Canvas is accessible only within New Zealand and Australia.
Canvas is accessible only within New Zealand and Australia.
The locksmithing programme provides a nationally recognised qualification that combines practical workplace training with technical knowledge. It equips people with the skills to specify, install, service, repair, and commission a wide range of locking systems. Training covers mechanical and electronic hardware, safes, automotive security, access control, and forensic locksmithing, ensuring locksmiths can provide reliable security solutions across homes, businesses, and specialised environments.
Benefits of these programmes
• Nationally recognised qualifications built to industry standards
• A blend of practical training and technical knowledge
• Flexible structure combining workplace learning, eLearning, and block courses
• Coverage of safety, compliance, and environmental responsibility
• Build skills in key production, lock installation, servicing, diagnostics, and bypass techniques
• Knowledge of safes, automotive systems, access control, and forensic locksmithing
• Designed to meet the ongoing needs of a modern, high-demand industry.
Locksmiths provide security for homes, businesses and other assets. Locksmiths secure premises and provide security advice as well as open jammed or broken locks, make replacement keys, unlock vehicles, buildings or safes and help law enforcement agencies with evictions, repossessions, search warrants and forensic investigations.
Sometimes an eight-hour day; sometimes on shift work rosters or on call.
Work can include discussing clients' security needs through to replacing lost keys or cracking a safe. Typically, you travel to the client's location so you're often on the move. Your clients could be private owners or law enforcement agencies depending on the company.
You may also be involved in providing security advice, for example, alarm systems.
These can be useful from school:
Ideally NCEA Level 2 in:
Apprenticeship
Higher learning
Higher learning
Competenz can provide training plans, support and qualifications – tailored to your businesses specific needs.
We partner with industry associations like the Master Locksmiths Association and members of your industry to help recruit and build talented employees. This support includes promoting careers in your industry, identifying potential apprentices, and encouraging work placements.
We also ensure your industry’s qualifications continue to meet needs, support industry events like conferences and graduations and regularly celebrate your learners’ success.
When apprentices enrol, we assign them a Competenz training advisor. Our training advisors understand the industry and the skills learners and businesses need to gain.
