New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Rope Access

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Scaffolding and Rigging

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

Programmes leading to this qualification must reflect current industry best practice as defined in Industrial Rope Access in New Zealand: Best Practice Guidelines (May 2012), the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and any Codes of Compliance or regulatory documents that may supersede the Best Practice Guidelines.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the industrial rope access sector with people who have attained intermediate level skills to perform industrial rope access work.

Rope access refers to safe methods of working at height where ropes and associated equipment are used to gain access to and from the work place, and to be supported there.

Rope access includes inspection and testing, maintenance and repair, cleaning and painting, geotechnical and construction.

This qualification is aligned to the Industrial Rope Access Association of New Zealand (IRAANZ) Certificate of Competency for Level 4 Rope Access Operators.

Graduates of this qualification will be able to lead industrial rope access jobs independently.