What are Composites ?
Composites are simply any material made of two or more distinct materials. The composites industry is therefore based around combining a large range of resins with a large range of reinforcement materials to make an even larger range of new products.
Why Use Composites?
Composite materials are well know for being lightweight, strong, and corrosion resistant from weather and chemicals. Composite materials can be easily moulded into complex shapes.
Innovations across industries.
Composites are used in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, architechture, automotive, energy, infrastructure, marine, military, sports and recreation. Innovators in the composites industry continue to find new applications for composite materials.
Careers in the composites industry
- manufacture parts using specialised equipment
- modify glass, carbon, and other fibres to create parts and structures according to project specifications
- Machining
- explain creation and troubleshooting processes to employees
- develop tools/moulds to produce products and parts according to company specifications
- Read plans and other sketches to apply resins in specific quantities
- Trim, cut and sand using industrial tools.
Available qualifications in the composites industry
New Zealand Certificate in Composites (Level 3)
140 Credits
This is an entry level qualification for people intending on working or who are already working in a composite work place. Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work in a range of roles in the marine or composites industry.
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Level 4 Qualifications
This is an entry level qualification for people intending to enter or who are already working in the composites industry. Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work in a range of unsupervsed roles in the marine or composites industry.
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This is an entry level qualification for people intending to enter or who are already working in the boat building sector, in the refit or construction of composite boats.
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This is an entry level qualification for people intending to enter or who are already working with yacht rig structures. Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work in a range of unsupervised roles in the marine or composites industry.
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This is an entry level qualification for people intending to enter or who are already working in the composite production boat buidling sector.
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New Zealand Diploma in Composites (Level 6)(Coming Soon!)
210 Credits
This qualification is for experienced composite practitioners who wish to specialise in aspects of technical composite processing. Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work in a range of unsupervised roles in the composites industry.
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Not right for you? Check out some other industries:
Marine Industry
New Zealand’s marine industry needs skilled apprentices in a wide variety of trades to reinforce growth in industries such as boatbuilding, painting, rigging, engineering and more.
Marine Facilities
New Zealand’s Marinas and Boatyards need talented apprentices to maintain our notoriety of well designed, pristine marinas, superb customer service and boatyards.
