Certificate in Construction Trades Supervision (Level 5) Commercial Building Strand (Distance)

Kia ora | Welcome

Hello, Talofa, Kumusta, Malo’etau lava, Ki Orana. 

Nĭ hăo, Fakalofa Atu, Namaste, Bula, Sata srī akāla. 

We're so happy you're here!

We come from different places and have different stories, but that's what makes our cohort awesome. Your diversity enriches our learning community, and we look forward to celebrating your unique perspectives and experiences as we embark on this educational journey together.

Congratulations on enrolling in the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trades Supervision (Level 5) Commercial Building Strand (Distance). 

The aim of this programme is to provide you with the applied skills, knowledge and capability needed to supervise teams and manage work schedules on a commercial construction site. 

You will be guided by industry professionals who have extensive experience in the construction field and a passion for passing their knowledge and experience onto you so that you develop your supervisory skills. 

This programme is made up of fourteen courses: 

• twelve core courses and 
• two courses related to the Commercial strand of the qualification. 

The courses will provide you with the construction workplace skills, knowledge, and capabilities to be able to work in a variety of supervisory roles, to manage and support construction teams, to plan and coordinate work schedules, and, in doing so, adhere to legislative requirements and best practices to achieve industry standards. 

You will also be introduced to the specific knowledge and skills required for current commercial building methods and best practices and develop skills for supervisory roles, which may include site supervisor, site foreman, or carpentry site supervisor.  

Make the most of your time on this course, ask questions, seek guidance, and set goals that will help you to achieve! 

Kei ōu ringaringa te ao 

- The world is yours. 

Kia ora from Will

Here's a welcome video from Will, one of our construction tutors in Auckland.

Assessments/Aromatawai 

Our competency-based assessments are designed to evaluate learners' skills in authentic commercial construction work contexts.  

These assessment materials are created by our team and quality assured by NZMA. Assessment tasks reflect the onsite knowledge, duties and responsibilities required of a construction site supervisor and include logbooks of workplace evidence, workplace observations and interviews. 

This is an example of how the modularised assessment schedule might look over 45 weeks of study. Pre-requisite modules¹ and the modules dependent on these² are presented in the same column. Assessment occurs in the third week of all modules.

Work Experience/Practicum 

Work-Based 

Learners must be employed in the construction industry in New Zealand in a supervisory role or as a tradesperson with a level of opportunity for supervision.  

Studying at Level 5 

A graduate of a Level 5 Certificate will demonstrate/be able to: 

• Broad operational or technical and theoretical knowledge within a specific field of work or study. 
• Select and apply a range of solutions to familiar and sometimes unfamiliar problems. 
• Select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study. 
• Complete self-management of learning and performance within defined contexts. 

Graduates of this qualification will be able to: 

Core: 

• Apply legislative frameworks to the onsite supervision of construction related work programmes. 
• Plan, coordinate and supervise onsite construction related work programmes.  
• Apply principles of supervision to lead and monitor construction related team members.  
• Apply quality management processes to construction related work programmes.  
• Supervise the knowledge and skills development of construction related team members.  
• Promote and support the physical and mental well-being of construction related team members.  
• Lead worksite practices that contribute to the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of the building and construction industry.  

Commercial Building Strand:  

• Apply knowledge of commercial building methods and practices to provide onsite technical supervision for commercial building programmes.  
• Maintain knowledge of current technologies, practices, and materials within the commercial building sector  

Graduates will be awarded the following: 

• New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trades Supervision (Level 5) (Commercial strand) 
• Graduates will also be able to progress to further study into the New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) with strands in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying and the New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology (Level 6). 

How will you learn? 

The learning hours are approximately 18 hours per week. 

Learning activities include: 

• reading, watching, and completing the activities on the online campus 
• self-directed theory (researching areas of interest or where you need more support) 
• attending live sessions
• using the NZMA Carbine Road Refurb case study for your commercial application assessments 
• completing theory assessments
• completing Logbook
• completing Site Visit Report (this document is used to report on the site visit undertaken by a Workplace Apprenticeship Educator) and is used as a prompt to ensure we gather as much information or evidence towards competency as possible.

Builders Academy, NZMA and UP Education

Builders Academy New Zealand is delivering this programme on behalf of NZMA through a sub-contracting arrangement. We're part of UP Education, a large Australasian education group that runs colleges teaching trades, technology, design and other industries across New Zealand and Australia.

We’re here to help 

If you're ever unsure about something or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact your tutor. You can send them a message via email or the 💬 messages feature on the top right corner of the online campus.