TOP 10 WOODWORKING & CARPENTRY COURSES IN NEW ZEALAND

This course is for beginners who have no prior experience or have not done woodwork since Intermediate or High School. It will give learners the understanding of how both hand and machine tools work and their safe usage. 

Build foundational skills as you complete set projects and your own designs in wood. This course can lead to advanced woodwork at Hagley and tertiary study in furniture making, cabinet-making, joinery, and construction.

At EIT | Te P?kenga we don’t just talk about doing things – we actually do them. Project and task-based learning offers you real world experience. Kick-start your training in our modern Trades and Technology facilities.

Our Carpentry programmes will provide you with the hands-on skills you need to start your career as a builder. With our workshop facilities, experienced teachers, industry connections and apprenticeship scheme, you’ll hit the ground running.

Students use the same construction/ Joinery workshops that our pre-trade students work in so they are able to see first-hand the types of projects that are carried out by the full-time students.

Suitable for beginners and those with some woodwork experience – you will make a Cape Cod Chair to enjoy for years to come. Focusing on hand-making techniques, this course will take you through the process of making one of these popular chairs.

Are you working in the building industry and want your carpentry trade qualification? This flexible course will allow you to become a qualified carpenter while working in the construction industry under the supervision of your employer, who is willing to support you as an apprentice. 

The construction industry is the fifth largest sector in New Zealand's economy. The growing need for residential buildings, extensive infrastructure development, and rebuild projects will create heaps of job opportunities in the coming years.

With this pre-trade qualification you will gain skills and knowledge applicable to a wide range of construction related trades. Graduates can go into an apprenticeship.

This course aims to arm you with the basic carpentry skills and knowledge you need so you can enter the workforce ready to embark on an apprenticeship. You'll gain lots of basic skills about timber-framed construction, including tools and machinery, and developing practical trades skills.