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.
Programmes available
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
Competenz can provide training plans, support and qualifications – tailored to your businesses specific needs.
We work with industry experts to develop nationally recognised qualifications, mapping the skills needed and registering them with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Our team develop training plans to make it easy for you to grow your employee’s skills and productivity.
Once your learner/s are signed into a training plan, you will be assigned a Competenz account manager who will:
As an employer, you need to become familiar with your apprentice’s training programme and targets, and provide them with plenty of opportunities to develop and practise the required skills.
We partner with industry associations such as the Maintenance Engineering Society to help recruit and build talented employees. This includes promoting careers, identifying potential learners and encouraging work placements.
We also support industry events like conferences, competitions and graduations, and regularly celebrate your learners’ success.
