Careers
Gateway
Terms 1 and 2 have been busy for both the Year 12 & 13 Gateway classes. A majority of students have been placed in various job opportunities and others will start their placements soon. All Year 13 students have completed a First Aid Course (4 Credits), and this week finished a Health and Safety Course (11 Credits). Year 12’s will complete similar courses later in the year.
Our students are engaging in a variety of assessment tasks including Demonstrating Knowledge of Job Search Skills, Completing a Work Experience Placement, Personal Presentation in the Workplace, Plan a Career Pathway, and Demonstrate Knowledge of a Specific Workplace. Further Unit Standards will be covered as the year progresses. Regular attendance and engaging in the learning material has been an essential component for success in these classes.
Steve McDonald
TIC Gateway Classes
The students have been busy going out on their work experience placements. We are lucky enough to have Taupo Funeral Services as a supporter and our student is learning about embalming and other aspects of this industry. We have two girls who are placed in automotive mechanic workshops and are enjoying the environment. We even have a student who enjoys a bungy jump every time he goes!
A huge thank you to all our local Taupo & Turangi businesses who have supported Tauhara College and our students. It's great to see some of these businesses support us for a second time.
Taupo Automotive
The Bay Bar & Brasserie
Motutaiko Kohanga
My Treehut
Xox Floral
Reporoa Kindy
Chris Jolly
Grabb Photography
Taupo Funeral Services
Taupo Brick and Block
Quality Builders
Turangi VetEnt
AVP
Contact Energy
Ace Automotive
Turangi Auto Centre
Tauhara College Caretakers
Equine Sports Therapies
Camex
Lilliput Farm
Taupo Health Centre
Photos of some students at their placements are below.
Samantha Perry
Gateway Placement Co-Ordinator
Licence to Work
Level 1 Licence to Work students have been working with Taupo Pathways to learn more about employability skills. This involves skills around communication, team work, problem solving, and resilience.
Students in the class are working on employment-based unit standards such as CV, job interview, employment rights, and responsibilities as well as health and safety in the workplace. They are making great progress towards achieving level one NCEA and improving their employability skills.
Paula Burnett
TIC Licence to Work
BOPFA Trades
I am very happy and proud of the feedback that I have received from our BOPFA tutors at Toi Ohomai and Yoobee.
Quote- "Outstanding work ethic, friendly and helpful, a pleasure to teach, amazing skills, positive attitude"
Three-quarters of our students have attendance sitting way above the 80% threshold, so well done to you students. Some decisions will need to be made shortly with the four students who have very low attendance.
SENIORS
The DHB presentations have been finalised with students attending Medicine, Mental Health Nursing, and Psychology sessions at Rotorua Hospital. These have always been really good and give students an awesome insight into these professions.
WORKSHOPS Year 11 - 13
I'm going to run some 30-minute workshops at lunchtime and after school, please see the schedule below. These are drop-in workshops, so just come along to the Careers Room.
Workshop 1 : Fees Free & Studylink
Monday 12th June at lunchtime and at 3.00 pm
Workshop 2 : How do I choose which course I want to do?
Friday 16th June at lunchtime and at 3.00 pm
Workshop 3 : Scholarships
Tuesday 27th June at 11.15 am with Waikato University
Suitable for any student applying for scholarships, not just Waikato ones
Workshop 4 : What can I do to help me find an apprenticeship? Tuesday 20th June at lunchtime and after school at 3.00 pm
We have the Taupo Pathways Connect Days for our Year 11 students coming up on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of June. Trips are currently being finalised and you will receive your trip information during Week 6. There are some exciting visits planned and we hope you will get a lot out of these days.
If you are planning to go to University next year, you should start to familiarise yourself with the university websites, and in some cases, you can start the application process. The Auckland Uni link below has a good video at the start that may be helpful to everyone.
Make sure you are applying for a 2024 start, (not July of this year)
JUNIORS
We are really excited to be holding the TEC initiative - Inspiring Futures event on Wednesday 31st May for all our Year 10’s. This is a first of its kind in our area, and the focus is sharing inspirational career journeys. Our students have been doing some preparation work in their whanau classes for this event. We have lots of guests coming from all industry sectors, so it is set to be a good, fun, and informative event. Thanks to Tania from Amplify for her support.
A reminder to all juniors, that our careers department is open to students of all levels to come and have a chat, find some resources etc. There are loads of brochures and booklets about different pathways to help you explore.
Calendar of dates
DHB presentations - 29th, 30th May and 2nd June
Inspiring Futures Year 10 - 31st May
Gateway First Aid Training - 1st June
Taupo Pathway Connect Days Year 11 - 7th, 8th, and 9th June
Fees & Studylink workshop - 12th June12.45 and 3.00 pm
Finding a course workshop - 16th June 12.45 and 3.00 pm
What can I do to help me find an apprenticeship? Workshop - 20th June at 12.45 and 3.00 pm
Gateway Health and Safety Course - 26th June
How to apply for a scholarship workshop - 27th June at 11.15 am.
Delwyn Roberts
Careers Advisor & BOPFA Co-ordinator
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