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BCITO Background
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) is the standard setting
body for the building and construction industry – we are responsible for working with the
industry to develop construction-related qualifications and manage industry training for those
qualifications through apprenticeships.
We cover a number of industry sectors with the majority of the BCITO’s business relating to
carpentry.
BCITO offices are run by a network of Training Advisors, they are the people who manage
apprenticeships in their designated area.
The BCITO team is committed to working with the industry to maintain high standards in trade
training. An essential part of this involves working with schools to ensure that we get the right
students coming out of school and entering the industry.
Our key objectives are to:
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develop strong relationships with local schools, students and employers
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introduce schools and students to the BCITO, apprenticeships and its training
programmes
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promote the BCITO as the primary contact for training opportunities and
apprenticeships in the building and construction industry
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provide information to students on the training opportunities and career pathways
available to school leavers.
BCITO Gateway Services and Fees
The BCITO offers the following services:
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signing your Gateway students into a BCITO Gateway Training and Assessment MoU
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providing comprehensive learning and resource packages for your students
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assessing completed theory unit standards
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assisting you in getting to know your local industry employers
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helping students make career decisions
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introducing students to prospective employers when they leave school
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providing appropriate building and construction information for careers advisors
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assisting you with accreditation processes.
Gateway Packages
Fee per student (incl. GST)
BCITO Carpentry Package
$200.00
BCITO Carpentry Plus Package
$200.00
BCITO Cement and Concrete Package
$200.00
In addition:
Premium programme (Option 1)
$200.00
– assessment by BCITO Training Advisor
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Appendix: Accreditation Information
Assessment Options
All of the BCITO Gateway Packages together would require quite a sizeable accreditation
application given the number of different unit standards and domains associated with all the
different packages. If you wish to seek accreditation, first check the Consent and Moderation
Requirements (CMR) at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/maps/pdf/0048.pdf and then contact
the BCITO Quality Assurance team on 0800 422 486.
Schools can offer BCITO Gateway programmes through the following channels:
Premium programme (Option 1) – BCITO Gateway Package purchase with assessment by
BCITO.
Use this option if your school is not accredited for the BCITO unit standards or is accredited but
does not have an appropriate assessor available. The BCITO Training Advisor will assess the
student/s at the completion of the programme.
The table below shows the unit standards (including their designated domains) for schools wishing
to progress with accreditation.
Unit standards, levels and credits
Package-only programme (Option 2) – BCITO Gateway Package purchase only.
Use this option if your School is accredited. The School will be responsible for assessment of the
unit standards in the Gateway package purchased from the BCITO. (In some cases an
unaccredited school has an MoU with an accredited provider to assess the unit standards in the
package and must provide information about this at the time of purchase.)
Accreditation
BCITO Gateway Package
Domain
12997 (L3, C3)
Carpentry
Core Construction
22145 (L2, C2)
Cement and Concrete
Core Construction
12998 (L3, C4), 12999 (L3, C3), 13000 (L3,
Carpentry
Carpentry Theory
C4), 24378 (L3, C4), 13002 (L3, C2)
13032 (L3, C1)
Cement and Concrete
Carpentry Theory
24380 (L3, C4), 13008 (L3, C4), 13009 (L3,
Carpentry Plus
Carpentry Theory
Cement and Concrete
Concrete Core Skills
C1), 13010 (L3, C3)
For detailed information about applying for accreditation, see the appendix to this Guide.
24879 (L2, C8), 24880 (L2, C8)
Gateway Administration
For both of the above options, the school must sign and return a Memo of Understanding (MoU)
with the BCITO, including student details. The BCITO Gateway Training and Assessment MoU
records each party’s obligations when placing a student into work-based learning, including
arrangements for assessment and reporting results to NZQA (see below).
The BCITO Gateway Training and Assessment MoU is available from your Skills Broker or Training
Advisor.
The table below shows unit standards (including their designated domains) that are included in the
base scope of accreditation for schools – therefore no accreditation application on behalf of the
school is required for these.
Unit standard, levels and credits
26627 (L1, C3)
BCITO Gateway Package
Cement and Concrete
Domain
Work and Study Skills
The school must sign and return one MoU, that
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indicates the assessment, reporting and moderation option they have chosen
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gives the required detail for each BCITO Gateway student.
The school will be invoiced for the package/s and services indicated in the MoU.
Reporting Credits to NZQA
If the school opts to use a BCITO Training Advisor as the assessor, the BCITO Gateway
Training and Assessment MoU confers to the school the right and obligation to report Gateway
results to NZQA through the school data file using the BCITO provider code.
If the school is accredited and their qualified staff member is assessing the students, then results
must be reported to NZQA using the school code. (If the school has an MoU with another
provider, then results must be reported to NZQA according to the terms of that MoU.)
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Career
Plan
The BCITO Gateway Programmes can be the starting point for an exciting career in the
construction industry.
Project Manager
Quantity Surveyor
Business Owner
Manage large scale commercial
projects. Hotels, stadiums or
apartment complexes!
Goal: Diploma in
Construction Management
Project quantities and cost
management, construction
can’t start without you.
Goal: Diploma in
Quantity Surveying
Own your business and
your future!
Contract Manager
Estimator
It’s all about the ‘bottom line’.
Manage finances and control
costs – are you within budget?
Goal: Diploma in
Construction Management
Got a head for numbers? Source
materials and cost out projects –
can you make it work?
Goal: Diploma in
Quantity Surveying
Building
Careers
Contract Supervisor
Oversee multiple contracts, programme control, supervision of health and
safety on site. You’re in charge and no two days will be the same!
Supervisor
Moving on up! Supervise on site staff and subcontractors and keep the site
safe by managing health and safety.
Goal: National Certificate in Construction - Supervisor
Qualified Trades Person
Pre-Trade
Training
The theory learning is supported by on-site, practical work experience. To achieve meaningful outcomes
and continue with the real-life theme, the theory elements of the package are actual unit
standards taken from BCITO National Certificates. See the section “Packages and Pathways” in
this Guide for the unit standards in each of the BCITO Gateway Packages
and the National Certificate/s to which those unit standards are attached.
The BCITO Training Advisor will assess all unit standards at the completion of the programme if
your school is not accredited, or if your school is accredited but does not have an appropriate
assessor available.
Appeals: In the event of a disagreement or query about assessment, the student and/or Gateway
Coordinator should speak to the BCITO Training Advisor. If the problem is not resolved, your
school’s Principal’s Nominee should contact the BCITO National Moderator to negotiate a way
forward.
This does not, however, mean that a student on Gateway work placement is unable to do practical
tasks – their experience may be included in evidence for assessment when and if they choose to
sign into an apprenticeship when they leave school.
Learn foundation knowledge and
skills on a pre-trade course at a
private training establishment
or polytechnic.
Certificates
AT School
The BCITO will provide a Certificate of Acheivement for each student who successfully completes
all the unit standards associated with their BCITO Gateway package. The school’s Gateway
Coordinator will need to liaise with their BCITO Training Advisor to ensure the list of eligible
students is correct.
Gear up for a career in building and construction by taking the BConstructive programme
and get work ready with a BCITO Gateway package.
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Please note: Students are unable to gain credits for practical unit standards contained in the
National Certificates as all practical tasks must be demonstrated to a tradesperson’s standard.
“Commercial competence” refers to the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills that reflect
the productivity, uniformity, finish quality and material economies currently accepted within
industry.
Congratulations! You’re now qualified to work in the trade of your choice. From here
you can opt for more training or start your own business. The sky’s the limit.
Kick start your career and
head straight into your
apprenticeship
training from school.
The packages include both theory learning and practical application and come complete with all
necessary resources to enable students to complete their programme.
The practical sections of the BCITO Gateway packages have been designed to replicate an
apprentice’s Record of Work and Assessment Manual. They contain sections on the key practical
activities that a student may be involved in and a place to record what they have done when on
their Gateway work placement.
With some experience under your belt manage a small team of people.
Goal: National Certificate in Construction - Leading Hand
Earn while you learn practical
skills on the job! Build your
knowledge with study through
the self-paced learning package
or off job training.
Goal: National Certificate
BCITO Gateway Packages are about “real skills, real work, real life”. The packages are designed to
enhance and focus the learning that will occur during the student's work placement.
Practical
Leading Hand
Apprenticeship
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Pathways to the industry
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Packages and Pathways
Who should do the BCITO Gateway Programme?
The construction industry can be a physically challenging and potentially hazardous environment.
Students wishing to participate in the BCITO Gateway Programme should:
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have a serious interest in exploring a career in the construction industry
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be mature
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be work-ready
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be physically fit
The Premium Programme (Option 1) includes assessment by the BCITO Training Advisor at a cost
of $200 per student plus the cost of the chosen package.
Gateway Carpentry
Attached to the National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) or National Certificate in Frame
and Truss Manufacture (Level 3).
U/S Number
and Version
Title of Unit Standard
Level
Credits
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have good hand-eye coordination
12997 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of safe working practices on construction sites
3
3
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be able to follow instructions
12998 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of carpentry hand tools
3
4
have appropriate literacy and numeracy skills
12999 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of timber machining equipment used on construction
3
3
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sites
have a desire to work in the construction industry – rain, hail or shine.
BCITO Gateway packages have theory unit standards that are between Levels 1 and 3.
The BCITO recommends that the Gateway packages be used for students in their final
year(s) of school.
Students can be in a Technology course involving assessment against BConstructive
standards at the same time as participating in Gateway (see www.bconstructive.co.nz).
13000 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of portable power tools used on construction sites
3
4
13002 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of timber used in construction
3
2
24378 (v1)
Perform building calculations
3
4
Gateway Carpentry Plus
Attached to the National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4)
Please note: Schools are required to purchase at least one reference copy of NZS 3604. This is required for students to
If you are unsure if a student is suitable, your BCITO Training Advisor is able to advise you on a
case-by-case basis.
complete the technical aspects of the theory component of Carpentry Plus. Copies of NZS 3604 are available from the
BCITO at a discounted rate and the order form can be downloaded from the BCITO website. They can also be purchased
from Standards New Zealand.
U/S Number
Title of Unit Standard
Level
and Version
13008 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of formwork for footings, foundations, beams and walls
Credits
3
4
3
1
up to 1.2 metres
Learning Support for Students
13009 (v3)
In any BCITO apprenticeship, theory learning is always supported by a person who has the
appropriate trade knowledge and experience. It is important that the same support is in place
for Gateway students doing a BCITO Gateway Programme.
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Some schools may have an appropriately qualified technology teacher who is available to assist
Gateway students with their learning. A Gateway student not studying technology still needs to
receive the required support. The BCITO needs to know that the student’s theory learning is
appropriately supported prior to providing any BCITO Gateway packages to the school or its
students.
13010 (v3)
Demonstrate knowledge of making and placing concrete
3
3
24380 (v1)
Demonstrate knowledge of construction of pile foundations
3
4
Gateway Cement and Concrete
U/S Number
appropriately qualified technology teacher
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retired tradesperson
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Gateway work placement employers.
Attached to the National Certificate in Concrete Core Skills (Level 2)
Title of Unit Standard
and Version
Learning support people could include any of the following:
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Demonstrate knowledge of fabrication and placing of reinforcing steel and steel
26627 (v1)
Use standard units of measurement
13032 (v4)
Demonstrate knowledge of non-mechanical and mechanical construction
equipment
Level
Credits
1
3
3
1
22145 (v2)
Handle construction materials
2
2
24879 (v1)
Demonstrate knowledge of concrete materials and the concrete production
2
8
2
8
process
24880 (v1)
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