There are three fee statuses. Click here for details.
NZ domestic: Currently no fees due to generous support through the Tertiary Education Commission. Without that support, the fee would be over $1860.
International: $4910
Global: Click here for details.
We lend the following to participants for pre-placement practical work without any extra charge. We pay the courier charges when the items are sent to the participant, and when the participant returns the items.
- water clarity tube,
- pH meter,
- dissolved oxygen meter,
- anemometer, and
- sundry equipment
(We also supply disposable items for practical work without charge.)
If needed, we can lend a laptop and/or a portable device to record field work.
Representative sampling
Contamination prevention
Preservation
Storage
Transportation
Types of water to be sampled
Influence of analytical purpose
Safety
Water sampling practices responsive to Māori cultures
Standards for water sampling
Sample reception
Sample registration
Sub-sampling
Client sampling
Water clarity measurement
Equipment care
Weather and related data
pH measurement
Dissolved oxygen measurement
Wet chemistry assays
Recording data
People successfully completing this programme will be able to...
...perform water sampling at a proficiency required for professional work.
...perform measurements at water sampling sites at a proficiency required for professional work.
...care for sampling and measurement equipment.
...select and utilise appropriate water sampling standards.
...plan and execute water sampling work safely.
For an explanation about the nature of the following assessments please click here.
Practical observation
Slide show session
Field reporting
Assignment
Verbal follow-up
Attestation
- NCEA Level 2 (or equivalent) or recommendation by a professional laboratory, and
- demonstration of understanding of the micro-credential, and general suitability for the study through Real World Education's pre-entry process.
We strongly recommend that participants have a full New Zealand driver’s license (or be close to having one), since employment opportunities as a sampler will be very limited without that. We also recommend (less strongly) that participants be able to drive vehicles with manual transmissions or have a plan to learn that soon, since inability to drive manual vehicles will significantly limit employment options.
Code for intake: 4001-4V Start: 14-Oct-2024 End: 20-Jun-2025
Code for intake: 4001-4Y Start: 11-Nov-2024 End: 18-Jul-2025
Code for intake: 4001-5C Start: 27-Jan-2025 End: 25-Aug-2025
Code for intake: 4001-5D Start: 17-Feb-2025 End: 15-Sep-2025
Code for intake: 4001-5F Start: 17-Mar-2025 End: 13-Oct-2025
Code for intake: 4001-5H Start: 07-Apr-2025 End: 03-Nov-2025
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Code for intake: 4001-5L Start: 16-Jun-2025 End: 12-Jan-2026
Code for intake: 4001-5N Start: 21-Jul-2025 End: 16-Feb-2026
Code for intake: 4001-5Q Start: 18-Aug-2025 End: 16-Mar-2026
Code for intake: 4001-5S Start: 15-Sep-2025 End: 13-Apr-2026
Code for intake: 4001-5U Start: 13-Oct-2025 End: 11-May-2026
Code for intake: 4001-5X Start: 24-Nov-2025 End: 22-Jun-2026
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