Tai Tokerau Trades Training Bi-Monthly Newsletter -
May - June 2022
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"He who looks outside Dreams, He who looks inside Awakens" - Carl Jung
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Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai! |
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Welcome to our Autumn-Winter Tai Tokerau Trades Training Newsletter. We hope you are all keeping warm and cosy with the cooler weather setting in and the winter sports in Te Tai Tokerau underway.
We are glad to be back under the Orange traffic light Covid-19 protection framework allowing us greater freedoms, and we look forward to being able to pick up some of our larger-scale inter-school events. Bringing more exposure and knowledge to vocational education pathways for the tai tamariki of Te Tai Tokerau. Watch this space.
We want to share the whakapapa to our name Tai Tokerau Trades Training. Tai Tokerau is the Māori name given to our beautiful region and we are honored to use it. Our managing director Maea Pivac attended a special hui with the Tai Tokerau District Maori Council Executive in 2019 to share our kaupapa and to gain their blessing. We are proud to wear the name and strive to uphold I runga I te Tika, Te Pono me Te Aroha.
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Introducing Tai Tokerau Trades Training's Roopu Taumata |
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(from left to right) Hiritanga Wiremu Diamond, Maria Lawton, Marion Kerepeti-Edwards, Hepi Haika. |
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As a collective, our Roopu Taumata bring Māori and Pacific cultural advantage and support to our kaupapa. Their seeds of wisdom encapsulate the thinking mind of industry and trades. Their vast community connections enable the movements of our waka, each wave different from the last rippling effect. They align our vision to that of our grassroots whānau, villages, hapū, and iwi. We see our roopu as a part of our Korowai, each of them bringing an assortment of kai (knowledge), but each with its own unique essence, like waves on calm waters, gently enabling our movements.
The Roopu Taumata continues to grow our ‘indigenous imbued’ investment. We are very privileged to have them guide us.
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We want to extend our grateful thanks to all the schools, industry, and everyone else connected within our education to employment whanau mahi for your support, encouragement, commitment, and for helping bridge the gap between secondary school students and the work world.
Nga mihi nui kia koutou katoa.
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EEB Team are on the road to you and your schools!
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With the move from red to orange traffic light phases in Northland, the EEB team have been able to get out to more Kura and deliver our Pathways Presentation and Employability Programme during term two.
The Pathways Presentation delivered in an hour long session is available to year 9 & 10 ākonga.
The presentation is designed to support ākonga in creating a better understanding of Vocational pathways. And encourage exploration of the many opportunities within!
Our aim with the Pathways Presentation is to inspire ākonga to use their time in Secondary School wisely and help align them to their individual future pathways! Not only through subject selection… but also by exploring subjects and skills that they enjoy or are good at.
The pathways presentation is an awesome entry tool to vocational education exposure and opportunities!
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Our Employability Programme is specifically designed for year 11-13 ākonga to equip them with key work readiness skills that Kiwi employers have identified they see as key skills in great employees.
All workshops are delivered in an interactive and fun way, covering soft skills such as Teamwork, Communication, Goal Planning and, many more!
The Employability programme is designed to give ākonga the tools they need to successfully transition to and sustain long-lasting employment in any industry!
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Tai Tokerau Trades Training - In school Presentations |
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We surveyed 85 students before and after delivering our Pathways Presentation in term 2. One of the questions asked is if the students are aware of what Vocational Pathways are… Before hearing the Pathways Presentation, only 9%!!! Answered yes and after the presentation, that number jumped to 84%!!!
If you think either of these programmes could be beneficial to your kura, feel free to reach out to our Vocational Coordinators, Awhina and Regan who are more than willing to discuss these with you more.
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Does your school's trade academy need our help reaching industry for employment opportunities? |
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Book in our team to produce a video profile for your school's trades academy. |
Our goal is to promote secondary school's Trades Academies to all of our industry networks and businesses that are willing to support youth transitions. These short videos showcase some of the talented akonga and the mahi they are doing within their trades academies. We encourage our stakeholders to utilise the trade Academies as a “talent pipeline” for future apprentices. |
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Take a look at the wonderful students in Kamo High Schools construction trades academy. If you would like to book in with our team to produce a trades academy profile video for your school, connect with your dedicated Vocational Coordinator by clicking on the tabs below:
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Outward Bound Scholarships - Whakatipu Course 2022 |
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Northland is lucky enough to have substantial scholarships available for the upcoming Whakatipu course, running from June 21st - June 28th this year. This programme would be excellent for secondary students who are pursuing a vocational pathway.
The value of the scholarships is $3,246 per person which leaves a remaining fee of $250 each, as well as the additional costs of transport to Picton for course start and the cost of getting our medical form completed.
Nominations and bios for the students are due by late March-early April.
Please send any enquiry to Jess Kean (MOE) at
jessica.kean@education.govt.nz
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Rangatahi Futures is a youth career education programme that reflects the identity, language, and culture of Māori learners, and supports them to explore key career understandings in culturally affirming ways.
The Rangatahi Futures programme supports teachers to deliver culturally responsive career education to Māori learners. We find the power in storytelling to be very effective in delivering key information to akonga.
Click on the links below to view these resources.
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Safety ' n Action - Gateway/STAR & Trades Programmes - 2022
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Safety n Action is keen to support akonga on their work-ready journeys to achieving industry-aligned skills here in Te Tai Tokerau. Their programs present a wonderful opportunity to utilize and practice hands-on safety skills gained during gateway work experience or industry placement.
This is a fantastic opportunity for rangatahi who wish to pursue mahi in Construction, Trades, Engineering, Utilities, Manufacturing & Horticulture sectors. They have a full range of Health & Safety Gateway/Star & trades programs on offer. Delivered on school premises or at their Whangarei training facility and industry open courses. If you would like to book Safety n Action for term 2 you can connect with your school's dedicated Vocational Coordinator. Check out the Gateway students of 2022! brochure on the tab below:
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The below brochures are just a few of the amazing programs Safety n Action provides, click on the tabs to view. |
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The Marine & Specialised Technologies Academy of New Zealand (MAST Academy) has developed a project called LAUNCH IT designed to connect senior students interested in pursuing a career in the marine or composites industries, with employers wishing to source future employees.
Students can investigate their interests through work experience and have the guidance of a MAST Academy Transition Advisor. The student is then employed on a part-time basis so that they can continue with their schooling. While the student is working, they will complete NZQA approved unit standards which are credited towards NCEA Level 2 and 3.
For more detailed info click on the tabs below:
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Primary ITOs gateway courses are designed for senior secondary school students Years 11, 12, and 13. They provide opportunities for students to align to apprenticeships and tertiary programs and achieve various vocational credits alongside their school qualifications. If requested Primary ITO will work alongside Gateway coordinators with locating work placements to ensure students gain meaningful and genuine on job learning and employment experiences. You’ll be able to select either individual Unit Standards or combine units to create a package for your students
For all information please email or check out the brochure on the tabs below:
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Careerforce offers no work placement Gateway programs to rewarding careers in the Health and Wellbeing, Aged Care, Disability Support, Youth Work, Cleaning, Social and Community Services Sectors.
They have a full list of Gateway unit standard packages that don’t require an external work placement.
Their Good Skills Packages are developed to allow students to Engage, allowing students to try out careers that attract them, Explore allowing students to discover more and become more aware of careers that may be of interest to them and Experience allowing students with a clearer idea of a career pathway to have more in-depth learning, understanding, and involvement.
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Building and Fire Services |
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Administration Position Available |
Building and Fire Services are committed to supporting youth transitioning into employment and are currently advertising a fixed-term part-time junior/entry-level admin position.
Some of the responsibilities of the role will include
- Helping out with training co-ordination
- Making bookings
- Scheduling training and trainers in our software
- answering inquiries via the phone and email
- other admin work where needed.
If you have any students looking for an admin role or may suit this position please feel free to connect with us or follow the link below.
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Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise Park |
This initiative has a vision of establishing businesses and collaborations with large multinationals, who seek businesses and entrepreneurs that share our values and vision.
Our kai mahi from Tai Tokerau Trades visited the park and we built a relationship to work collaboratively as the mahi they are visualizing to create aligns in with our Kaupapa.
Attached below is a hyperlink that elaborates further on the mahi offered by Ngawha Park
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