Canvas is accessible only within New Zealand and Australia.
Canvas is accessible only within New Zealand and Australia.
The maintenance engineering programme provides a nationally recognised qualification that combines practical workplace training with technical knowledge. It equips people with the skills to service and maintain mechanical systems, perform fault diagnosis, carry out planned maintenance, and ensure optimal and reliable operation of machinery. Training includes condition monitoring, static and dynamic balancing, alignment and levelling of equipment, lubrication management, assembly of mechanical components, and safety practices.
Benefits of this programme
• 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 planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, condition monitoring, alignment, and lubrication systems
• Ability to service, maintain, and optimise mechanical equipment to keep it operating reliably
• Designed to meet the ongoing needs of a modern, high-demand industry.
Maintenance engineers are responsible for making sure equipment and machines are reliable and run smoothly. They use computerised systems to oversee routine maintenance and organise repairs.
Normally an eight-hour day; sometimes working longer may be required.
Work can include installing and maintaining machinery, shutting down maintenance work (e.g. within engineering, manufacturing, mining industries), making adjustments to meet production requirements, monitoring equipment condition, diagnosis and fault finding. You will usually be working onsite at a production/manufacturing business.
These can be useful from school:
Ideally NCEA Level 2 in:
Apprenticeship
Higher learning
Higher learning
