Introducing Mary
November 5, 2018
EIT’s commitment to Pasifika students was strengthened when Mary Suni Robertson joined our Pasifika student support team. Mary works from the Pouwhirinaki walk-in space in the Hawke’s Bay...
Second Study Choice Opens Possibilities for Darnell
November 5, 2018
A follow up phone call with an encouraging word from an EIT trades school coordinator has led to a full-time job and apprenticeship opportunity for Darnell Mahia-Rakei. Darnell or Darz as...
Two awards for entrepreneurial Wairoa YES company
October 30, 2018
A Wairoa young enterprise company that formed at the Hawke’s Bay School Trades Academy @EIT has won two awards at the regional Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme finals. Project...
EIT Trades Academy offers insight into future career options
October 25, 2018
Over 700 secondary school students will be recognised for their new skills gained through the EIT Schools Trades Academy in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne over the coming fortnight. The...
Trades Students Get On The Job Training at Prefabrication Facility
October 15, 2018
The construction sector is booming and EIT Trades Training students are getting on-site training at a prefabrication facility in Hastings. MSR Construction has been building transportable...
Building Course Gives New Lease of Life in Takapau
September 25, 2018
Take ten people all new to building. Introduce them to power tools and basic building knowledge. The result is new skills and a new lease on life. With ages ranging from 17 to over 70, the...
Nailing down a fantastic future
September 24, 2018
At 23 Adam Newton is on track for a great career in the building industry, enjoying the variety of his work and friends he has made through the EIT building programme. Two years ago he was...
New Infrastructure Training Programme for Road Construction Boom
September 21, 2018
EIT plans courses for road construction industry. A move by EIT to train roading construction workers is being welcomed by local contractors in the face of the massive increase in regional road...
HB Magpie – EIT Student – Pouri Rakete-Stones
September 11, 2018
Initially I didn’t know what I wanted to do, whether to work or begin studying. I had a sit down with EIT and talked through some potential options. Going through the classes I’d done...
Trades Academy Student Awarded Overseas Trip
July 10, 2018
Wairoa student Rahiri Makuini Edwards-Hammond has been awarded a trip to Columbia, having risen to the challenges set at a nationwide Lions Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme workshop. A Year 13...