Curriculum

Careers and Work Experience

Careers at LAC

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.  Colossians 3:23

Mrs Loader is the Careers Advisor at LAC. She helps students/ākonga plan for their future and provides information to support them on their career journey. Students/ākonga are welcome to make an appointment by visiting the Careers office in the Library or emailing careers@lac.school.nz. Parents/caregivers are also welcome to get in touch at careers@lac.school.nz.

For further guidance, the Tahatū Career Navigator is a useful resource.

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CV Writing and Job Interview Skills

A good CV can lead to an interview. Our video on making a CV shares some tips on how to get started on making your own CV: LAC CV Presentation Tips

Tahatu Career Navigator also has some great guides:

Exploring Careers: Gateway and STAR

While you're still at school, there are government-funded programmes that help senior students explore careers and get real workplace experience.

  • Gateway: a structured workplace placement giving you hands-on experience in a specific industry, such as an Early Childhood Centre.
  • STAR (Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource): short courses that give you a taste of a career, like a one-day Hair and Beauty session or a two-day Vet Nursing course.
  • Other in-school options: study by correspondence through Te Kura, or Trades Academy and Secondary Tertiary Partnership courses through UCOL.

Talk to the Careers Advisor to find out what's on offer and how to enrol.

Driver Licencing

  • Drive has everything you need to get ready for your learner, restricted and full licence tests.
  • Apply for your car driver licence in New Zealand at NZTA Waka Kotahi

Other Useful Links

University and Apprenticeships

  • University - Thinking About Uni covers every NZ university: what to study and where, accommodation, costs and scholarships.
  • Apprenticeships - the Tahatū Career Navigator explains how earn-while-you-learn training works.

See the list of tertiary providers below.

Name
Location
Description
Website
Avondale University
Cooranbong, Wahroonga, Australia
A Seventh-day Adventist university in New South Wales, Australia, and a natural next step in the Adventist education journey, with strengths in nursing, teaching, ministry and the arts.
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Auckland University of Technology
Auckland
New Zealand's newest university, AUT is known for hands-on, industry-connected learning across fields like design, business, health, engineering and communications.
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Massey University
Auckland, Palmerston North & Wellington
New Zealand's only fully national university, plus extensive distance learning, and home to the country's only veterinary school.
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UCOL – Universal College of Learning
Levin, Masterton, Palmerston North & Whanganui
A regional institute of technology offering practical, career-focused study, from certificates and diplomas through to degrees, across trades, health, creative and business subjects.
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Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington
A research-led university with particular strengths in law, public policy, humanities and the sciences, and close links to government.
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University of Otago
Dunedin, Southland, Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland
New Zealand's oldest university, known for its strong campus life and leading health sciences, including medicine and dentistry.
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University of Waikato
Hamilton & Tauranga
Recognised for its management school, computing, environmental science and leadership in Māori and Pacific research.
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