Trades & Gateway

GATEWAY provides long-term, structured workplace learning for senior students and is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission. It is designed to support students’ transition into the workplace by offering them workplace opportunities while still attending school.

Students attend their work placement usually for one day per week for up to ten weeks. Students must also commit to completing extra industry-based unit standards up to 20 credits.

For inquiries, see Matua Taupara Eruera

TRADES ACADEMIES are secondary-tertiary programmes that provide senior secondary students access to a broad range of trades or technology learning opportunities to ensure they stay engaged in education.

The programme is delivered through partnerships developed between schools and tertiary education organisations.

The programme might involve being at school for 4 days and Trades for 1 day. Sometimes, Trades programmes are up to 3 days per week, leaving just 2 days to be at school.

• Consists of learning in secondary and tertiary settings
• May include work experience where this forms part of the tertiary or secondary programme
• The College has entered into a partnership with the Eastern Bay Trades Academy associated with the Futures Academy and the Kōkōhinau Trust to provide a fulltime Construction Academy for Year 12, 13 and 14 students.