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.
10-month programme
Most students will be eligible for Fees Free or He Toki Scholarship support to cover direct material costs.
This training programme is designed to provide the Building and Construction industry with good reliable apprentices who become great tradespeople.
The Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills offers students a project-based programme underpinned by commercial workplace expectations. Students are also supported to gain a taste of industry through work experience with local building firms and through site tours with local industry.
With the help of Awarua Runaka and their whanau, SIT is introducing a new programme designed to engage with Murihiku history, Tikaka and Matauraka Māori concepts, Māori Architecture and traditional Māori art. These goals will be realised through building a transportable whare that will be used as an Education Centre at the Awarua Runaka Waituna Lagoon property.
Students complete a number of workshop-based activities focussed on safe work practices and hand tool use, before moving on to the building site and building the whare from start to finish.
By the time the student is employed as an apprentice, they have gained the knowledge, skills and discipline to become a valuable part of the workforce. Completing this course also reduces the time it will take the apprentice to complete their Level 4 trade qualification.
This 10-month programme starts in March 2023. Students will spend up to four days each week at SIT and may also spend one day each week working in industry.
At the start of the programme students work through a welcome and induction process, and with the help of Awarua Runaka whanau, they will gain an understanding of the Waituna Lagoon project, and its aspirations around traditional land use and education.
They will then complete a number of workshop-based activities focussed on safe work practices and hand tool use before moving on to the building site and building the whare from start to finish including:
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:
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:
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.