Road transport qualifications
All of the nationally recognised road transport qualifications supported by Tranzqual are listed below. These qualifications have been purpose-built to fit the needs of the New Zealand road transport sector.
Summary of road transport qualifications
Road transport qualifications by level
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Summary of road transport qualifications
Tranzqual offers National Certificates in:
- Introductory Skills Level 1
- Goods Service Driver (Core Skills) with Optional Forklift or Dangerous Goods strands Level 2
- Goods Service Driver (Heavy Vehicle Driver) Level 3
- Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Solid Waste) with Optional Light or Heavy Vehicle strands Level 2 or 3
- Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Liquid and Hazardous Waste) Level 3
- Commercial Road Transport (Ground spreading) Level 3
- Transportation of Logs Level 3
- Transportation of Perishable Products Level 4
- Transportation of Livestock Level 4
- Transportation of Bulk Dangerous Goods Level 4
- Road Transport Management (Operations) Level 4
- National Diploma in Road Transport Management Level 5.
Road transport qualifications by level
The qualifications below are listed by their levels (1 to 6) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
The NZQA links take you to the NZQA website for more detail about each qualification.
The training schedule links download the training schedule for each qualification.
Level 1
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Introductory Skills) [NQF 0189] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Introductory Skills) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Solid Waste) with Light Motor Vehicle strand [NQF 1232] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Solid Waste) with Light Motor Vehicle strand | Training Schedule |
Level 2
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Core Skills) with optional strands in Dangerous Goods, and Forklifts [NQF 1227] | NZQA link |
| LCP Goods Service (Core Skills) Class 2 Driver's Licence | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Core Skills) With Optional Strands in Dangerous Goods and Forklifts | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Courier Driver) with strands in Urgent Operations, and Non-urgent Operations [NQF 1084] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Courier Driver) Urgent Operations | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Courier Driver) Non-urgent Operations | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Light Motor Vehicle) [NQF 0796] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Driving (Light Motor Vehicle) | Training Schedule |
Level 3
| National Certificate in Transportation of Logs by Road [NQF 1464] | NZQA link |
| LCP Log Truck Driver | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Logs by Road | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (VIP Chauffeur) [NQF 1270] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Driving (VIP Chauffeur) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Vehicle) [NQF 1274] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Driving (Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Vehicle) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Ground Spreading) [NQF 1018] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport Full (Ground spreading) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport Stage One LCP (Ground spreading) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport Stage Two LCP (Ground spreading) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Liquid and Hazardous Waste) [NQF 1226] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Liquid and Hazardous Waste) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Heavy Vehicle Driver) with strands in Heavy Rigid Vehicle, and Heavy Combination Vehicle, and with optional strands in Transportation of Bulk Dangerous Goods by Road, Transportation of Livestock by Road, and Transportation of Perishable Products by Road [NQF 1228] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Heavy Vehicle Driver) Heavy Rigid Vehicle | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Heavy Vehicle Driver) Heavy Combination Vehicle | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Heavy Vehicle Driver) Transportation of Bulk Dangerous Goods | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Goods Service (Heavy Vehicle Driver) Transportation of Livestock by Road | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Good Service (Heavy Vehicle Driver) Transportation of Perishable Products by Road | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 3) [NQF 0743] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 3) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Solid Waste) with Heavy Motor Vehicle strand [NQF 1232] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Solid Waste) with Heavy Motor Vehicle strand | Training Schedule |
Level 4
| National Certificate in Heavy Haulage (Class 1 Pilot) [NQF 1353] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Heavy Haulage (Class 1 Pilot) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Heavy Haulage (Transportation) with an optional strand in Abnormal Loads [NQF 1354] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Heavy Haulage (Transportation) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Heavy Haulage (Transportation) Abnormal Loads Strand | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Road Transport Management (Operations) (Level 4) [NQF 1209] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Road Transport Management (Operations) | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) with strands in Light Motor Vehicle, Heavy Motor Vehicle, On-road Motorcycle, Off-road Motorcycle, Quad Vehicle, Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Vehicle, and Driver Educator [NQF 0793] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) 4WD | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) Light Vehicle | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) On Road Motorcycle | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) Quad | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) Heavy Motor Vehicle | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) Off Road Motorcycle | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) Driver Educator | Training Schedule |
| National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) [NQF 0649] | NZQA link |
| National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) | Training Schedule |
Level 5
| National Diploma in Road Transport Management [NQF 0961] | NZQA link |
| National Diploma in Road Transport Management | Training Schedule |
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