Māori learners in the workplace setting

Project Description

Industry Training is an important location for Māori tertiary learners, with over 30,000 trainees identifying as Māori each year. Despite this there has been little systematic exploration of the experiences of Māori in industry training. This project examines the experiences of Māori workplace learners in industry training organisations across three trade settings: building and construction, the motor industry, and electro technology. It will lead to practical recommendations concerning how industry training organisations can better meet the needs of Māori workplace learners.

Project Team

• Jenny Conner (Contact Project Leader), Industry Training Federation
• Mara Andrews, Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Ltd
• Martin Draper, ETITO
• Loretta Garrow, Building and Construction ITO
• Te Raina Gunn, Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Ltd
• Sylvia Heywood, ETITO
• Bruce Horsley, Building and Construction ITO
• Cain Kerehoma, Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Ltd
• Verna Niao, NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
• Caren Rangi, Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Ltd
• Carmin Young, NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation

Project Funding

$107,200 (excl. GST)

Key Dates

Project commenced: early 2011

Expected project completion: late 2012

Project Outputs

Presentation given at the 2011 Ako Aotearoa Research in Progress Colloquium