
Concrete
Level 3 or Level 4
Very good job prospects
$910 yearly*
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It's used in everything – houses, garden sheds, skyscrapers, aircraft hangers, foundations, storm water pipes and walls.

What concrete professionals do?
Concrete professionals create, make and install precast or form structures using concrete. They play a vital role – concrete is used in almost all areas of the building and construction industry.

Course types
Concrete manufacture
You'll use concrete to make precast concrete products like pipes, tanks, cement blocks, panels and beams. You could work in a factory environment, or on a job site installing the products you’ve created.
Concrete production
You'll use special equipment to take raw ingredients and make concrete to product specifications. Then you'll deliver it to where it's needed. You'll have strong technical knowledge and will work directly with clients and other tradespeople.
Concrete construction
You'll use concrete to lay foundations and create large structures like high-rise buildings, shopping centres, stadiums and bridges. You could also install precast concrete products. Concrete construction specialists are the builders of the concrete world.

It's not just a job, it's a professional career
Working with concrete isn't just a job – it's a professional career. By doing an apprenticeship and getting qualified, you're setting yourself up for ongoing employment as a well-paid tradesperson. You’ll also open up opportunities to do further study in supervision or site management, go to university, or start a business and train your own apprentices.
Concrete qualifications
BCITO manages apprenticeships for aspiring concrete professionals. In your apprenticeship you will be working towards one of the following qualifications:
- New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Construction Skills - Level 3
- National Certificate in Concrete Construction - Level 4
- New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Production - Level 4
- New Zealand Certificate in Concrete (Specialist) - Level 4
You will work under an experienced employer who'll provide on-job coaching and support throughout your apprenticeship. You'll also receive the guidance of a BCITO training advisor.
There are no strict entry requirements, although it will help if you have good maths and English skills – you need to be able to understand instructions and work out measurements, quantities and angles.
Apprentice Fees
Subject
First Year
Remaining Years
Concrete Construction Commercial and Civil Infrastructure
$1,285
$910
Optional strand(s)
• Premanufactured Elements
• Post-tensioned Concrete
$267 each
Concrete Construction Skills - Level 3
choose up to 3 strands
$1,285
$910
Additional strand(s)
- Formwork
- Reinforcing
- Placing and Finishing
- Specified Concrete Finishes
- Sawing and Drilling
- Concrete Production Manufacture
- Precast Concrete Manufacture
$267 each
Concrete Production
choose 1 strand
$1,285
$910
Additional strand(s)
- Batching
- Dispatching
- Concrete Testing
$267 each
Optional strand
- Tensile Testing
$267 extra
Concrete (Specialist) Level 4
choose 1 strand
$1,285
$910
Additional strand(s)
- Sawing and Drilling
- Prestressed Concrete
- Precast Concrete
$267 each
Ferro-cement Tank Manufacture
$1,285
$910