Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)

Apply now for the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) scholarship for 2026.

For more information, please contact twa@weltec.ac.nz.

Māori and Pacific ākonga looking to learn a trade can apply for a Māori and Pasifika Trades Training scholarship, which is a government-funded scholarship to cover full fees and course-related costs.

Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Scholarship students are supported at both Whitireia and WelTec by the Tamaiti Whāngai team.

The Tamaiti Whāngai team will support you with mentoring, goal setting, pastoral and cultural support. You will have the opportunity to get your drivers license, site safe and first aid certificates.

We thank our iwi partners, Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira as well as our Pasifika partner, Mafutaga Faifeau Samoa
for the support they provide to our Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Scholarship students.

Support we offer

MPTT success stories

Huliana Fanua’s story

Sparking a future in Electrical

Tylah’s story

Mechanical Engineering Trades graduate

Sophie's story

Apprentice Hairdresser

Natalia's story

Plumbing graduate

Josh's story

Mechanical Engineer

Programme options

A variety of our level 3 programmes are eligible for MPTT. Take a look at the guide to find exactly which programmes are covered by MPTT. For further programme information like start dates, head to the Study Programmes page.