Blue Light Partnership

We’re so proud to be announcing a new one-of-a-kind partnership with Blue Light New Zealand. It is going to offer our students huge opportunities and a chance to really gain some traction on the ladder that is ‘preparing for life’.

This partnership will allow our students places on life skills camps, training opportunities, a chance to build up their CVs and skill toolkit, to give them the confidence and skills to level up into careers, gain their drivers license – an essential for having a job in a rural community – all without barriers and cost.

NZBL and Edgecumbe College will work together throughout 2021 to enhance, develop and provide on an ongoing basis:

• Blue Edge programme for 2 terms each year
• Driver licensing from learners to full licence for every young person over 16 at Edgecumbe College
• An annual year 9 Learning support camp for up to 18 students from Te Hāpai ō – 
• Foster the opportunities for Edgecumbe College students to volunteer throughout their community but also through the wider Blue Light community for volunteering
• Life skills and leadership camps for senior students.
• Leadership camp in November – Whenuapai – year 10 
• BLAST training for all year 9/10 students
• Duke of Edinburgh supported and delivered in the College 
• Blue Light – ‘Services Volunteers’ (Police, Ambulance and Fire) – Develop positive relationships between young people and the NZ police as well as career pathways and service / volunteering
• Blue Light youth workers adopt Edgecumbe College and our students, and are seconded to the College to work with at risk youth
• Edgecumbe College students are offered places on NZBL activities including Spirit of Adventure, Outward Bound, Auckland Steinlager sailing experience
• Edgecumbe College Staff have the opportunity to join NZBL youth programmes team for experience and support.