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Kia ora everyone, Exciting news below as Craig announces the new Kaiārahi for CATE NZ. it is fantastic to see this initiative continue. Please re-register if you have not already done so, last call before we switch to the 2024 database. Thank you to those who attended the First Foundation webinar and Career Planet Lunchtime Byte. I have included the recordings below. I have an endless stream of people wanting to present to us. This week, we have the Air Force on Friday, and on the 9th of April, we have Women in Engineering. Registrations are still open for these. Please share links with your student and parent community. Before the end of the term, I am hoping to host a literacy and numeracy webinar to update us on the co-requisite and other information about the NCEA changes. It is really important that we stay informed to ensure our ākonga and whānau understand these changes and their implications for pathways. I will release details as soon as they have been confirmed. We are aiming to run these at 3:30 pm. I have included some information about the latest health and safety course available for Gateway students. Have a fantastic Easter break at the end of next week. Ngā mihi nui,  |
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Kia ora, isn't it wonderful to have had a Term 1 that has been relatively distraction, lockdown, and global meltdown-free? The National Executive has been busy and was treated by Massey University on Friday (see photos below), which hosted our first National Executive meeting for the year. Through the meeting, we had the opportunity to discuss the National Careers Systems Strategy (particularly Action points relating to career advice in schools) with Dr Lynette Reid, who has been commissioned by TEC to undertake this important mahi. Another exciting development was meeting via Zoom our new Kaiārahi who has been appointed to lead us through this new exciting change in the careers landscape. The process of appointment included a panel made up of myself, Warwick Foy representing North Island regions, Leigh Gray as immediate past Kaiārahi and representing South Island schools, and a Deputy Principal from a local high school as our external panellist. After the process was completed I can now announce that Tara Heta (see photo below) from Auckland has been appointed CATE Kaiārahi. Tara brings a wealth of experience from different areas of the careers spectrum and, most recently, as Head of Careers at Westlake Boys High School. Congratulations to Tara, I am sure that regions are very excited to meet you. I also acknowledge that for some members who had not had the opportunity to catch up with the change in membership fees which was announced in September last year, this change has been challenging to manage, especially in schools with larger teams. After an analysis of other subject association fees, the new CATE fee is around the mid-fee range as compared to other fees. One of the fee structures that other subject associations use is that of a 'whole school' fee. We will be looking at a feasibility study after the 31st March to see if this is a model that will work for CATE. We will also provide members the opportunity to feed into this discussion. Last year Leigh Gray and I met with Erica Stanford and had what we felt was a very productive meeting. We reached out again to congratulate the Minister on her new appointment and have requested a follow-up meeting, hoping to build on our initial conversation. To date, we have not yet had a reply; I am hopeful that we will be able to get in front of the Minister shortly to discuss how careers fit in with her priorities of engagement, achievement, and attendance. There are a number of exciting developments happening in the background for CATE; as these developments take shape, I will be able to report back to you. Thank you for your continued support of CATE, we are only as strong as our members allow. I am always open to hearing from you if you have any ideas in moving forward. |
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FINAL CALL FOR CATE MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS |
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LUNCHTIME BYTES Please find below the recording from the last Lunchtime Bytes. Lunchtime Byte—Thursday 22nd March 12.30 pm—School to Skies Programme Register here. |
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Webinar for Career Advisors, Students and Parents—Tuesday 9th April 2024, 7.30 pm Why study Engineering? What is Engineering anyway? The Women in Engineering team at the University of Auckland aims to increase the diversity of Engineering applicants coming through high school, by identifying and helping to overcome the barriers they face when considering Engineering as a career. Often the greatest barrier is not even knowing what engineers do! Our speakers will discuss their STEM experiences at school, their career paths, and the skills they have found necessary to succeed at university and in industry. We will also discuss the range of opportunities we offer to schools and teachers to help make Engineering more visible to students as they make decisions about their future after school. Join Ashleigh Fox (WIE Project Manager) and some inspiring wāhine who are studying and working in the engineering sector to find out more! Register here. |
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