Cultural/Community Mentoring with Maori and Pacific Electrical Apprentices

Cultural/Community Mentoring with Maori and Pacific Electrical Apprentices

New Zealand government policy documents over the last decade have committed to supporting Maori and Pasifika learners, yet still today there is little real support in place for learners in apprenticeships. There is even less support in place that acknowledges the cultural dimension of learning in th...

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Main Author: Chris Holland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2012-12-01
Series:Literacy and Numeracy Studies
Online Access:https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/lnj/article/view/3084
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spelling doaj-ba96a3b0a06e47e3a9fab7556978daab2020-11-25T01:40:30ZengUTS ePRESSLiteracy and Numeracy Studies1441-05591839-29032012-12-0120210.5130/lns.v20i2.30842021Cultural/Community Mentoring with Maori and Pacific Electrical ApprenticesChris Holland0Work & Education Research and Development Services, New ZealandNew Zealand government policy documents over the last decade have committed to supporting Maori and Pasifika learners, yet still today there is little real support in place for learners in apprenticeships. There is even less support in place that acknowledges the cultural dimension of learning in the workplace. This paper discusses the establishment and review of a development project which sets out to provide culturally supportive mentoring for Maori and Pasifika apprentices. The project sought to do this by engaging experienced Maori and Pasifika tradesmen who were located in the local communities of their learners. https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/lnj/article/view/3084
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description New Zealand government policy documents over the last decade have committed to supporting Maori and Pasifika learners, yet still today there is little real support in place for learners in apprenticeships. There is even less support in place that acknowledges the cultural dimension of learning in the workplace. This paper discusses the establishment and review of a development project which sets out to provide culturally supportive mentoring for Maori and Pasifika apprentices. The project sought to do this by engaging experienced Maori and Pasifika tradesmen who were located in the local communities of their learners.
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