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• Massey High School students shine on Kāinga Ora work placement

  Three Massey High School students have gone from “shy as” to “keen and eager” thanks to one-month work placements with civil construction alliance Piritahi. , the teenager says he’s armed with more confidence and a clear sense of direction. “I’m really keen to start a building apprenticeship. The team on the worksite

• More whanau in the trade

  When Matthew Sauni qualified as an electrician, one of the best parts was making his family proud. apprenticeship programme after three years’ training. He decided to become an electrician after his league career was cut short. “I had a league career and I kept

• Building a pipeline of apprentices

  Kāinga Ora has helped more than 70 young people into an apprenticeship with the assistance of training and pastoral care providers. Budding sparky Matt has just celebrated his first year under the Kāinga Ora apprenticeship programme, and couldn’t be happier. “It’s great to be in a job where

• Kāinga Ora seeks to double number of apprentices

  Kāinga Ora aims to double the number of apprentices working on state home building sites this year. To date, about 120 Kiwis have entered into cadetships and apprenticeships via the Kāinga Ora apprenticeship programme. The aim is get this figure closer to 250

• Hundreds more on the tools through apprenticeship programmes

  More than 500 budding tradespeople have been supported into careers over the past two years due to Kāinga Ora apprenticeship programmes. . “This Government’s investment in apprenticeships is about creating jobs and opportunities for young people, stimulating local economies and creating an ongoing

• Sights set on plumbing apprenticeship for students

  Two Year 12 students from Auckland Seventh Day Adventist School, Maio and Jojo, have spent the school holidays on the road with Ubend Plumbing as cadets, taking part in the Kāinga Ora Spotless cadetship programme. a taste of the industry both students have their sights set on going to trade school after they finish high school in the hopes of gaining an apprenticeship

• Strengthening careers and building quality homes

  In the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill, eight families are living in new homes where two old state houses once stood. sector,” he says. “The Kāinga Ora apprenticeship programme works with build partners, training and pastoral care providers to help kiwis into a mix of trades

• First house built in partnership with Dargaville High School delivered to Kaitaia

  A new five-bedroom, two-bathroom house built by talented teenagers is now a home for a family of 10 in Kaitaia. were completed by FNR Group, a Māori-owned business that employs many local people and apprentices. The Kāinga Ora Apprenticeship Programme has already seen more

• Teenagers building new Kāinga Ora homes for Northland

  The Dargaville High School Building Academy has partnered with Kāinga Ora to deliver at least six new warm and dry state homes. really helped me grow in confidence. I hope to gain an apprenticeship in building and construction, and eventually start my own company,” Ethan says. Now

• 'Don’t get in your own way’: Partnership provides post-Covid career opportunity

  From graphic design to a carpentry apprenticeship, the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 led to a new career path for one Christchurch woman. to look elsewhere, make a career change and try carpentry.” When she began her apprenticeship with Home Construction, Tendy became one of 144 cadets and apprentices