New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Essentials (Level 4)

School Leavers

All applicants should be over the age of 16 years and have successfully completed one of the following :

A minimum of NCEA Level 2: 60 credits at Level 2 or above. Subjects must include English, Mathematics, a science related subject and one other of choice as well as 20 further credits at any level in a subject of choice
New Zealand Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) (Level 2)
New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Intermediate User) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Business (Administration and Technology) (Level 3)

Mature Applicants (20 years of age and above)
Evidence of successful completion of recent study in the last five years to a minimum of Level 2 on the NZQA framework. Examples include successful completion of one of the following:

New Zealand Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) (Level 2)
New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Intermediate User) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Business (Administration and Technology) (Level 3) and/or
Demonstration of interest and aptitudes in the field of information technology which show potential for success. Examples may include a history of successful employment for two or more years in the computing and information technology related workforce

Language Requirements

IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring (Level 3) (Academic), b) Current (Level 3) (Applied)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36