Training Options for 2027

The West Coast Trades Academy gives secondary school students the chance to start training for a trade while they are still at school.

Trades Training

We are in the business of training students for real jobs. There is a demand for skilled and dedicated people to work in a whole range of trades from Engineering and Hair and Beauty to Manaaki Tāpoi. So that is what we teach.

Start your Training Now

If you want to stay at school but are keen to start training for work, the West Coast Trades Academy is the place for you.
Our training is designed so you can study with us but still stay at school, be around your friends and keep doing all the extra curricular activities such as sports, drama and music that you love.
It’s the best of both worlds. You still do all the fun school stuff, but at the same time you get a head start on your career by working towards NCEA Level 2 and 3 and gain valuable work related skills in the Trades Academy programme of your choice.