Trades and Pathways
MITO Industrial Textile Fabrication School Programme Launch
MITO has launched a new secondary school programme for the Industrial Textile Fabrication industry. TrimUp™ offers secondary school students the opportunity to gain a micro-credential approved by NZQA, credits towards NCEA, and a great introduction to the industrial textile fabrication industry.
MITO chief executive Janet Lane says, “It is fantastic to be able to offer our TrimUp™ micro-credential to secondary school students, providing hands-on experience in this specialised industry. Not only will they obtain important skills and an insight into the career opportunities available to them, they will also gain the significant benefit of having their micro-credential listed on their NZQA Record of Achievement.”
TrimUp™ unit standards build knowledge of organisational procedures and safe work practices in the industry through eLearning theory and practical learning in the workplace, where students spend one day a week gaining safety-related work experience.
“It is a significant step for our industry,” says Peter May, Director of Peter May Ltd, Ashburton. “This programme will undoubtedly raise awareness of industrial textile fabrication among school students and provide vital exposure to the great career pathway available to them. Plus, TrimUp™ students gain credits that can be used towards a MITO traineeship in the industry while employers have access to a vital pipeline of talent to the industry, ready-made for their workforce.”
“We continue to deliver innovative training solutions that respond to the needs of industry,” continues Ms Lane. “TrimUp™ is MITO’s sixth micro-credential programme for secondary schools which shows our abiding commitment to developing workforce development strategies for our sectors that enable the crucial connection between employers and schools.”
Ara Institute of Canterbury presentations
Students who are interested in study Osteopathy, Nursing, Medical Imaging and Midwifery at Ara Institute of Canterbury can watch online presentations of what it is like to study these subjects.
Ara is the only tertiary provider in New Zealand where students can study Osteopathy, a form of manual medicine that works by correcting alignment and restoring mobility in the spine and joints, decreasing muscular tension, reducing nerve irritation, and increasing blood flow – click here for the Osteopathy presentation.
For the Nursing, Medical Imaging and Midwifery programmes, students get to study at our Manawa campus, which is purpose designed and features several high-tech simulation rooms to provide students with real-world learning experiences – click here for the Nursing, Medical Imaging and Midwifery presentation.
Techtorium Pasifika in Tech Evening
Pasifika students are invited to Techtorium’s Pasifika in Tech event coming up on Wednesday 21 September from 6pm. Students will hear from four Techtorium, Pasifika alumni who are successfully employed as IT specialists for PWC, Fusion Networks and New Era Technology.
The Pasifika people are underrepresented in the IT industry and Techtorium would like to see this change in the near future by providing IT education for young men and women who are interested in Information Technology discipline and/or wanting to utilise the skills and knowledge in computer engineering and software development in other career pathways.
The event is free but registration is essential – click here for more details.