The programme is designed for people who wish to develop basic skills and knowledge in residential property maintenance and construction industries. It will be build general life, work, and study skills in a holistic learning and support environment.
Students will learn foundation knowledge and basic skills in safe working practices; use of specified machinery; residential maintenance including ground, glazing, plumbing and carpentry with BCATS projects in constructing garden furniture and erecting a basic residential fence and gate.
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| VPCO2.01 | Maintain Hand Tools |
| VPCO2.20 | Maintain Portable Power Tools |
| VPCO2.03 | Handle Construction Materials |
| VPCO2.04 | Construct Timber Garden Furniture |
| VPCO2.06 | Complete Minor Concrete Works |
| VPCO2.07 | Construct a Basic Retaining Wall |
| VPCO2.08 | Health and Safety |
| VPCO2.09 | Receive Instruction and Communicate |
| VPCO2.10 | Plan and Monitor BCATS Projects |
| VPCO2.11 | Timber Materials |
| VPCO2.12 | Time Management |
| VPCO2.13 | Communicate in a Team |
| VPCO2.14 | Write to Communicate |
| VPCO2.15 | Read Text |
| VPCO2.16 | Spoken Interactions |
| VPCO2.17 | Number to Solve Problems |
| VPCO2.18 | Statistical Information |
| VPCO2.19 | Measurement to Solve Problems |
| VPCO2.21 | Timber Fence as BCATS Project |
| VPCO2.22 | Read and Interpret Plans |
Outcome Statement
Graduates will be ready to enter employment at a supervised level in the general field of property maintenance, or to enter higher study in one of the fields covered in this programme, or in some other entry level programme.
Duration
This programme runs for 26 weeks.
Entry Criteria
Applicants Must:
- Be aged 16 years and over
- Have left school
- Meet student residence requirements
- Meet the relevant funding pool requirements
English Second Language Students
Applicants whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools or other teaching institutions is not English, require an ELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 5 or above (or equivalent) for enrolment.
Tertiary Education Commission eligibility criteria may apply, please contact Land Based Training on 0508 872 466 for further information.
Life Skills/Work Experience
Applicants must have a desire to work in the building industry.
Selection Criteria
All applicants will be required to meet with the tutor or field officer of the programme they are applying for prior to starting – this will be an informal conversation which will include covering the programme expectations and getting a better understanding of suitability for the programme. Where there are more applicants than places available or the programme is not the best fit, a waiting list will be kept or our team will work with you to provide a suitable alternative. On completion of this conversation the tutor will assist with filling in the full application form to move into the next part of the enrolment process.
Basic Residential Property Management (Level 2) FAQs
- This is an 80 credit NZQA course which will teach you the basic skills needed for property maintenance and construction industries, by doing BCATS projects.
- You will gain your NZQA Level 2 in Basic Residential Property Management.
- This course covers tools maintenance, construction projects, communication and more!
- By the end of this course, you will have completed the National Certificate in Basic Residential Property Management (Level 2) which is an NZQA recognized qualification.
- Graduates of this programme are able to enter employment at a supervised level in property maintenance, or enter into higher education.
This course runs for 26 weeks, full time only.
- This course is full-time only, run on weekdays, 5 days a week
- It’s made up of paper-based theory work, and practical work doing projects.
- Your practical work will focus on BCATS projects. Along with learning the skills in using specific machinery, and safe working practices, you will learn how to work as a team, and build general life, work and study skills.
- This course is Fees Free! No cost required when you meet the relevant funding pool requirements.
- You will have access to LBT equipment, gear and resources needed for this course.
You don’t need any qualifications to apply! This is an entry level course and will help build you up to do higher level courses.
Basic Residential Property Management is run in Hastings and Moera with more locations to come! Call us on ‘0508 TRAIN ME’ to register your interest or find the closest course to you.
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