Level 2 Building and Construction VP

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION VOCATIONAL PATHWAY – YEAR 12
NCEA LEVEL 2
CODE: 12BACVP

This course is designed for students wanting to work in a trade, it has a Building emphasis but is valuable for any Trade. This course consists of 5 compulsory subjects plus one other option of your choice. Where possible school-based subjects will be taught in a construction context. The boys will attend Unitec in Terms 2 & 3 every Friday, this experience gives the boys an opportunity to experience Tertiary Education and also gain 20 credits towards NCEA Level 2. This course is not designed for boys wanting to go to University as the industry works in Unit Standards. Students will gain their Site Safe card and also do a first-aid course. Some students in this group will also gain work placement in Term 3. Many boys have gained apprenticeships by makings good impressions at these work placements.

Students will automatically be placed in the following course:

UNITEC BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION VOCATIONAL PATHWAY - YEAR 12
PLANNED LEVEL 2 CREDITS: 20
CODE: UNITECB

This course enables students to have Construction and Infrastructure awarded as their vocational pathway on their Record of Achievement and gain credits towards a National Certificate in Carpentry.

SECTOR-RELATED TRAINING
Students will spend one day a week involved in sector-related training.
This will involve a mixture of:
• Attending UNITEC (20 credits available)
• Students will attend UNITEC for 25 days over 25 weeks
• Attending on-site work experience for 10 to 13 days (subject to progress in school-based subjects)
• Special Courses run at School such as;
• First Aid
• Site Safe – required for students to enter construction sites.

Students will be required to select an English, Mathematics, Science course and one other option of your choice.

 For further information see:  Mr Rutherford