Ngaa Ara Umanga
Careers & PathwaysOur Ngaa Ara Umanga | Career Pathways Team at Waikato-Tainui are here to support and equip all tribal members with the right tools to move into meaningful and sustainable employment.
Our team continues to work hard to ensure that our history, matauranga, and reo are integrated into education and employment pathways.
Te Rau Mahi
We connect Waikato-Tainui iwi members with great mahi opportunities to advance your career and financial wellbeing. Get first access to career opportunities such as employment, internships and cadetship roles through our trusted partners and networks.
For Waikato-Tainui tribal members: Apply directly for these exclusive opportunities – no login required. Your application goes straight to the employer, and we're here to support you every step of the way.
Te Waharoa – Gateway to the Trades
Trades programme successful gateway for rangatahi
An accelerated course that introduces participants to the trades industry.
Ten rangatahi recently completed the 10-week programme and celebrated this milestone with whaanau at a special ceremony at the Waikato Tainui College for Research and Development.
The programme caters for tribal members (aged 16 to 24yrs) who are not engaged in employment, education or training. It was co-developed with the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisations to address the employment needs of younger tribal members as an opportunity to create meaningful and sustainable pathways for them.
Part of the programme induction included visits to sites of significance and learning about tribal whenua projects that involve the trades.
Participants are also given the opportunity to experience first-hand the various trades through visits to building and construction sites, and manufacturing warehouses to view the entire process of different materials in action. They are also provided paid work experience with different industry partners. In 2018, Waikato-Tainui signed a kawenata with 11 Industry Training Organisations and in 2019, secured funding from the Provincial Growth Fund to help deliver the programme.
