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Find your Path
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS | SKILL DEVELOPMENT
PATHWAY ILLUMINATION | BELONGING
ILLUMINATING PATHWAYS INTO DIGITAL & CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Enrol Now for 2024 | NZQA Levels 1-3
Native Tech is Aotearoa New Zealand’s newest academy for rangatahi (young people) wanting to explore digital and creative tech. Our current programme offers training which help rangatahi connect with local knowledge and global opportunities, allowing them a space and place to access essential job skills, support, mentorship, pastoral care, a sense of belonging while illuminating pathways into the IT/digital/creative tech workforce.
We’re about cultural connections, skill development, pathway illumination and belonging.
Explore character design and development, narrative storytelling, graphic design, artificial intelligence,
content creation, 3D asset development, 3D printing and game development
Our current programme is for 16-24 year olds* who are wanting to explore digital and creative tech and
haven’t been in work or study or who want guidance to work through where to go next. This programmes staircases into our NZQA approved Level 1-3 programme (each 20 weeks, 60 credits).
Our mid-year intake is now full, enroll for 2024.
This programme is free. 20 weeks (including 4 weeks break).
*This programme is fees free – all related tech and software will be provided onsite and there is no cost to withdraw.
Entry Requirements
Ages 16-24
*15 year olds will be considered but they must have an Early Learning Exemption from MOE to enroll.
NATIVE TECH
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Located in the heart of Rotorua, Native Tech is Digital Natives Academy's most innovative programme to date providing 1,090 sqm of space alongside high spec computers, VR heatsets and expert mentors and navigators working with young people to help illuminate education, career and training pathways.
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Revolutionising Indigenous Education
Digital & Creative Tech Programme
Our next intake starts mid August 2023. Enroll now as we are almost full.
Learners should be 15-24 and based in Rotorua. No previous experience is needed but an interest in digital and creative tech (game dev, video editing, drawing, esports, gaming, design, art, photography, business) is important.
Our programme runs from 10am-3pm, Monday - Friday (with afternoons open for projects) and Fridays for events. Limit is 20 students, for 20 weeks (with 4 weeks of holiday time) - we will have 2 intakes each year.
No cost, our programme is free.