About Us
What is He Toki?
He Toki is a Māori training initiative designed to provide skills, knowledge, and qualifications to meet the needs of Māori learners and communities across a range of industries. We focus on pre-trade training and career preparation courses in construction, infrastructure, healthcare, and social services.
Our programmes incorporate cultural values and elements to ensure Māori learners are connected and supported throughout their training journey.
OUR PROMISE
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We work to develop and coach a skilled local workforce
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We monitor and support employment and business trends
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We put our relationships, and people first
Over the past 12 years He Toki has successfully supported over 2,000 Māori learners into industry training qualifications, apprenticeships, and employment.
Whakapapa
He Toki was launched in 2011 in response to the Canterbury Earthquakes by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Te Tapuae o Rehua, CPIT and industry partners led by Hawkins Construction.
It represents a new era of Māori Trade Training in Otautahi-Christchurch and continues the legacy of the Māori Trade Training scheme of the 1950s through to the 1970s.
The Māori Trade Training scheme was the first of its kind in New Zealand and was an acknowledgement of the already long-standing relationship between Te Hāhi Weteriana and Ngāi Tahu. It was jointly run by the Methodist Central Mission, Ngāi Tahu elders and the Christchurch Polytechnic.
