WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGIES
Years 12–13 BCITO courses to give boys a solid chunk of time to work on projects. This timetable also allows for a day of off-site work, enabling the boys to complete projects at other sites, such as the construction of a wood storage shed/lean-to at a private house. The other major work for the department has been the final commissioning of a new junior workshop in an underutilised space in the Warren Building. This has the added benefit of taking pressure off the College timetabler and allows us to have more workshop classes at the same time, resulting in more boys being able to take the classes they choose. We continue to develop boys who have multiple skills and can use a multitude of tools and machines. This includes the CNC, laser cutters, and 3D printers. The boys need to be familiar with other tools to be competitive in the workplace and further education. It is a
constant battle to keep all of these machines running but, for the most part, we succeed. It was unfortunate that there were no site visits or work experience this year, as I wanted to bring this back. I am confident that this may still happen as there is expansion in certain areas, but particularly in Christchurch (e.g. a recent expansion announcement in engineering at Air New Zealand/Pratt & Whitney). The department was exceptionally lucky to have Gavin Love back for another year. There is a constant struggle to find people to fill the technician positions in schools so it is fantastic to have Gavin, who has been a teacher at College and knows the staff, boys, and workshops. I would also like to thank the workshop staff, Kevin Harris, Carey Prebble, and Kerry Brockelbank, for their continued work with our boys. Emma Bradley-Hudson HoD Workshop Technologies
We have continued to modernise the workshops as we update and replace equipment and tools. The use of modern tools and equipment is an integral part of attaining high-quality outcomes. It is also important that students are familiar with the types of machines they may encounter in businesses or universities when they leave College. We are continuing to update the set projects in the junior school to make use of the new equipment, too. One of the biggest things in the department this year is the creation of a new building and construction area in Armagh Street. We now have a large shed (double garage) and a spacious yard suitable for bigger projects. This area also has a break room and another indoor area for teaching and the secure storage of tools, equipment, and personal belongings. Combined with this, we started doing full days on site for the
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