New Zealand Regional Skill Shortage List

Qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification listed. Also see Note 1 at the end of this document.

a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience in a commercial environment

OR

a minimum of five years’ work experience as an apiarist in a commercial environment

AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

–  A certificate at NZQF Level 4, or a higher qualification, which includes the credit and knowledge requirements of the Dairy Farming or Livestock Farming strands of the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4)

–  A diploma at NZQF Level 5, or a higher qualification, in the focus areas of Farm Management, Agriculture or Dairy Technology

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience

–  A certificate at NZQF Level 4, or a higher qualification, which includes the credit and knowledge requirements of the Dairy Farming or Livestock Farming strands of the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4)

–  A diploma at NZQF Level 5, or a higher qualification, in the focus areas of Farm Management, Agriculture or Dairy Technology

AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience

–  A bachelor’s degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas of Agriculture or Horticulture

–  A certificate or diploma at NZQF Level 5, or a higher qualification, in the focus areas of Crop Production or Horticulture

–  A certificate at NZQF Level 4, or a higher qualification, which includes the credit and knowledge requirements of one of the strands of the New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Production (Level 4)

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

–  A certificate at NZQF Level 4, or a higher qualification, which includes the credit and knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Certificate in Pork Production (Advanced Husbandry) (NZQF Level 4), or the credit and knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Certificate in Pork Production (Section Management) (NZQF Level 4)

–  A diploma at NZQF Level 5, or a higher qualification, in the focus area of Farm Management

AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant on-farm work experience

–  A bachelor’s degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas of Viticulture, Oenology, Wine Science or wine making

–  A Graduate Diploma at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Graduate Diploma in the focus areas of Viticulture, Oenology, Wine Science or wine making

OR

a minimum of five years’ relevant work experience

–  Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

–  Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood

–  Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) AND

NZ registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand AND

a provisional practising certificate AND

a minimum of two years’ post-qualification work experience with children up to five years of age, including babies and toddlers

a provisional practising certificate AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

University Lecturer)

a provisional practising certificate AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

equivalent of 240 credits, which includes substantive research, dissertation or a thesis

knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical) (Level 6)

–  Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Mechanical Engineering) (NZQF Level 8)

–  Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)

–  A Washington Accord or Sydney Accord accredited undergraduate (initial) engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering (listed – see Note 3)

–  A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand

–  NZ registration in the field of Mechanical Engineering as a Chartered Professional Engineer or as an Engineering Technologist by Engineering New Zealand

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of two years’ post-qualification work experience in anaesthesia

AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

(253312), Paediatrician

(253321), Specialist

Physicians nec (253399), Emergency Medicine Specialist (253912),

Ophthalmologist (253914),

Medical Practitioners nec (253999)

clearance from that authority

a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience

a minimum of 1000 jumps

–  A certificate at NZQF Level 5, or a higher qualification, which includes the credit and knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Certificate in Advanced Snowschool Instruction (Applied) (Level 5)

–  PSIA (USA)

–  CSIA (Canada) Level 1

–  NZSIA (Stage I)

–  equivalent internationally recognised qualification AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience in a ski/snowboard repair workshop

AND

a minimum of two years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

4)

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

a minimum of three years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post–qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

AND

a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience