The Pupuke Kāhui Ako Power-ED Initiative aims to promote connections between schools and local business through the parent community by building on already existing relationships between school and whanau. |
CALLING ALL PARENTS …
We are encouraging our wider parent community to help us address skill shortage locally and nationally in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics) sector and support our young people who are transitioning from secondary school into the workforce by:
- Exposing learners to a wider range of career pathways, including emerging careers.
- Supporting students to identify their strengths and aspire to a broader range of careers including those in STEAM, especially in Tech.
- Supporting students to develop skills for the workforce such as communication, collaboration, and problem solving.
- Bridging the gap between school and work.
- Gaining a better understanding of the wider world of work.
The Pupuke Kāhui Ako is organising a community event in August to engage those in our parent community who would be willing to work as industry mentors to support students’ transition to work and promote the uptake of a wide range of different careers, especially those in the STEAM sector.
Potential areas of support include:
- Helping to raise awareness of pathways into digital roles .
- Exposing students to emerging or lesser known careers – especially in the primary and intermediate setting.
- Supporting senior students to become STEAM ambassadors for younger students.
- Running strength-based career workshops.
- Running challenges that model STEAM skills for the workplace.
- Mentoring Senior students.
- Providing workplace experience.
To learn more – please contact Susana Tomaz – Across School Leader for the Pupuke Kāhui Ako [email protected]