Education to Employment
Learn about Education to Employment, which promotes vocational learning for young people through face-to-face events and online engagements.
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Young people, schools, employers and communities can learn about employer engagement events.
Late last year, the Government provided funding to enable events that promote trades and 'earn while you learn' pathways for young people. These funds will support:
- kura, state and state-integrated schools, and kāhui ako to run vocationally-focused careers events for year 7–13 students until 30 June 2021
- community partners, employers, industry groups, ITOs, vocational education providers, and other agencies to develop events that bring together young people, and their whānau with industries until 30 June 2021.
The events will focus on a range of sectors including construction and infrastructure, primary industries, engineering (including automotive), social and community services, tourism, retail and hospitality, and the technology and creative sectors.
Online events
The Ministry of Education has developed a set of resources to assist schools in setting up and running online employer engagements.
The aim for these events is to:
- expose young people to the world of work through digital connections
- ensure young people continue to have quality education to employment engagements
- remove barriers of time, physical distance and isolation
- keep students engaged in career pathway conversations.
Getting students to think about and prepare for the event is important.
Check out the resources below to help you prepare your students for an online event:
Digital Employer Connections Worksheet MOE May 2020 [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Suggestions for running a digital employer connections event [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Face-to-face events
Details of up and coming events are shown below. These are regularly updated as more details are confirmed.
If you would like to attend or support any of these events please email employer.engagement@education.govt.nz
Events in each region
- Tai Tokerau
- Auckland
- Waikato
- Bay of Plenty
- Hawke's Bay | Tarāwhiti
- Taranaki | Whanganui | Manawatū
- Wellington
- Nelson | Marlborough | West Coast
- Canterbury and Chatham Islands
- Otago | Southland
Please note:
- The tables below will be updated as dates are confirmed.
Waikato |
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MITO Bus Tour Hamilton |
Thurs 18 March 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Tues 13 April 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Thurs, 15 April 2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Hamilton |
Tues 28 May 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Turangi |
June 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Huntly |
June 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Te Rapa |
June 2021 |
| Paeroa College | TBC |
| Otorohanga College | Term 2 2021 |
| Thames High School | Term 1 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College | 2021 |
| Melville High School | 2021 |
| Te Aroha College | Term 1 2021 |
| Fraser High School | 2021 |
| Te Aroha Kahui Ako | Term 1 2021 |
| Tokoroa High School | 1 June 2021 |
| St John's College | 2021 |
| Morrinsville College | 2021 |
| Forest View High School | 31 May, 2021 |
| New Zealand Security Association Security Career Events Hamilton |
2021 |
| Hillcrest High School | 2021 |
| Waikato Engineering Careers Association Career Expeditions Claudelands Event Centre |
2021 |
|
MITO |
2021 |
|
Waikato Engineering Careers Association |
2021 |
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Te Kōpuku High |
2021 |
|
Hamilton Boys' High School |
1 June 2021 |
|
Industry Training Organisation Consortium |
2021 |
|
Mercury Bay Area School |
28 June 2021 |
|
Waihi College |
2021 |
|
Te Kauwhata College |
2021 |
|
Masterlink |
2021 |
|
Waihi College |
2021 |
|
Huntly College |
2021 |
|
Kopuarahi Primary |
2021 |
|
Reporoa College |
2021 |
Bay of Plenty |
|
|
MITO Bus Tour Tauranga |
Tues 16 March 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Wed 12 May 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Tues 18 May 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Taupō |
June 2021 |
| Katikati College | 3 March 2021 |
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MITO |
2021 |
| Tauranga Girls' College | 2021 |
| Papamoa College | 2021 |
| Whakatane High School | 12 May 2021 |
| Aquinas College | 2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Tauranga |
2021 |
| Tauranga Boys' College | 15 March 2021 |
| Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai | 2021 |
| Forestry Industry Contractors Association Youth Training and Engagement Programme Otorohanga District |
2021 |
| Forestry Industry Contractors Association Youth Training and Engagement Programme Greerton, Western Bay of Plenty |
2021 |
| Tarawera High School | 25 March 2021 |
| Priority One Māori Steam Discovery Tours Tauranga |
2021 |
| Priority One Maori Steam Discovery Tours Western Bay of Plenty |
2021 |
| Priority One Maori Steam Discovery Tours Rotorua |
2021 |
| Priority One Māori Steam Discovery Tours Taupō |
2021 |
| Priority One Maori Steam Discovery Tours Kawerau |
2021 |
| Priority One Maori Steam Discovery Tours Ōpōtiki |
2021 |
| Priority One Maori Steam Discovery Tours Whakatane |
2021 |
| Edgecumbe College | 2021 |
| Industry Training Organisation Consortium Speed Meet Events Bay of Plenty |
2021 |
| Masterlink Trade Tour Tauranga |
2021 |
| Mount Maunganui College | 2021 |
Hawke’s Bay | Tairāwhiti |
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|
MITO Bus Tour Gisborne |
Weds 10 March 2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Gisborne |
Tues 18 May 2021 |
| Taradale High School | Sat 20 March 2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Napier |
Tues 25 May 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Tuai |
June 2021 |
| Napier Girls' High School | 4 June 2021 |
| Wairoa College | 2021 |
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MITO |
2021 |
| Industry Training Organisation Consortium Speed Meet Events Hawke's Bay |
2021 |
| New Zealand Security Association Security Careers Events Gisborne |
2021 |
| NZ MAC ITO Big Day Out Hawke's Bay |
2021 |
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Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
2021 |
| Primary Industry Capability Alliance (PICA) Teachers Day Out Hawke's Bay |
2021 |
| Campion College | 1 April 2021 |
Wellington |
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Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa |
Thur 25–Fri 26 March, 2021 |
|
Elite Management School (EMS) |
Tues 30 March 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Wed 14 April 2021 |
|
MITO Bus Tour Wellington |
Wed 14 April 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Thurs 15 April 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Tues 16 March 2021 |
| Aotea College | 2021 |
| St Mary's College | 2021 |
| Wellington Girls' College | 26 May, 2021 |
| St Bernard's College | 25–26 May, 2021 |
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Career Force |
2021 |
| Naenae College | 2021 |
| Bishop Viard College | 4 March 2021 |
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New Zealand Security Association |
2021 |
| Hutt Valley Chamber STEM Principals Day Industry Safari Hutt Valley |
2021 |
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MITO |
2021 |
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Hutt Valley Chamber |
2021 |
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REAP Wairarapa |
2021 |
| Wellington East Girls' College | 2021 |
| REAP Wairarapa Future Me Events Wairarapa |
2021 |
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REAP Wairarapa |
2021 |
| Wainuiomata High School | 29 June 2021 |
Nelson | Marlborough| West Coast |
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|
MITO Bus Tour Nelson |
Tues 30 March 2021 |
| New Zealand Security Association Security Career Events Marlborough |
March 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Tues 18 May 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Thurs 20 May 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with Hi Vis Events Nelson |
June 2021 |
| Rai Valley Area School | Term 1 2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Nelson |
Fri 4 June 2021 |
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MITO |
2021 |
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West Coast Trades Academy |
2021 |
| Nayland College | 2021 |
| Marlborough Girls’ College | 2021 |
| Marlborough Boys’ College | 2021 |
| Queen Charlotte College | 2021 |
| Nelson College | 2021 |
| Nelson College for Girls | 2021 |
| Garin College | 2021 |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia te Matangi | 2021 |
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Tai Poutini Polytechnic |
2021 |
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Tai Poutini Polytechnic |
2021 |
| Industry Training Organisation Consortium Speed Meet Events Nelson |
2021 |
| Greymouth High School | 2021 |
| Westland High School | 2021 |
|
Whenua Iti Outdoors |
2021 |
Canterbury and Chatham Islands |
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|
MITO Bus Tour Christchurch |
Tues 23 March 2021 |
| New Zealand Security Association Security Career Events Christchurch |
April 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Wed 12 May 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Tues 25 May 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Christchurch |
June 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Twizel/Benmore |
June 2021 |
| Christchurch Girls' High School | 1 March 2021 |
| Marian College | 21 May 2021 |
| Hornby High School | 2021 |
| Timaru Girls' High School | 1 May 2021 |
| Rangiora High School | 2021 |
| Cashmere High School | 2021 |
| Ellesmere College | 2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Christchurch |
2021 |
| South Canterbury Catholic Kahui Ako | 15 March 2021 |
| Avonside Girls' High School | TBC |
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Middleton Grange |
TBC |
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Ara Institute of Canterbury |
TBC |
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MITO |
TBC |
|
Ara Institute of Canterbury |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Industry Sector Day: Tourism & Hospitality Christchurch |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Whai wheako Ki Ara Christchurch |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Pasifika Rise Christchurch |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Girls Rock Trades Christchurch |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Industry Sector Day – Tourism & Hospitality Events Christchurch |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Pasifika Rise Christchurch |
TBC |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Girls Rock Trades Christchurch |
TBC |
| Shirley Boys' High School | TBC |
|
Selwyn District Council |
TBC |
|
Ashburton College |
4 May 2021 |
| Cheviot Area School | TBC |
| Industry Training Organisation Consortium Speed Meet Events Canterbury |
TBC |
| Catholic Cathedral College | TBC |
| Villa Maria College | TBC |
| Hillview Christian School | TBC |
| Aidanfield Christian School | TBC |
| Emmanuel School | TBC |
| Christchurch Adventist School | TBC |
| Roncalli College | TBC |
| Rangiora High School | 19 May 2021 |
| Masterlink Trade Tours Christchurch |
TBC |
| Hurunui College | TBC |
| Christchurch Girls' High School/Te Kura o Hine Waiora | TBC |
| Mount Hutt College | TBC |
| Papanui High School | 15 March 2021 and 24 June 2021 |
Otago | Southland |
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|
MITO Bus Tour Dunedin |
Thurs 25 March 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Tues, 13 April 2021 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
Wed 24 March 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with Hi Vis Events Clyde, Central Otago |
June 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Invercargill |
June 2021 |
| Connexis Industry Training Organisation Girls with HI Vis Events Manapouri/Fiordland |
June 2021 |
| Fiordland College | 2021 |
| Bayfield High School | 2021 |
| Kaikorai Valley College | 2021 |
| St Hilda's Collegiate School | 2021 |
| Logan Park High School | 2021 |
| Te Wharekura O Arowhenua In collaboration with Great South: Southland Regional Development Agency Southland |
2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Dunedin |
2021 |
| Career Force Youth Day Events Invercargill |
2021 |
| Otago Girls' High School | TBC |
|
MITO |
TBC |
| Hedgehope School | TBC |
| Waiau Area School | TBC |
| Lawrence Area School | TBC |
| Waitaki Boys' High School | TBC |
| Waitaki Girls' High School | TBC |
| Otago Boys' High School | TBC |
| Waitaki Ara Kāhui Ako | TBC |
| Oamaru Intermediate | TBC |
| Southland Boys' High School | TBC |
| James Hargest College | TBC |
| Verdon College | TBC |
| Dunstan High School | TBC |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Otepoti | TBC |
| Te Kura Whakapūmau | TBC |
| TTKM o Te Whānau Tahi | TBC |
| TKKM o Tura Te Matangi | TBC |
| Blue Mountain College | TBC |
| Tapanui Primary School | TBC |
| Heriot Primary School | TBC |
| Waikaka Primary School | TBC |
| Waikoikoi Primary School | TBC |
| Roxburgh Area School | TBC |
| South Otago High School | TBC |
| Tokomariro High School | TBC |
| Manitoto Area School | TBC |
| Central Southland College | TBC |
| Aurora College | TBC |
| Gore High School | TBC |
| Industry Training Organisation Consortium Speed Meet Events Otago |
TBC |
| Southland Girls' High School | TBC |
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Masterlink |
TBC |
** Three events across the Taranaki region to educate youth, their whanau, and the broader community on the employment landscape in Taranaki. Additionally the event wishes to place an emphasis on the opportunities to get involved in these sectors.
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