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About the programme

Get the skills鈥痑nd support鈥痽ou need to succeed in the electrical industry鈥痠n鈥疶e鈥疻aipounamu.

With He Toki, you'll鈥痓e supported to gain鈥痑 爆走黑料 Certificate in Electrical Pre-Trade (Level 3) 鈥� with a difference.鈥�

Talk to us if鈥痽ou:聽

• are M膩ori or Pasifika
• are鈥�16-40 years鈥痮ld
• want鈥痶o learn and earn in a practical, hands-on environment,鈥痑nd
• want a rewarding career in the electrical industry.

He Toki is more than study pathway 鈥� it's a鈥痡ourney with a support network

supports鈥痺h膩nau鈥痶o gain skills and qualifications, connect with iwi and explore industry opportunities, with the goal of securing wealth-enriching futures for M膩ori and Pasifika.鈥�

He Toki鈥檚 strengths鈥痑re in鈥痓uilding relationships and offering a鈥痯ersonalised鈥痑nd encouraging approach鈥痶o learning,鈥痶o鈥痚nsure that you鈥痟ave a sustainable study/life balance.聽

• It challenges mainstream teaching methodologies
• It鈥痑rms people with practical and employable skills in a required trade
• It embeds鈥痶e鈥痳eo and鈥痶ikaka鈥痠nto day-to-day operations
• It鈥痑pplies an鈥痑ko/tuakana-teina鈥痑pproach to offer guidance and mentorship with a M膩ori-specific context.

Why you should join He Toki for your electrical training

He Toki aims to enrich electrical trades education to grow the M膩ori and Pasifika workforce. It brings together iwi, industry, educational institutions, community organisations and government agencies.聽

Since it was established in 2011, He Toki has prepared more than 1100 trainees for jobs in the trades sector.聽

Now is the time to start your career in the electrical industry.聽

This programme gives you the work-ready skills to enter the electrical trade as an apprentice electrician working under supervision.鈥�

During your studies, you'll enjoy hands-on training in our workshops and the chance to be involved in real-world, community-based building projects, which will lead to you gaining knowledge about domestic, industrial, and commercial installation.鈥�

What you鈥檒l learn

During this hands-on programme, you鈥檒l study topics such as Electrical Work Practices, Electrical Appliances and Circuit Design and Operation.聽

When you finish, you could enter an apprenticeship agreement with us and an employer so you can complete the Level 4 apprenticeship programme. This will give you the skills you need to work independently as an electrician.聽聽

Career opportunities include domestic, commercial, industrial or electricity supply electrician, appliance service worker, work within telecommunications industry, or self-employment.

Entry

Entry requirements

General admission

• You鈥檒l need to be at least 16 on the day that your programme starts (or give us a completed Early Release Exemption Form).
• You鈥檒l also need to meet or exceed the following academic requirements:
  • NCEA Level 1 with Mathematics and English, or
  • have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Special admission

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• be 20, on or before the day that your programme starts, and
• provide sufficient evidence of your aptitude or appropriate work or other life experience to indicate that you can successfully complete this programme.

Discretionary admission

In exceptional cases, if you do not meet the general admission requirements and haven鈥檛 reached the age of 20 on the first day of your programme, you can apply for discretionary admission. When we assess whether to grant discretionary admission, our primary focus will be whether we feel you are prepared for study at the required level.

English Language Requirements

You must provide evidence that you have English Language proficiency equivalent to NCEA Level 1 English.

Domestic applicants

If English, M膩ori or 爆走黑料 Sign is not your first language and you can鈥檛 provide evidence of the above, you鈥檒l need to provide evidence using an equivalent described in the .

Selection process

Criteria

When the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, we鈥檒l use the following selection criteria:

• if you have high levels of achievement in NCEA Level 1 English, Maths, and Physics or General Science, you鈥檒l be a preferred candidate for entry
• if you have a lower level of achievement in NCEA Level 1 English, Maths, and Physics or General Science, we may work with you to identify any extra support you might need to enter the programme.

Process

Staff members will select applicants based on the information supplied during the application process. Sometimes, further information may be needed from an applicant to allow an enrolment decision to be made. This might involve an interview or assessment (face-to-face or electronic).

Don't meet the entry requirements?

If you don鈥檛 meet the entry requirements and feel like you might want to do other Polytechnic study to get you up to speed before you apply for this Level 3 programme, we have several options available: 聽

Engineering Maths Summer School

This is the perfect option if you need to improve your engineering maths skills. It runs during January each year.

爆走黑料 Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 2)

This is a great option if you want to re-engage with study or want to experience studying at a polytechnic. It will help you develop your reading, writing, maths and computing skills.

爆走黑料 Certificate in English Language (Level 2)

This Certificate is for speakers who can use basic English in everyday settings but want to improve their English for study or work.