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LinCs
Teacher In Charge:	Mr W Benton
Subject Progression:	Yr 9	Yr 10	Yr 11	Yr 12	Yr 13
Transition
STAR  (Mr W Benton)
LinCs (Mr W Benton)
Gateways (Mr W Benton)
Computer technician (Ms D Peterson)
Chef Training (Mrs S Martin)
Tourism (Mr E Fern)
Agriculture Studies (Mr P King)
Farm Skills (Mr P King)

STAR's intention is to enable secondary schools to facilitate their students' smooth transition from schooling to further education or employment.
Its objectives are:
  - to facilitate transition to the workplace for students, particularly those intending to go straight into the workforce or those likely to leave school without any formal qualifications.
  - provide or purchase tertiary courses which will better meet students' needs, which will motivate them to achieve, and which will facilitate their smooth transition to further education, training or employment.
  - support students to explore career pathways and help them make informed decisions about their schooling and future work or study.

Learning in Career Skills
The LinCS Department offers two courses in Career Skills; one at Year 11 and one at Year 12. The Year 11 course focuses on personal development and the beginning of living and working independently. In Year 12 students focus on workplace skills and preparing for the workplace. In both courses, students work towards gaining unit standards towards NCEA Levels One and Two.

Gateways builds links between school and business and allows schools to offer workplace learning opportunities for their students. The programme develops students' vocational skills while at school. They are able to get first hand experience of what it is like in the workforce and to begin the qualifications needed in today's job market.

Computer technician covers core papers toward certification in COMP TIA over a two year course. Most of the work is practical involving hands-on activities to complete units and is the first step in preparing students to become Network certified technicians. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, describe networking technologies and basic design principles.

Chef training covers both Cookery Skills, and Food and Beverage Unit Standards*. These are provided by the Hospitality Standards Institute and are credited towards the National Certificate in Hospitality, Level 1. Students take part in the Gateways Work Experience Programme.  Food and Beverage cover Restaurant Service Skills, while Cookery is the preparation and service of food. Food Hygiene and Food Safety is an important component of this course. A theory exam is sat during term 3.

Tourism  is a full year course that gives students a good overview of the Tourism industry. Some of the topics that are covered include the various work roles available in the industry, the use of the internet in tourism, itinerary planning, calculations necessary in the industry, and knowledge of New Zealand and World tourist destinations. Students find the course interesting and challenging. Many of our students have gone on to careers in Tourism related fields.

Farm skills and  Agriculture studies consist of internally assessed Unit Standards. Students are given an opportunity to achieve practical farming skills with an emphasis on farm safety. They can gain credits which work towards the National Certificate in Agriculture (General Skills) level 2. By taking Farming - Agricultural studies in the second year students can compete this certificate over two years.
A minimum of 30 days farm experience is required to complete these practical units so students need to have access to a suitable farm. They keep a work record book as evidence for all practical tasks.

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