Exploring Māori vocational pathways
This report offers suggestions that prospective training providers and organisations may wish to consider as an aid and support in their own efforts with supporting Māori learners in trade training.
These insights will be of particular interest to industry training organisations who work with Māori learners and trainees with the potential for replicating aspects of Māori trade training in other vocational settings.
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Background:
This research was completed in September 2025 by Dr Joshua Kalan – Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiārangi and Jayden Thompson – Director, Tāwharau Housing Trust.
The report uses a case study of Tāwharau Housing Trust, a small whānau-based construction company in Rotorua and their approach to vocational training and apprenticeships with Māori learners in the building industry.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Research and Innovation Agenda (AARIA)