Materials Engineering

This course operates over a two-year period, students can start at Year 11 or Year 12.  The intention of the course is to enable students to experience a range of practical skills in the workshop and to help students make informed decisions regarding possible vocational career paths.  All courses offered are at Level 2 NCEA.

Materials Engineering is a practical hands-on multidisciplinary course.  The course will use materials selected from a range of different ITO's (Industry Training Organisations) and will introduce students to Carpentry, Joinery, Construction, and Mechanical Engineering trades.  

Students will complete a range of practical projects and associated folder work which will include activity sheets and related information on tools, machinery, and safety issues essential to achieving the selected Unit Standards. Students will produce and maintain a portfolio of completed theory and practical work which can be shown to prospective employers.

This is not a University Approved Course.