New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering
Otago Polytechnic Ltd
Subject area
Automotive Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
This qualification does not entitle graduates to legally perform prescribed electrical work. Any prescribed electrical work must be undertaken by a person who has been registered and licensed under the Electricity Act 1992. Prescribed electrical work is defined in Schedule 1 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
This qualification provides the automotive engineering industry with individuals who have attained the knowledge and skills required to safely and effectively diagnose and repair faults in electric vehicles. Electric vehicles include both battery electric, and hybrid electric, vehicles or machines.
This qualification is aimed at people working, or intending to work in an advanced technical role within an electric vehicle automotive context. It has been designed for experienced automotive engineering technicians.
Graduates may have some responsibility for representing the business and for the overall performance of the workshop.
Graduates of this qualification will not be recognised as manufacturer-specific technicians.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Engineering and Related Technologies at this level can earn:
$36,000
Median earnings one year after study
$42,000
Median earnings two years after study
$56,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
66%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Graduate Women Wellington - First in Family Scholarship
Provided by:
Victoria University of Wellington - The Scholarships Office
Website:
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships
Value:
$5,000 per annum stipend plus tuition fees up to $5,000 per annum.
Mary Adeline Allen Scholarship
Provided by:
Kelston Deaf Education Centre - The Tertiary Co-ordinator
Website:
http://www.kdec.school.nz/Education/Scholarships
Value:
Up to $3,000.
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 762 786
Phone: (03) 477 3014
Fax: (03) 471 6870
Email: info@op.ac.nz
Web: http://www.otagopolytechnic.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.
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