Rangatahi O Te Whenua

 

CBEC has partnered with The Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) to promote the interests of young people through the Far North Conservation Corps Course.

 

“We encourage and assist the involvement of young people in the social, educational, economic and cultural development of New Zealand.”

 

The Far North Conservation Corps is a youth development and training programme for young people between the ages of 16 and 24 from the Far North region of New Zealand. Twenty participants can take part in each 20 week course.

 

The course aims to provide young people with activities, experiences and challenges that will help them develop life skills that will prepare them for employment and community participation.

 

The course provides leadership, coordination and facilitation for youth development.

 

 We run two programmes each year: • February to June • July to December
 

Course Activities:

 

Community work  General maintenance, fencing etc on Marae and other community projects
Short courses Farming, chainsaw skills, ATV operation, Scuba diving and more
Recreation Fishing, hunting, horse riding
Environmental Whale and other mammal rescue, habitat protection and re-vegetation
Projects The Bushland Trust, Lake Heather pest and predators control, Te Araroa Trust (The Long Pathway)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student who have successfully completed this course have been employed in areas such as the Department of Conservation, CBEC Businesses and the Far North Environment Centre.


For further information please contact Mike Wikitera on (09) 408 1092

Or for more information on the Ministry of Youth Development please click here.