaryito.ac.nz
Web: http://www.primaryito.ac.nz
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.