Waitākere College

Engineering

Engineering Academy Level 2, is open to Year 12 and 13 students with NCEA Level 1. The focus of this 2-year programme is completion of industry units that contribute towards the New Zealand Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (Trade) Level 4, the equivalent of the first 12 months of an engineering apprenticeship.

First year Engineering Academy students study offsite one-day-per-week and have in-school engineering classes timetabled within normal school hours. Second year Engineering Academy operates inside school on a Tuesday afternoon 2pm-6pm with an opportunity to participate in work experience one-day-per-week. 

This Academy is part of AWVA (Auckland West Vocational Academies).