Hayden Little poaching pears to go with a rhubarb custard.

Trades Academy

This year we have 15 students in the West Coast Trades Academy.

We have students participating in Building, Automotive, Cookery, Mechanical Engineering and Hair and Beauty.

Year 1 students spend each Friday & Year 2 students on Thursdays at the Polytechnic. Students get practical hands-on experience and work on units at the same time.

I talked to Hayden Little who is in Cookery Year 1. He has really enjoyed trades so far. He has made dishes like sausage rolls and hot cross buns. I asked him what his favourite dish was that he has made and he said the french apple cake was by far his favourite.