Courses and Careers
The Courses we offer meet the changing workforce needs across 6 Industry Sectors also known as Vocational Pathways. Explore the pathways below to find what could be in your future.
Construction & Infrastructure
The Creative Industries
Manufacturing & Technology
The Primary Industries
The Service Industries
Social/Community Services
Pathways are the why for education
Pathways are about supporting successful transitions for all ākonga/ students into further education, training, employment and life.
Pathways are:
- about who ākonga/ students are and want to be, plus what they want to do.
- lifelong, with multiple transitions involving paid and unpaid work, formal and informal learning, and life events.
- not linear.
Everyone is on a pathway, and should be the Why of each students’ educational experience.
WHAT ARE VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS?
The Vocational Pathways help students see how their learning achievement is valued in the ‘real world’ by aligning NCEA standards to the following six broad industry sectors. Construction & Infrastructure, Creative Industries, Manufacturing & Technology, Primary Industries, Services Industries and Social & Community Services.
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Construction & Infrastructure
Overview
If you like working with others, having different tasks every day, and learning by doing stuff yourself, then construction and infrastructure might be perfect for you. Work in this incredibly important industry is varied, rewarding and often physically active. You can take pride in playing your part to build, repair and maintain Aotearoa New Zealand from below the ground up.
Earning Potential
$37,000 – $145,000
Types of Jobs
Labourer, carpenter, scaffolder, roofer, painter, plasterer, crane
operator, earth mover, manager.
Local Employers
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The Creative Industries
Overview
If you’re the creative, artistic or sporty type, or have an interest in culture, recreation or digital technology, this could be the Pathway for you. The Creative Industries is a diverse sector full of interesting and exciting opportunities in visual and performing arts, design, digital technologies, the film industry, game development, fashion and beauty, events, and so much more.
Earning Potential
$35,000 – $90,000 – DIGITAL DESIGN
$20,000 – $80,000 – PERFORMING ARTS
Types of Jobs
DIGITAL DESIGN : Graphic designer, animator, gaming designer
PERFORMING ARTS : Performer, lighting technician, sound technician, choreographer, production manager
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Manufacturing & Technology
Overview
This Pathway includes the manufacturing, engineering, and logistics sectors.
This may be the Pathway for you if you like making things work. It covers types of work that ranges from hands-on assembly to cutting-edge research, from busy production lines to using complex scheduling software, and from driving or maintaining all types of vehicles and boats to mining and food processing. These jobs offer opportunities to make new discoveries and a practical difference to the world.
Earning Potential
$35,000 – $110,000 –ENGINEERING
$45,000 – $207,000 –TECHNOLOGY
Types of Jobs
ENGINEERING : Auto groomer, builder, repair technician, mechanical engineer, machinist
TECHNOLOGY : IT technician, programmer
Current Courses
Electrical Pre-Trade Foundation Programme
Caravan Restoration
Building & Construction: 200 Hours / Cohort
Building & Construction: 230 Hours / Cohort
Civil Infrastructure / Cohort
Automotive Engineering
NZC Automotive Engineering
Transport Engineering / Fabrication
Build A Go Kart
Mechanical Engineering
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IT Support
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Primary Industries
Overview
The Primary Industries is all about the food and fibre sector.
Jobs in the food and fibre sector involve hands on work growing and harvesting plants, crops and animals that help feed us and the world. There are many jobs in the farming, horticulture, fisheries, forestry and connected industries that have opportunities for school leavers and for those with an interest in moving into this sector.
Earning Potential
$40,000 – $150,000 – FORESTRY
$39,000 – $160,000 – AGRICULTURE
Types of Jobs
FORESTRY : Logger, planter, forest manager
AGRICULTURE : Farm assistant, dairy farm manager, aquaculture farmer
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Service Industries
Overview
If you’re a people person, this could be the Pathway for you. This diverse industry employs a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s workforce. Experience in the services industry can help you become a business owner, to take you around the world, and to give you transferable skills to help you progress in a variety of careers in this and other sectors.
Earning Potential
$ 35,000 – $63,000 – HOSPITALITY
$ 35,000 – $63,000 – TOURISM
$ 39,000 – $65,000 – HAIR & BEAUTY
Types of jobs
HOSPITALITY : Customer service, food & beverage service, hotel management
TOURISM : Tour guide, reservation coordinator, customer service
HAIR & BEAUTY : Hair stylist, beauty therapist, salon owner
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Social & Community Services
Overview
If you’re a people person this could be the Pathway for you. Careers in this Pathway are all about supporting the community and caring for people in need.
This Pathway includes health, care and disability services, social services, youth services, beauty and nail services, education and education support services, funeral services, civil defence, fire and emergency services, public order safety and urban pest management. All are essential for the well-being and safety of our citizens and careers in them can be truly rewarding.
Earning Potential
$35,000 – $146,000 – FITNESS
$40,000 – $85,000 – SOCIAL HEALTH
Types of Jobs
FITNESS : Personal trainer, team trainer, premier coach
SOCIAL HEALTH : Social worker, caregiver
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Step Into your Future.
Gain tertiary training and qualifications as part of high school without having to pay tertiary fees. Get hands-on, trades training linked to our region’s, 21st century, workforce needs.
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