For some students, Gateway provides the opportunity to embark on study towards a national qualification in their career or choice.  For others, it allows more general skills to be developed and applied in a work context and helps these students better understand the relevance of such skills to their classroom learning.

A student who is enrolled in the Gateway Programme must have a placement in the workplace.  This can be done during school time eg 1 day a week, out of school time eg holidays, weekends or before and after school OR a combination of both. There they will work and learn new skills in the workplace and be assessed by an accredited workplace assessor.  They will be assessed against Unit Standards and other qualifications registered on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework. For example a student may be able to begin their apprenticeship while they are still at school.

How can you get selected for this programme?

1.       Interested students should select their five subject options for next year and also indicate on their option sheets the type of Gateway placement they would like to be in.

2.       The student will be interviewed by the STAR/Gateway Co-ordinator.

3.       If the student is a suitable candidate, then his/her name will be added to the waiting list to take part in the Gateway Programme.

4.       The student may be interviewed by the employer and workplace assessor.

5.       An individual learning plan will be prepared by the Co-ordinator in consultation with the student and their parent/caregiver, the employer and the workplace assessor.

6.       The student will begin this/her programme only when steps 1-5 above are completed and they are successfully matched with an employer and an accredited workplace assessor.