This is a carpentry pre-trade course where students will complete a range of small projects as well as building a three-bedroom house. The course runs three days per week, students are also expected to undertake industry work experience and study for a further 2 days each week. A large percentage of graduates move onto construction industry apprenticeships after completing the programme. Course Content Compulsory - student must complete 30 credits CTS301 Health, safety and compliance CTS302 Effective communication CTS303 Plans and specifications CTS304 Calculations Carpentry Strand - student must complete 90 credits CTS308 Carpentry terminology and concepts CTS309 Building technology CTS310 Carpentry processes and techniques CTS311A Building foundations and flooring CTS311B Building envelope and structural elements CTS311C Building interior Career Opportunities The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wider construction trades sector with work-ready people who are able to enter the construction trades as a labourer or an apprentice, who have developed essential transferable skills and underpinning knowledge applicable to a wide range of construction-related trades. This qualification is suitable for people new to, or intending to enter, the construction trades sector. Satisfactory Completion To satisfactorily complete New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Carpentry programme and be awarded the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) with strand in Carpentry qualification, the student must successfully achieve: A minimum of 120 credits in accordance with the programme schedule for the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Carpentry. The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Carpentry full-time over 34 weeks or part-time over two years.