Te Iho Matauranga o Wairakei (Essence of Knowledge)

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Pre-employment programme will cover the following three stages, each designed to build on Participant skills, knowledge, and confidence to securing sustainable employment

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Stage 1 - Te Kete Aronui, will include the following:

• Medical check, including D&A test

• Group workshops about the history of Wairakei, induction, relationship building

• Councelling – mental health awareness, drug & addiction

• One on one mentoring sessions about career/education pathways

• Hauora planning

• Noho marae

 

Stage 2 – Te Kete Tuauri, will include the following:

• Cultural Development

• Introduction to industry

• Driving lessons

• Work readiness – CV preparation, upskilling, soft-skills, financial literacy, conflict and stress management, life skills

• One-on-one mentoring sessions about career/education pathways

• Engagement with Employers

 

Stage 3 – Te Kete Tuatea, will include the following:

• Health check

• Cultural Development

• Driving lessons

• Work readiness training

• One-on-one mentoring sessions about career/education pathways

• Relevant certificates including; First Aid, Workplace Health & Safety

• Culture and Heritage workshops

• Hauora sessions

• Employment placement