EIT Waipukurau's Level 3 carpentry students are working hard to get this house built by the time their course ends. Photo / Nicki Harper
An EIT carpentry course being run in Waipukurau this year is enabling students to complete their Level 3 carpentry qualifications in Central Hawke's Bay for the first time, rather than having to travel to the Taradale campus.
Sixteen students are enrolled in the 36-week course that began in the middle
of July and has them building a 97sq m, two-bedroom transportable house.
Yesterday, students' family members joined them for a barbecue lunch to celebrate where they have got with the project so far.
Carpentry tutor Rei Meha said that although Level 2 courses had been run at the Waipukurau campus before, it was a boost to have that extended to Level 3.
"It makes a difference not having to travel to Taradale - some of these students have families that rely on them and need to be closer to home."
