New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) - Carpentry - He Toki Scholarship

Students who successfully complete their programme often progress onto industry apprenticeships. Some employers send prospective apprentices to SIT so they can complete the pre-trade course before starting their apprenticeship; this is a great way for the employer and student to test the waters and helps to ensure long term success.

Students are given:

• a high quality set of hand and power tools to use on the course, during their industry work experience and also to keep for their apprenticeship
• a loan laptop to access reference material or installation guides and capture evidence for assessment during their course
• a broad range of knowledge and practical trade skills while building a house from start to finish
• valuable commercial experience working for a local building firm
• work ready skills, reliability, discipline and a great head start for a successful career in the industry.

Most importantly, students will help build a great community project that their whanau will be thankful for and take pride in for generations to come.

Applicants should be Māori or Pasifika, are 16-40 years old and able to complete the physical requirements of the programme.

Next Steps:

1. The Akonga Nomination Form is completed and sent to SIT for review and further contact. SIT will arrange a meeting with the akonga and their whanau support to discuss the programme and finalise the application process.
2. Each akonga meets with the SIT tutor and support staff to discuss the expectations of the programme and any support that may help. Application considered by SIT and further information sought if required.
3. Akonga contacted by SIT and advised whether they will be joining the programme starting in March 2023 or discuss other options. SIT follow-up with akonga prior to the start of the programme to arrange a pre-course wanaka with whanau and He Toki.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following 

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A¬ level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or

Trinity College  London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in  either New Zealand,,Australia,,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor ‘s Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be  from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required  of the programme of study and  with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years  preceding the proposed date of enrolment

Certificate at Level 3

IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5

TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) where the test was carried out prior to 1 October 2017 - Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE)

TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 35 (with a writing score of 14)

Cambridge English Examination – B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill.

OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests

NZCEL - a) Expiring Level   b) Current:

a) Level 3 (General) or (Workplace) b) Level 3 (General)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE  (Academic) score of 36 with no band score lower than 36

Language Cert - B1 Achiever International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS

Trinity ISE - ISE I with no less than distinction in any band

A Kaiwhakairo (carver) will provide training in this traditional Māori artform throughout the course, the students’ mahi may become part of the finished Education Centre. Local Papatipu Runaka representatives will also be involved in discussion around Murihiku history, Tikaka and Matauraka Māori concepts as they relate to the project.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who may be thinking about a career in the building and construction industry, have an interest in Māori art and culture, and would like to be part of a great community project.