Trades Training
Bridging education and industry
Trades at School
National Certificate in Building Construction and Allied Trades Skills
Trades at School (TAS) is a two year programme for Year 12 and 13 secondary students. We offer trades training at the OCA training centre in either the National Certificate in Building and Construction (Level 2) or the National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Level 2).
We work with 22 Auckland secondary schools to recruit students with an interest in trades, and both qualifications are the year one equivalent for an apprenticeship in ten different trades.
Trades training element
During Year 12 and 13 students attend the OCA training centre one day a week, and complete work experience placements in industry during school holidays. NCEA credits gained through TAS can be applied to either tertiary study or year 1 of an apprenticeship.
Mentoring element
While studying a trade at OCA, students are mentored and supported throughout. OCA believes in walking alongside students and empowering them to succeed. Students receive help in an innovative and positive way to cross the bridge between school and exposure to industry, into productive jobs and careers in a trade of their choice.
Key life values and skills we focus on
- Work ethic
- Team building
- Leadership training
- Financial literacy
- Business dynamics
- Personal development
- Drug and Alcohol Awareness
TAS also includes group activities in school holidays to strengthen student relationships with mentors and other students. These activities include work experience, camps/outdoor activities, visits to community facilities, dinners and breakfast clubs along with opportunities to hear successful business people share their own experiences.
National Certificate in Building Construction and Allied Trades Skills
Basic construction skills and knowledge applied on a real building project.
This Level 2 course provides a pathway for students to enter into a range of trade-related occupations. It focuses on giving students practical skills for construction as they build a house on-site at OCA.
Learn to use a range of hand tools, portable power tools and machines under supervision, select and correctly install the appropriate building materials and fastenings, interpret simple drawings to obtain building dimensions, and dispose of waste material with environmental considerations.
Apply your skills by working on the construction of a non-consented timber-framed building at OCA and be able to describe the steps needed to build one. Develop the necessary safety awareness for employment on a building site.
What You Learn
Gain valuable workplace experience along with the skills and knowledge to become a qualified professional in the construction industry.
- Identify, select and maintain hand and portable power tools
- Demonstrate the ability to work safely in a workplace environment
- Listen to instructions and communicate information about a trades project
- Plan and monitor the construction and final quality of a trades project
- Produce transactional texts in complex forms.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the carpentry industry within a building and construction environment
- Construct timber garden furniture and basic construction equipment items
- Read and interpret plans, working drawings and specifications
- Apply maths processes to projects
Quick Facts
| Study method and duration | Full time – 2 years, 1 day per week |
| NZQA level | 1 and 2 |
| Credits | 41 |
| Equivalent | Year one apprenticeship for ten different trades |
| Cost | FREE for eligible students |
| Start dates | July 2015 or February 2016 |
| Enrolments | Open now |
| Further study | Level 3 |
| Career opportunities | Entry-level positions in the building industry working on residential or commercial projects under supervision. |
Our Students and Alumni
Student - Beni Temu
Studying: Level 3 Certificate in Mechanical Engineering and Construction
Beni is an OCA student currently enrolled at Alfriston College, completing a level 3 Certificate in Construction and Mechanical Engineering. Beni is currently looking for apprenticeship opportunities in Auckland in the construction industry available from 20 September 2015.
Alumni - Cedric Tata
Working as: Engineering Apprentice, NZ Steel
22 year old Cedric is “pretty happy” with the choice he’s made in trades training. As a kid Cedric was always hands-on, so when his older brother, Jesse took up an apprenticeship at New Zealand Steel, Cedric saw this was an opportunity.
"The Trades at School Programme has been successful in delivering results since 2009.
Our approach is different to others in that we provide what industry is demanding."
Available Jobs in the Industry
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Builder Apprentice
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Structural Steel Fabricator
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Kickstart your career now and enrol in the Building Construction Programme. For more information please call 0800 12345678
