Uniformed Services (Level 2)

Find out first hand what it’s really like to be a paramedic, a police officer and a firefighter!

Course Aim:

To provide students with the opportunity to explore career pathways within a range of uniformed services, these include Search and Rescue Services, Emergency Services, and Civil Defence Services. Students will have the opportunity to experience a simulated search and rescue exercise and gain essential first aid skills.

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Learning Objectives

Students will have the opportunity to achieve academic learning objectives that contribute to their National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) and develop crucial personal and social development skills.

Personal and Social Development Objectives:

Personal and social skills are transferable to any chosen career pathway and are considered essential skills by employers.

  • Increasing willingness to learn
  • Understanding and assuming personal responsibility
  • Developing belief in self and increasing confidence
  • Developing a positive attitude
  • Recognising and developing potential
  • Developing resilience skills (coping with challenge and change)
  • Developing positive communication skills

Course Outline & Assessments:

For course specific assessments talk to your school Trades Academy coordinator or email [email protected]

Use links below to explore related courses and pathway options:

To see the full range of options head back to our Secondary School programme landing page.

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole course. The highlight would be the fire week, specifically the rescue helicopter – Uniformed Services Student

Further resources

| Secondary School Programmes |  Download our full programme brochure

Trades Academy Programmes |  Whenua Iti Outdoors (WIO) Trades Academy options

| Career Pathways | link to Tahatū | Career Navigator to discover career possibilities

Key Components:

  • Trades

Open to:

Year 12-13 students

NCEA Level:
16 credits (14 credits at Level 2, 2 credits at Level 3)

Duration:

13 days (2 x 4-day blocks, 1 x 5-day block)

Delivery:

Residential block format (includes overnights)

Location:

Tasman/Nelson

Cost:

Full Cost: $3,500 including GST per person.

Free places (limited) for students from WCTA and TOTSTA partner schools.

Funded by Ministry of Education.

Dates:

2026

Intake 3
20 – 23 July
10 – 13 August
31 August – 3 September
14 – 17 September

2027

Programme Intakes start in Term 2 and in Term 3, dates tbc

Notes:

Dates may be subject to change.
Some academic objectives may change to align with assessment changes.

Awards:

  • NCEA

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