Two-year engineering diplomas

We accredit New Zealand tertiary engineering qualifications to internationally-recognised benchmarks. Our accredited two-year diplomas in engineering are listed here alphabetically by Institution and specialisation. We automatically recognise graduates of an accredited programme who completed their studies from a specified year onwards.

Note: A number of accreditation visits scheduled for 2021 have had to be delayed due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Ara Institute of Canterbury

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027
Accredited Programmes Electronics	Accredited From 2021	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027

Concordia Institute of Business (Formerly called Aspire2/Queens Academic Group)

Accredited Programmes	From	Until
Accredited Programmes Electronics Engineering	From 2014	Until 2020
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	From 2014	Until 2020

Manukau Institute of Technology

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021

Provisionally Accredited Programme	From
Provisionally Accredited Programme Civil Engineering	From 2013

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (Nelson Campus)

Provisionally Accredited Programme	From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Provisionally Accredited Programme Civil Engineering	From 2014	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2024

Northtec

Accredited Programme	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programme Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2015	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027

NZIHT

Previously Accredited Programme	Accredited From	Accredited to
Previously Accredited Programme Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Accredited to 2020

Note: This is now delivered under the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki's NZIHT School of Engineering, Energy and Infrastructure.

Otago Polytechnic

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027

Southern Institute of Technology

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2025
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2025

The Open Polytechnic

Accredited Programme	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programme Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2025

Provisionally Accredited Programme	From
Provisionally Accredited Programme Civil Engineering	From 2012

UCOL

Accredited Programme	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programme Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027

Unitec

Accredited Programme	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programme Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021

Provisionally Accredited Programme	From
Provisionally Accredited Programme Electrical Engineering	From 2015

Te Pūkenga - Tauranga Campus

Accreditation covers programmes delivered from the Windermere campus

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2014	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021

Te Pūkenga – Wellington Campus

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2021

Te Pūkenga - Hamilton Campus

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2026
Accredited Programmes Electrical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2026
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2026

WITT

Accredited Programmes	Accredited From	Next Scheduled Review/Report
Accredited Programmes Mechanical Engineering	Accredited From 2012	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027
Accredited Programmes Civil Engineering (on campus + block course delivery)	Accredited From 2021	Next Scheduled Review/Report 2027

New Zealand Diploma in Engineering Practice (NZDEP)

The New Zealand Diploma in Engineering Practice (NZDEP) is a work-based qualification assessed on the job through the Industry Training Organisation best aligned with a trainee's chosen engineering major and industry sector.

The qualification tests the practical application of engineering knowledge and skill in a particular industry sector. It has been benchmarked to the Engineering New Zealand competence standard for independent practice as an engineering technician. NZDEP graduates are eligible for Chartered Membership (Engineering Technician) of Engineering New Zealand without any further assessment.

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