Set yourself up for an apprenticeship or entry-level job in the building and construction industry with this popular programme.

You can choose to specialise in:

• Carpentry: If you want a career in either residential or commercial construction, building houses and other large structures, the Carpentry strand is for you.
  
  
• Joinery: If you want to build panel products and the wooden components of buildings like stairs, kitchens, doors and fittings, the Joinery strand is for you.

Carpentry is more suited to students who enjoy working outdoors on large-scale construction projects. Joinery is more suited to students who have an eye for detail and enjoy working with precise measurements. Both specialisations have excellent job prospects in New Zealand and globally.

As a graduate, you will be qualified to work as an entry-level construction site worker, pre-cut factory worker, and in the retail sector of the construction and joinery industries.

The qualification will also assist you in obtaining an apprenticeship.

NMIT’s tutors are Licenced Building Practitioners with extensive industry experience and our top-notch facilities include a carpentry barn and enclosed construction yard.

Our students are strongly represented in the regional and national Apprentice of the Year competition, which speaks to the real-world education available at NMIT.

The programme is supported by the Industry Training Association Building (ITaB) scheme and the BCITO.

If you are from Marlborough and of Māori descent, you could be eligible for fees free study through the Whenua Kura Trust partnership(external link).