Agriculture
National Certificate in Agriculture - Level 2
Students need practical work on a farm. This can be arranged through the Gateway programme or you may have casual employment on a farm.
National Certificate in Agriculture/Dairy - Level 2
Students need practical work on a farm. This can be arranged through the Gateway programme or you may have casual employment on a farm.
National Certificate in Agriculture/Sheep - Level 3
Students need practical work on a farm. This can be arranged through the Gateway programme or you may have casual employment on a farm.
National Certificate in Agriculture/Dairy - Level 2
Students need practical work on a farm. This can be arranged through the Gateway programme or you may have casual employment on a farm.
Equine
National Certificate in Equine- NCEA Level 2
Leads to National Certificate in Agricultural - Level 2. This is a useful qualification for Racing Industry. Units may be counted for NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3.
Horticulture
Horticulture - NCEA Level 2 and 3
A 'hands on' course covering all aspects of nursery work for students Year 11 and up, with an interest in outdoor and/or environmental work. The focus of this class will be on native plants, but will also include working with vegetables and herbs.
Marine Studies
Marine Studies - NCEA Level 2 and 3
The course is designed to gain qualifications and experience for entry into the marine industry and accelerate entry into the Westport Deep Sea Fishing School .
Gateway
GATEWAY provides senior students with a range of structured learning opportunities in workplaces. These learning opportunities are integrated with students school based studies.
For some students, Gateway provides the opportunity to embark on study towards a national qualification in their career or choice. For others, it allows more general skills to be developed and applied in a work context and helps these students better understand the relevance of such skills to their classroom learning.
A student who is enrolled in the Gateway Programme must have a placement in the workplace. This can be done during school time eg 1 day a week, out of school time eg holidays, weekends or before and after school OR a combination of both. There they will work and learn new skills in the workplace and be assessed by an accredited workplace assessor. They will be assessed against Unit Standards and other qualifications registered on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework. For example a student may be able to begin their apprenticeship while they are still at school.
How can you get selected for this programme?
- Interested students should select their five subject options for next year and also indicate on their option sheets the type of Gateway placement they would like to be in.
- The student will be interviewed by the STAR/Gateway Coordinator.
- If the student is a suitable candidate, then his/her name will be added to the waiting list to take part in the Gateway Programme.
- The student may be interviewed by the employer and workplace assessor.
- An individual learning plan will be prepared by the Coordinator in consultation with the student and their parent/caregiver, the employer and the workplace assessor.
The student will begin this/her programme only when steps 1-5 above are completed and they are successfully matched with an employer and an accredited workplace assessor
STAR
Star Courses are available from a number of different providers. If you have a preference not listed below with the Southern Institute of Technology see Mrs Baker.
SIT Courses
Southern Institute of Technology Courses involves time away from school.
- Architectural Technology
- Automotive
- Beauty Therapy
- Carpentry
- Practical Care of Animals
- Electrical and Electronics Principles
- Engineering/Welding/Manufacturing
- Employment Relations
- Environmental Investigation and Fieldwork
- Hairdressing
- Introduction to Nursing
- Massage
- Photography
- Radio
- Tourism
University of Otago Programme at SIT
Semester One
- ACC101 Understanding Accounting Information 6 *
- COM111 Introduction to Information Technology 6 **
- ECO111 Principles of Economics I 6
- FIN101 Introduction to Finance 6
- MAN111 Introduction to Business Management 6 ****
- MAR101 Principles of Marketing 6
- QUA Business Statistics 6
Semester Two
- ACC102 Introduction to Accounting 6 *
- COM102 Information Engineering 6
- COM103 Computer Programming 6
- ECO112 Principles of Economics II 6
- MANT112 Management Functions 6 ****
- MART112 Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Information 6
Note: Asterisks denote prerequisites to the Semester Two papers
New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM) Papers - Level 4
- Intro to Marketing
- Intro to Accounting
- Intro to Computing
