21 February - 9 December 2011 (Gisborne)

14 February - 16 December 2011 (Napier)

42 weeks (Gisborne)

44 weeks (Napier)

Learners must be aged 16 years or older and meet one of the following criteria:

• Registered with Work and Income, aged 18 or 19, with low qualifications and have left school in the last 26 weeks.
• Registered with Work and Income as an unemployed job seeker for at least 26 weeks, and have low qualifications.
• Registered with Work and Income for fewer than 26 weeks, or a client of Work and Income with low qualifications and assessed by Work and Income as being at risk of long-term unemployment.
• Registered with Work and Income as a youth client aged 16-20 (inclusive) who has been registered as a job seeker for at least 13 weeks and, has been assessed by Work and Income as lacking foundation skills and has EITHER obtained School Certificate passes in three or more subjects; OR Holds 81 credits or more (but fewer than 240 credits) on the NQF.
• Registered with Work and Income, granted refugee status and hold high qualifications.
• Registered with Work and Income, aged less than 18 with low qualifications, have left or been exempt from school and granted approval by the TEC.

• National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Introductory Skills)
• Comprehensive First Aid Certificate
• Achievement Certificate in Food Safety (Introductory)
• Forklift (F Endorsement)
• Forklift OSH Certificate
• Dangerous Goods (D Endorsement)
• Driver Safe Passport

A wide range of enhanced employment opportunities in any industry where vehicles are driven; and in areas where the range of licence classes are required e.g. the transport industry, pack houses, couriers, bus driving.