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Auckland International Campus5 February 202424 June 2024 - 19 July 2024
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Auckland International Campus22 April 202423 September 2024 - 4 October 2024
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Auckland International Campus22 April 202420 May 2024 - 14 June 2024
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Dunedin26 February 2024
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Dunedin26 February 2024
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Dunedin26 February 2024
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Auckland International Campus10 February 202530 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
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29 September 2025 - 10 October 2025
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Auckland International Campus10 February 202530 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
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Auckland International Campus28 April 202529 September 2025 - 10 October 2025
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Auckland International Campus28 July 202515 December 2025 - 6 February 2026
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Auckland International Campus13 October 202513 April 2026 - 24 April 2026
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Dunedin17 February 202523 June 2025 - 11 July 2025
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Dunedin17 February 2025
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Capable NZ1 February 2025
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Become a construction professional and help realise commercial and residential construction projects.
The New Zealand Diploma in Construction is recognised by employers and industrial, academic and professional bodies - so when you graduate you'll be highly competent and industry ready.
What do quantity surveyors do?
Quantity Surveyors work with clients, architects, engineers, consultants, and local authorities to complete construction projects.
Quantity Surveyors can budget, price, and financially administer construction projects. Typical roles include Consultants, Estimators, Contract Administrators, and Contract Managers. With experience, quantity surveying can lead into the fields of project management, commercial management, and dispute resolution.
Benefits of this qualification
- Quantity Surveying students can join the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS) as a free student member. Then, after graduating and gaining sufficient industry experience, you can apply for full membership. The NZIQS belongs to the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS), along with a number of other countries, and has reciprocal agreements with some other Institutes, making it easier to work overseas.
- Upon successful completion of this diploma, you can gain direct entry into the final year of our Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying)
Please contact us if you would like to discuss your study situation.
Email: OPAIC.Marketing@op.ac.nz
Entry requirements
- A minimum of 50 NCEA credits at Level 2, including:
- 12 credits in maths, and
- a minimum of 12 Literacy credits at NCEA Level 1
- OR be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
- If English is not your first language, you must provide:
- New Zealand University Entrance OR
- Overall Academic IELTS 6.0 with no individual band score lower than 5.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
- Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).
If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.
You will study
You will study a total of 240 credits.
Courses Year 1 (Compulsory) |
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Course |
Level |
Credits |
Introduction to Construction Studies |
5 |
15 credits |
Material and Structural Principles |
5 |
15 credits |
Law and Construction Contracts |
5 |
15 credits |
Construction 1 Residential |
5 |
15 credits |
Services |
5 |
15 credits |
Construction 2 Commercial |
6 |
16 credits |
Environment |
5 |
15 credits |
Introduction to Measurement and Estimation |
5 |
15 credits |
Courses Year 2 (Compulsory) |
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Course |
Level |
Credits |
Measurement |
5 |
15 credits |
Estimation |
6 |
15 credits |
Programming |
6 |
15 credits |
Measurement 2 |
6 |
15 credits |
Financial Administration |
6 |
15 credits |
Procurement |
6 |
15 credits |
Cost Planning |
6 |
15 credits |
Regional Project Quantity Surveying |
6 |
15 credits |
Practical and work-based components
There is no requirement for learners to complete an internship or similar component. However, if the circumstances are appropriate and conducive to an individual learner’s needs, there is a possibility to meet programme requirements through workplace learning. We will continue to have managed student projects off campus to enable all learners to approach the ‘commercial competence’ that is written into this qualification. Year two learners that are not in workplace learning arrangements will have additional ‘leading hand’ level responsibilities and tasking within these outside projects.
Your workload
You will be expected to spend about 300 hours per Study Block on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study.
At our Auckland International Campus, this programme is offered by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic. Auckland study block dates >
Further study options
Upon successful completion of this diploma, you can gain direct entry to the final year of the Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) which you can study full-time (one year).
The degree will provide broader skills around business and construction law, and management so is geared towards a more senior level. Graduates would initially still enter the industry as Consultants, Estimators, Contract Administrators, or Contracts Managers. Then, upon gaining sufficient experience can apply for more senior positions, without first needing further study.
Postgraduate study is available for degree graduates. Massey University offers a Master’s degree in Construction with majors in Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveying, and Construction Law.
Intakes:
Course | Description | Dates |
24-WBL-FY | Capable NZ | Construction Management - Variable start dates 2024 |
25-AIC-01 | Auckland International Campus | 10 Feb 2025 |
25-DUN-Y1S | Dunedin | 17 February 2025 |
25-AIC-02 | Auckland International Campus | 28 Apr 2025 |
25-AIC-03 | Auckland International Campus | 28 Jul 2025 |
25-AIC-04 | Auckland International Campus | 13 Oct 2025 |
25-WBL-FY | Capable NZ | Construction Management - Variable start dates 2025 |