Becoming a Ministry of Education Approved ICT Installation Contractor

To achieve and retain status as a Ministry of Education approved ICT contractor, contractors must be an approved installer of one or more of the generic cabling system products approved by the Ministry of Education for installation in schools. It is the approved cabling product vendor that makes application to the Ministry of Education to have you added as an approved installer for their respective product.

Ministry of Education ICT Standards Training Course

A critical step in the journey to status as a Ministry of Education approved ICT contractor is to attend the Ministry of Education - ICT Standards Training Course and pass the requisite exam.

Once achieved it is a requirement to maintain this certification by attending a bi-yearly one day training course followed by an online examination.

This course is primarily based on specific Ministry of Education mandatory standards pertaining to the installation of generic cabling system infrastructure within schools.

The course does also cover some applicable New Zealand standards, with a focus on how these apply to installation in New Zealand schools.

Typical standards discussed are AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 3084, NZS 3604, AS/NZS 11801.

The course is delivered as nine distinct modules, each covering a specific area pertaining to generic cabling system installation in New Zealand schools.

Topics covered include Electrical Installation (where pertaining to telecommunications installation), timber framed cable pathways and building penetrations, cabling systems (backbone & horizontal), testing requirements, communications cabinet installation, asbestos and network switching.

Relevant Standards

ICT cabling infrastructure policy and standards for schools ( link )
Switching policy and standards ( pdf )
Wireless LAN policy and standards ( link )
Wireless LAN guidelines: Understanding wireless ( link )
Wireless LAN guidelines: Build and maintain ( link )
Electrical installations: Standard for schools v1.6 ( link )

Course details

Torque IP deliver these courses on behalf of the Ministry of Education and they are scheduled approximately every 6-8 weeks subject to registrations of interest and minimum attendee numbers.

The course is delivered online via Microsoft Teams, commences around 8:30am and concludes at around 4:00pm followed by a supervised online examination.

To attend the course, participants are required to have a computer, laptop or table device incorporating a web camera.

Register for the course

Please complete the form below to register attendees for the next course.