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Interested in a Career in the Gas industry?

Did you know when natural gas comes out of the ground it has no smell? A smell (a bit like rotten eggs) is added so people know if they have left an appliance on – like the bbq. When natural gas leaks out it is flammable. If there is a flame or spark in the area where the leak is it will cause a fire or explosion.

Luckily in NZ we have trained specialists in the Gas Industry who know how to deliver gas across the country to your home and workplaces safely in sealed networks of gas pipes.

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What jobs are there in the Gas Industry?

  • Gas distribution
  • Gas pressure control
  • Gas measurement
  • Engineering
  • Electricians
  • Gas transmission
  • Leakage control
  • Supervisors
  • Team Leaders
  • Managers

 

What skills could you learn on the job?:

  • Storage, handling, transporting and fitting gas meters
  • Reading plans and drawings
  • How to use pressure gauges
  • Traffic management
  • Cutting, threading and joining steel pipes
  • Fitting mechanical couplings
  • Health and safety; fire training, emergency evacuation procedures
  • Knowledge of gas properties and characteristics
  • Working in confined spaces
Modern Apprenticeship and National Qualifications

To qualify for a Modern Apprenticeship you must be 16-21 years old and already working in the industry.

As a Modern Apprentice you will learn on the job as you are working. There will be occasions when you have to undertake off the job training. You will have a training coordinator/mentor to support you and put together a quarterly training plan for you to work towards.

See our webpage on Modern Apprenticeships

The Gas industry National Qualifications commence at Level 2 through to Level 4. There are also regulatory certificates (Certificates of Competence) that you can work towards achieving within the gas industry.

See our webpage on the Gas National Certificates.

 

More Information and Job Opportunities:

You can contact EXITO for details of companies in your region that you could approach for more information or a job – or you could visit company websites on our Links page, and go from there..

 

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