Year 13 Trades Academy: NMIT, ETCO, or WIO

Year 13 students can select a Top of the South Trades Academy course from one of the following providers: NMIT, ETCO, or Whenua Iti Outdoors. To select Trades Academy as an option, students must complete the online application form via the link below AND select VSP as their 5th subject.

Assessments: Unit Standards credits are available, most courses offer up to 20 credits. Most courses are NCEA Level 2 credits, however some are a mix of Level 2 and 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Level 1 Numeracy and Literacy are required, and a completed online application form.  To be accepted you must have good attendance, a good attitude, and can manage yourself well.

Cost: Each place is worth approximately $3000. There is no cost to the students as this is funded by the Ministry of Education.

Limitations: Students can only choose to complete one trades course and cannot be enrolled on the schools Primary Industry Trades Academy (PITA).

Course options:

To view the different course options, learning outcomes, and future pathways, please follow the link below.

Transport:

NMIT & ETCO: 

These course run every Friday 9am – 2.30pm. Students need to be able to travel to Nelson on the bus every Friday at 7.45am, returning to Motueka by 4pm. The bus is provided at no cost to students.

WIO: 

These courses run as four 4-day residential camps across two terms. Students are collected from Motueka High School on Monday morning and returned Thursday afternoon. Transport times are given to students the week prior by the Trades Coordinator.