Thursday, 17 December 2020, 10:38 am
Applications for UCOL’s U-Skills Trades Academy hit
1,000 for the first time this year, with new community
partnerships providing secondary school students with
greater access to vocational education.
U-Skills
Academy programmes enable year 11 to 13 students to attend
UCOL (or a UCOL-approved site) one day a week to develop
industry-relevant skills, while also earning NCEA credits.
Launched in 2012, U-Skills has grown into one of the top
trade academies in the country, with great support from
schools across the regions including Whanganui, Manawatū,
Tararua, Horowhenua through to the Wairarapa.
The
programmes range from trades to hospitality to business, and