Hundreds of Wairarapa secondary school students will sample tertiary study at a series of career workshops launching at UCOL Wairarapa and Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre today.
UCOL Wairarapa campus manager Angela Hewitt said the series of My Vocational Pathways Taster Days involves more than 300 Year 10 students from colleges throughout the region and will continue on the next two Fridays.
Secondary students will sample a range of courses at UCOL Wairarapa, she said, including hairdressing and beauty, construction and automotive, nursing and health science, business administration and early childhood education.
The students would then move to similar quick-fire introductions to agricultural studies at the Taratahi centre, she said.
"They will get about 40 minutes completing tasks in each area and get a short, sharp taste at each location, so they can be better informed when making their career decisions."