Work and Study Programme

RELA Working Holiday Programme

The Rotorua community loves to welcome people on working holiday visas from all over the world. The area is a great place to find work. Our students have found jobs in areas such as hospitality, tourism, seasonal work, farm work and healthcare. You can find a variety of local jobs at www.seasonalwork.co.nz

Our 12-week working holiday course is aimed at helping students enter the work force in New Zealand. Students study full-time English at a level to suit them in the mornings and afternoons.

The Working Holiday programme is very flexible and changes to meet the needs of the participants at any one time. During the 12 weeks, students are given free after school help to assist them in finding a job. Ex-students who have already found a job in Rotorua also come in to give advice.

Topics may include:

• Where to look for a job – understanding job adverts and abbreviations used in them
• Building a job-finding network
• The employment scene in New Zealand – the labour market
• Opportunities for working holidaymakers
• Work-related vocabulary
• Registration and Placement fees
• Filling in Application Forms
• Registration and Placement fees
• Finding Your Job in New Zealand – IRD, bank accounts, references
• Registering with WINZ (Work and Income New Zealand) and suitable agencies
• Online job hunting and resources
• Websites useful for working holidaymakers
• How to present yourself at interview – voice, dress, questions to ask and answer
• Cold calling
• Eight key issues when preparing a CV
• Practice writing of CVs
• Writing a covering letter
• Office vocabulary
• Using the telephone
• Office vocabulary

Here is what one of our 2006 Working Holiday students said

Cost for a 12-week programme - $4556 (shorter options available on request)

This cost includes:

Registration, 12 weeks full-time tuition, RELA’s after-school Working Holiday Programme, free entry to our Friday afternoon activity programme, free tea and coffee, free email and internet access, RELA placement test and orientation on the first day at school, a welcome pack and a gift and certificate on completion of the programme.