FDMC Careers

09/12/2024

We have enjoyed working with you all this year, many successes to celebrate. Our Careers Team wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with your families.

02/12/2024

Year 10 Work Shadowing
Last week we had 91 students undertake work experience.
We have heard so many positive comments from the students, parents and in particular the businesses.
This initiative was to give students a taste of a real work situation. A big thank you to the parents/caregivers who organised work experience for their sons. Also the businesses that supported us:
Action Moto, Air New Zealand, Alterations 4 U, Aluminium Creations, Beta Climbing Gym, Bounceback Physiotherapy, BTW, Cain Goodin Construction, Chris Wilson, Chubb New Zealand, CJ
Plastering, Clapcott Farms Ltd, Connett Engineering Limited, CSR, Defence Force, Dennis Kowalewski, Dental Care High Street, Department of Conservation, Dialog Fitzroy, Douglas Family, Downer, DTS, Electro Plus Limited, Family Health Centre, Fonterra Whareroa, Gareth Collins Building, Govett Quilliam, Gralyn Farms, Health New Zealand, Health New Zealand - Why Ora, Ivan Jones Engineering, Jason Skittrup, Jim Willson, King Country Vets, Landpro Ltd, Mark Crowley Building & Joinery, Moe Joes, Naki Flooring Ltd, New Plymouth Airport - Air New Zealand, Ngaruahine Iwi Health Services, Nikau Garden Services, Novotel Hotel, NPDC - Puke Ariki Museum, NPDC - Pukekura Park Groundskeeper, NZ Sparky, Ordnance Developments Ltd, Pace Power and Air, Paul Spurdle, Peak Orthopaedics, PHI Aviation, Physio @ Carefirst, PPF Farms Ltd, Property Solutions
Taranaki, PRSL Taranaki, Quirk Precision Engineering, Roadsafe Taranaki, saveBOARD, Serial Griller, Shaun Eichstaedt, Shelby's Barber Gang, Shona Manton Cleaning, Sounds and Vision Solutions, SPCA, Sport Taranaki - TSSSA, St John Bosco Primary School, St Joseph’s New Plymouth, St Joseph’s
Stratford, Strategy Collective, Styles Joinery, Sunman Farms Ltd, Taranaki Fish & Game, Taranaki Golf, Taranaki Tyre and Automotive, Taranaki Vet Centre, Taranaki Vets, TBE Electrical, The Golf Zone, The Redwoods Country Kindergarten, Riverbend Limited, Todd Energy, Tricky Trees, Vanburwray Chartered Accountants, Verbrec, Vogeltown School, Vortex International Holdings Ltd, Warner Construction Ltd, Welbourn School, Westown Golf Club, Wildstream Station Ltd, Young
Contracting, ZaCreations Limited.

07/11/2024

WITT Open Day at the Bell St campus
Saturday 9th Nov from 11am - 2pm
For inspiration and information - Go and explore WITT's campus facilities (trades workshops, art studios, IT labs, commercial kitchen, hair and beauty salons, library and more).
And meet their amazing kaiako (tutors).

29/10/2024

Congratulations to all our students for all your successes this year. Lovely seeing our Pathway Students celebrating their achievements also yesterday at our end of year prize giving.

The Vocational Excellence Award was awarded to Hunter Crowley in recognition of his success in vocational education and training. Hunter’s motivation, work ethic and attitude at his work experience placement and while at WITT Trades Academy were a real credit to him. He demonstrated all the skills and attributes that are needed to enable him to succeed in the workplace. He is courteous, absolutely reliable and is what we refer to as ‘A Good College Man’.

The Career Pathway Programme Cup was awarded to Kaeden Garvey. Kaeden consistently displayed all the attributes of a good college man whether at school or his work experience. He has had successful Work Experience placements at Glenn Turner Building, Need Electrical and Chris Perrett Electrical where he has been offered an apprenticeship.

Carter Franklin was awarded Top Gateway Student for 2024. Carter always displayed a positive attitude, strong communication skills, and had excellent feedback from the Gateway Work Experience employer at MECO Engineering.

The Jordy Adams Memorial Cup was awarded to Hunter Crowley. This cup is awarded in memory of former student Jordy Adams and is awarded for inspiring achievement, enthusiastic participation, demonstrating team work, and showing a passion for and dedication to the trades - just a genuine good college man. Hunter was also given a $500 tool voucher sponsored by Electro Plus to go towards his first set of tools.

29/10/2024

25/10/2024

Great to get this photo of Lukas Harding.
Congratulations Lukas on gaining an Engineering Apprenticeship with SPARK Metal Fabrication Ltd.
Adam Leathem who owns SPARK Engineering, is an old boy of FDMC and we are very proud of him and his successes. Adam was actually our first ever Gateway student to gain an apprenticeship when we first started our FDMC Gateway Programme.
Lukas we wish you all the very best, we know you are in very good hands.

25/10/2024

Congratulations to MECO Engineering for winning the last Gateway Morning Tea Shout for this year.
Thank you so much for your support to Carter this year! (great photo). We appreciate your support to Francis Douglas Memorial College.

23/10/2024

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20/10/2024

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27/09/2024

It was great to hear former FDMC student Nick Arnold, now a Senior Physio at Carefirst Physio speak to a group of interested students about Physiotherapy as a career pathway and his own experiences while studying at AUT.

26/09/2024

This year at the WITT Trades Academy end of year prizegiving there were plenty of successes celebrated. Fantastic to see 5 of our students receive special awards.
Congratulations to all of our WITT students who completed their courses, they have all done extremely well this year.
Top awards presented to:
Mason Lobb - Top Student - Engineering - Build a Trailer
Indigo Jane - Most Improved Student - Cookery
Tipene Menhennet - Most Improved Student - Automotive
Tristan Gaudin - Most Improved Student - Conservation
Jake Powell - Most Improved Student - Electrical

09/09/2024

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