He Toki Electrical Trades Training Scholarship

About the programme

Get the skills and support you need to succeed in the electrical industry in Te Waipounamu.  

With He Toki, you'll be supported to gain a New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Pre-Trade (Level 3) – with a difference. 

Talk to us if you:

• are Māori or Pasifika 
• are 16-40 years old 
• want to learn and earn in a practical, hands-on environment, and 
• want a rewarding career in the electrical industry. 

He Toki is more than a study scholarship – it's a journey with a support network 

He Toki supports whānau to gain skills and qualifications, connect with iwi and explore industry opportunities, with the goal of securing wealth-enriching futures for Māori and Pasifika. 

He Toki’s strengths are in building relationships and offering a personalised and encouraging approach to learning, to ensure that you have a sustainable study/life balance.

• It challenges mainstream teaching methodologies
• It arms people with practical and employable skills in a required trade
• It embeds te reo and tikaka into day-to-day operations
• It applies an ako/tuakana-teina approach to offer guidance and mentorship with a Māori-specific context. 

Why you should join He Toki for your electrical training

He Toki aims to enrich electrical trades education to grow the Māori and Pasifika workforce. It brings together iwi, industry, educational institutions, community organisations and government agencies.

Since it was established in 2011, He Toki has prepared more than 1100 trainees for jobs in the trades sector.

Now is the time to start your career in the electrical industry.

This programme gives you the work-ready skills to enter the electrical trade as an apprentice electrician working under supervision. 

During your studies, you'll enjoy hands-on training in our workshops and the chance to be involved in real-world, community-based building projects, which will lead to you gaining knowledge about domestic, industrial, and commercial installation. 

What you’ll learn 

During this hands-on programme, you’ll study topics such as Electrical Work Practices, Electrical Appliances and Circuit Design and Operation. 

When you finish, you could enter an apprenticeship agreement with us and an employer so you can complete the Level 4 apprenticeship programme. This will give you the skills you need to work independently as an electrician. 

Career opportunities include domestic, commercial, industrial or electricity supply electrician, appliance service worker, work within telecommunications industry, or self-employment.