Te Awanui A Rua Trust Taumarunui

We foster potential and provide opportunities that can create employment with Adult Tertiary Education and Training. We broker in Tertiary Providers to train our community at the Marae with courses that have NZQA Accreditations that the community need to get employment. The gift of these resources has led Tertiary Providers to be able to create employment for 6 of our Tutors from Taumarunui who are now training our Community out of the Marae. We have 128 Students registered within our Trust, in Tertiary Training from ages 16-60+ including:

• Taratahi Level 2 – Primary Industries Group – ages from 16 to 32
• Taratahi Level 3 – Vehicle Machines and Infrastructure Training
• Taratahi Level 3 – Farming Systems (Future Managers) Course 
• Land Based Training – Horticulture Level 2 – Maara kaiStudents use the Computers for Plant Research, Native Planting and Planning, Environmental Studies
• Assessments Reporting and Daily Plant Reporting
• Toi Oho Mai – Harvesting and Forestry Students use the Computers for Forestry Employment and Interests, Health and Safety, Daily Diary Business Planning Chainsaw and Equipment, Felling and Falling
• Maori Land Course: computers used for Research and Registrations, Grants and Scholarships, Whakapapa, Land Development, Funding Applications
• Taratahi – Apiculture – Honey Development and Training: computers for Honey Research, Bee Search, Manuka and Bee Developments, Carpentry for Hive Building

We also have had eight business’s created and the use of accounting training with a XERO advisor has helped create the training on these PC’s. Te Awanui a Rua computers are also available for the Community / Kaumatua and After School Programme’s use. The difference receiving the PCs and Laptops has given our Trust is the Venue of the Computer LAB at our Community HUB with THRIVE Trust and HUGE positive outcome knowing that students and community can use the Computer Space for their research knowing they can be in a homely, safe and positive environment with support or tutoring, printing and help with Units and assessment reporting. They can access Studylink, MSD Real Me, Literacy and Numeracy and more. These Computers have been a gift that our Trust would have never thought we would receive, knowing our location and lack of funding into our community our CEO and Admin volunteer their services so we can provide the services we need for our Community. Tena koutou katoa Digital Wings, Nga mihi nui ki a koutou mo to aroha i tēnei kaupapa ki Te Awanui a Rua Charitable Trust. Rire Rire Hau Hau, Paimarire.