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First to sign up for National Certificate in Motorcycle Engineering

Northland Polytechnic's Modern Apprenticeships co-ordinator Jane Scripps signed James on to the apprenticeship scheme within a day of MITO announcing it was including the motorcycle certificate in the scheme.

James (17) works at Rouse Motorcycle Repairs and Spares in Hikurangi and sees the apprenticeship as a perfect opportunity to pursue his passion for motorcycles.

The certificate includes three years of on-the-job training and distance learning.

Whangarei Leader, 26 March 2002

Course a chance to prove independence

Horowhenua Learning Centre community and work skills national certificate tutor Alan Lovell said a course had been developed in Levin to help disabled people achieve independence and improve their chances of getting work.

The year-long course was about rediscovering life skills and learning how to use them in everyday situations.

The National Certificate in Community and Work Skills course runs over 36 weeks allowing students to find their way in the real world, a world where they have to do things for themselves and not rely on others.

Included in the course is a camping trip which helps the students put some of the programme into practice.

"They have to put up their own tents, do the cooking and clean up - something many of us would take for granted but for these students it is an adventure, a time to prove they can be independent," Mr Lovell said.

Weekend Chronicle (Levin), March 2002

New course provides head-start in business

The first student to complete a National Certificate in Computing Level 2 and a National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing Level 2 at Gisborne Girls High School, Angela says the certificates have helped a lot in her study, allowing her to start straight into her course at EIT.

"I didn't need to complete the introduction course and this meant I saved money and time."

Gisborne Herald, 25 March 2002