New Zealand Certificate in Fellmongery and Leather Processing

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Manufacturing Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified.

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 maintain currency with amendments to and replacements of:
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0070/latest/DLM5976660.html.
- Animal Products Act 1999, https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1999/0093/latest/whole.html.
Programmes must apply company quality, environmental and hygiene requirements across all outcomes.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide competent employees for the fellmongery and leather processing sectors who are able to work as processors, in basic positions in a leather manufacturing operation and a fellmongery.

The aim of this qualification is to provide a training pathway that allows progression through the industry. This qualification will ensure the establishment of standards of competent performance in basic leather manufacturing and fellmongery operations that can provide domestic and international markets with confidence in a quality range of leather products.

Graduates will be capable of working under supervision.