Automotive Training Courses for Technicians NZ

2027 Training Courses

Full-day courses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, run by trainers who work with this equipment every day. Pick a date below, or bring any course to your own workshop.

EV & HV Safety Training

Full day · $595 + GST per person

Hybrids and EVs are already in your workshop. Give your technicians the knowledge and the discipline to work safely around high voltage: verify, never assume.

What you'll learn

How HV systems are laid out, from pack to inverter to motor, and why you follow the orange
The real hazards: shock, arc flash, stored energy and battery chemistry
PPE and tools: the glove system, glove air-testing, CAT III meters and the rescue hook
The eight-step safe isolation sequence and live–dead–live meter proving
HVIL, isolation faults, charging, towing and roller brake testing on EVs
Emergency response, shock first aid and your duties under HSWA 2015
Hands-on: PPE checks, HV measurement and a full vehicle power-down

A safety course. It doesn't authorise HV repair work.

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Air Conditioning Fundamentals

Full day · $595 + GST per person

Modern stations do most of the work, but diagnosing a fault still takes real understanding. From the physics of the cycle to real trouble cases on R-134a and R-1234yf systems.

What you'll learn

The refrigeration cycle, pressure and temperature, and TXV vs orifice tube systems
Refrigerants old and new, and what GWP and A2L flammability mean on the job
Safety, PPE, recovery and NZ compliance
Oils: PAG vs POE, and why PAG never goes in a high-voltage compressor
Components, servicing, leak detection and flushing done right
Protecting your station from stop-leak and contaminated refrigerant
Hands-on: reading good, under- and overcharged systems on gauges and live data

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Scan Tool Diagnostics

Full day · $595 + GST per person

A scan tool is only as good as the technician reading it. Turn codes and live data into fast, confident diagnosis.

What you'll learn

Why every job starts with a full system scan, and keeping it as your record
Reading live data to separate a sensor fault from a system fault
Codes versus causes: bulletins, and when to reach for the meter or scope
Real trouble cases, from scan report to root cause

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Scope Diagnostics

Full day · $595 + GST per person

See what the scan tool can’t. Use the oscilloscope to test sensors, actuators and networks, read the waveforms, and find the faults code-reading misses.

What you'll learn

Setting up a scope: channels, voltage and time base, triggers and probes
Known-good waveforms for common sensors and actuators
Crank, cam, injector, ignition and wheel-speed sensor testing
Voltage drop, current testing and CAN bus signals
Capturing intermittent faults with a logical test plan

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Jaltest Diagnostics

At your workshop · half or full day · quoted per group

For commercial vehicle and fleet workshops. We train your team on your own Jaltest equipment and your own vehicles, at your premises.

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2027 course dates

Public courses run February to November in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Filter by course or city, then register your interest and we'll be in touch to confirm your place.

Meet your trainer

Hamish

Trainer · Auckland

Hamish is no stranger to the Automotive industry having 35+ years of industry experience, specialising in diagnostics. He has provided training across NZ for several years with independent and franchise operations. He was involved in the roll out of NZ Electric vehicle technician training, Auto electrical diagnosis, Automotive HVAC, Oscilloscope, Scan tool analysis and diagnosing.

Blackfern members: put your rewards points towards training

Aquipe is proud to partner with Blackfern Co-operative. If your workshop is a Blackfern member, you can use your rewards points to send your team on Aquipe courses, including Aircon, EV Safety, Scan Tool Diagnostics and Scope Diagnostics.

How it works

Choose your course and dates.
Email training@aquipe.nz and let us know you're a Blackfern member.
We'll confirm with Blackfern and apply your points to the booking.

Bring any course to your workshop

Train your whole team at your premises, on your vehicles and your equipment. Tell us how many technicians and where you are, and we'll put together a quote.

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2027 Training Courses

EV & HV Safety Training

Air Conditioning Fundamentals

Scan Tool Diagnostics

Scope Diagnostics

Jaltest Diagnostics

2027 course dates

Hamish

Blackfern members: put your rewards points towards training

Bring any course to your workshop

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