Construction
BUILD YOUR SKILLS WITH SUPPORT
Get the carpentry skills you need to get a building apprenticeship.
Get StartedYou won’t be stuck in the classroom with this course. Working on practical projects in our dedicated Trades Campus, you’ll learn key carpentry skills and how to work as part of a team.
Best of all, you’ll finish up our course with the skills to land an apprenticeship in the construction industry - plus we’ll give your reading and writing skills a big boost.
Learn from tutors who’ve worked as real builders
Practice your skills on timber-framed construction projects
Understand health & safety with tools and on building sites
Enjoy smaller class sizes with friendly, helpful tradie tutors
Build your confidence in our fun and supportive environment
Construction Courses
Pathway to a Building Career*
This dynamic new qualification is designed to introduce and develop basic skills and knowledge relevant to various building, construction and allied trades pathways. You will gain essential skills and knowledge of building, construction and allied trades in a supportive hands-on environment, helping you succeed towards employment in the industry.
Certificate in Carpentry Trade Skills
This programme sets you up to enter the construction industry as an apprentice or entry-level employee. You’ll gain loads of hands-on, practical experience, starting off with small workshop projects and building a prefabricated timber sleepout!
What our students are saying
"I love the people and the tutors. For me, it’s like an escape from what I was going through. Going from job-to-job. It’s taken me away from that, onto to something better. And just learning new things every day."
“I enjoyed everything. The tutors were cool, helpful and keen on what they did. I made good friends with the other students, and the course gave me skills galore!”
“I learnt so much! Everything I am now is because of everything I’ve learnt at NZMA. I’m just really happy I stuck with it, as I’m employed now.”
“I really enjoyed learning a lot of new skills, and in particular the practical side like drainlaying and excavation, as well as backfilling. It gave me a good understanding of the industry. I also feel that I now have personal direction and goals.”
"I really enjoyed learning a lot of new skills in this area. But, in particular I liked working with copper and steel as I discovered this would fit in with my new role in pipe fitting."