The National Academy of Civil Construction and Mining
- Aranui will be launched on Monday September 17 at Aranui High School
in Christchurch. It will be based in a purpose-designed area at the
School, and will eventually consist of six or more chairs where students
can practice operational skills on a variety of heavy machines through
a simulated computer software programme.
In
a unique joint venture with Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Aranui High School
students will be able to prepare themselves for a career in the civil
construction and mining industries when the country's first ever school-based
training course for heavy machine operators begins next year.
Using
computer simulation, students will be able to practice operational skills
on a variety of heavy machines whilst still in the classroom. They will
then progress to real machines at Tai Poutini Polytechnic's Christchurch
Digger School, which runs with the support of CPIT.
