Massey High School Trade Academy. [From drop-out to master builder : the success story of a trades academy]

O'Gorman, Colin; Pivac, Andy

O'Gorman, Colin; Pivac, Andy

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2015-09

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O'Gorman, C. A., & Pivac, A. (2015, September).Massey High School Trade Academy. [From drop-out to Master Builder: The success story of a Trades Academy]. Paper presented at National Tertiary Learning and Teaching Conference 2015, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Tauranga.

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Abstract

KBHS - 20 DAY SHORT COURSE Students complete a 10 week programme with Unitec and their project consists of constructing a utility building. They learn valuable skills including how to read and interpret plans and drawings, using power tools in a BCATS [National Certificate in Building, Construction and Allied Trades] workplace, and planning and monitoring of the construction.

Keywords:

Unitec courses, construction education, Massey High School Trade Academy, trade academies, Kelston Boys High School (Kelston, Auckland, N.Z.), National Certificate in Building, Construction and Allied Trades (BCATS), workplace learning

ANZSRC Field of Research:

130108 Technical, Further and Workplace Education, 129999 Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified

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