Tool
Building Writing Skills In Trades Training: The Case of Carpentry
A guide and resources for tutors that were designed in response to a number of factors including students avoiding writing in their carpentry diary and skipping class and tutors' concern around writing skill development.
PROJECT
The language in the trades
Research shows texts read by the trades students are as demanding as university-level academic texts. Find out how to teach the language of the trades.
Co-funded by
Ako Aotearoa’s
National Project Fund
Partnered with
Victoria University of Wellington and WelTec
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Report
The language in the trades education 2017
A comprehensive report outlining the background, methods, findings and implications of this research.
(PDF, 4.2 MB, 135-pages).
Report
The Pasifika Trades Training Initiative WelTec 2012-2013
The final report from the project, 'How to make a successful pre-trades course for Pacific learners', which gives the overview, literature review and findings.