New Zealand Certificate in Electricity Supply (Fault Response and Switching)

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Power Line Installation and Maintenance

Qualification

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Entry requirements

None.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

This qualification is designed to provide the electricity supply industry with fault response and switching graduates who have sufficient technical and theoretical knowledge, practical skills and experience to work on asset owners' networks.

This qualification is suitable for people who are employed in the electricity supply industry and may be changing their career path from elsewhere in the industry.

Graduates with the Fault Response strand will be able to work with limited supervision to diagnose faults and restore supply to distribution networks in the electricity supply industry.

Graduates with the Network Switching strand will be able to work in complex switching operations with limited supervision on distribution networks in the electricity supply industry.

What graduates earn

Graduates who studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology at this level can earn:

$80,000

Median earnings one year after study

$84,000

Median earnings two years after study

$85,000

Median earnings five years after study

Status one year after study

Employment rate two years after study

95%

Employment rate two years after study

Data as at November 2022

Contact details

Main Campus Office

Free phone: 0800 86 22 84
Phone: 0800 86 22 84
Email: greg.durkin@bcito.org.nz

Please contact the provider for details of where this qualification is offered.

Sources

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