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Employment Fact Sheets : Engineering

Engineering

07 FIRE ENGINEER

Qualifications

Chartered Professional Engineer or registration / professional membership requiring equivalent level of competence.

Registration

The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand www.ipenz.org.nz can assess your qualifications (professional memberships and/or registration) for CPEng-equivalency. Professional membership and/or registration in New Zealand is optional but is generally considered an advantage.

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PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Competenz
www.competenz.org.nz
Develops training and qualifications for the food, beverage, baking, engineering, manufacturing and maritime sectors.
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
www.sfpe.org.nz
The fire engineering technical group of IPENZ and also a chapter of the International Society of Fire Protection Engineers.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Kiwi Careers
www.careers.govt.nz
Job-specific information on employment opportunities and market trends.
Department of Labour
ers.govt.nz
This site contains basic information on laws relating to the workplace. It outlines the main rights and obligations of employers and employees.

FINDING A JOB

Engineering Jobs
www.engineerjobs.co.nz
Online job site for the engineering and technical sector.
Institute of Professional Engineers NZ Jobhunt
www.ipenz.org.nz/ipenz/employment
Job vacancies are advertised on the 'Jobhunt'  website.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Immigrant Engineers Group
www.ipenz.org.nz
A Technical interest group of IPENZ.
ACENZ
www.acenz.org.nz
Association of consulting engineering firms.
Statistics New Zealand
www.stats.govt.nz
Publishes surveys on the number of building consents issued each month in a particular region. To access this information select: Products & Services Information releases >Building Consents Issued
Construction Industry Council
www.nzcic.co.nz
Represents the interests of the building and construction sector.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Page Last Updated: 05 Apr 2005
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