Cheryl Belcher
Fitzroy,New Zealand
Summary
Dynamic Youth Pathways Manager at Waikato Trades Academy, with a proven track record of increasing student enrollment by over 45% and building robust partnerships with educational institutions. Recognized for strategic thinking, exceptional leadership, and strong communication skills, successfully navigated government funding while enhancing Māori capability within the team. Committed to delivering impactful educational outcomes for diverse learners.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
YOUTH PATHWAYS MANAGER
Waikato Trades Academy / STAR
Hamilton, New Zealand
01.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways | Waikato Institute of Technology
- Delivery of 15 Waikato Trades Academy (WTA) programmes inclusive of 800+ ākonga from 42 partnering high schools and wharekura
- Delivery of 33 STAR one day taster courses to 1100+ ākonga from 50 partnering schools and wharekura
- Management and leadership of a team of diverse cultural / multi-cultural kaimahi inclusive of 7 student advisors and 2 coordinators
- Responsible for all business relationships to other providers
- Secondary and tertiary reporting to the MOE, with the main contact person for government agencies.
- Manage various types of government funding and reporting
- TEC & NZQA reviews and programme changes
- Transporting trades academy ākonga into the organisation
- Budgets for operational, pastoral care and transport
- Networking and collaborating with stakeholders meeting their needs
- Liaise with Industry and iwi
- Liaise with ITO’s
- Organised WTA steering group made up of principals and industry representatives
- Working across Wintec and alongside departments to deliver meaningful programmes
- Develop new business partners and new business opportunities
- Work alongside kaiako to shift their Māori capability skills
- Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways | Waikato Institute of Technology
- Increasing WTA ākonga places from 550 to 800+ in 3 years
- Increasing WTA school partnerships from 35 to 42 in three years.
- Acknowledgement letter from MOE during COVID how we implemented key strategies to continue to deliver our programmes so our ākonga could achieve NCEA (alleviate barriers)
- Gaining a high trust relationship with all our partnering schools and wharekura
- This allowed me the opportunity to develop our kaimahi in their cultural competency within our wharekura’s
- My team and I nominated each year at staff awards within Wintec
PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER – Literacy and Numeracy Educator
Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways
Hamilton, New Zealand
01.2013 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Waikato Institute of Technology
- Delivery of NZCALNE (5) New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy Numeracy Education (Educator)
- Trained educators (Wintec) on embedding Literacy and Numeracy within their programmes
- Worked alongside ākonga to deliver the TEC Literacy and Numeracy assessment tool
- Programme Development, Project Team, 2015/2016, My Career Pathway – Common L2 – lead and develop
- Waikato Institute of Technology
- Work alongside trades (Vocational) kaimahi to support and guide them into vocational education
- Support them in recognising that Literacy and Numeracy is embedded in all that we do
- Move and shift them from thinking they are just a tradie to now they are educators
- Te Tauihu Values Award
- To monitor ākonga support and improve their national Literacy and Numeracy scores due to working alongside kaiako
- Alongside kaiako adding deliberate attempts to embed Literacy and Numeracy into Vocational programmes
SENIOR ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER – Hairdressing Educator
Centre for Beauty, Hairdressing and Hospitality
Hamilton, New Zealand
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Waikato Institute of Technology
- Delivery of the Level 3 – Certificate in Hairdressing – 2007-2009
- Delivery of the Level 4 – Certificate in Hairdressing 2009-2013
- Programme Coordinator
- Design and develop programmes
- Support and lead Kaiako
- Moderation
- Effectively implementing the use of technology within programmes
- Liaise with Hairdressing ITO (HITO)
- Liaise with industry, gathering employers to allow ākonga to complete work based learning
- Liaise with industry nominating ākonga for apprenticeships
- Centre Blended Learning Champion
- Waikato Institute of Technology
- Successfully gained apprenticeships for 12 ākonga in one year
- Winner of two Wintec Institute Teaching Awards
- Nominated for HITO Tutor of the year 2 years in a row
- The publication of my teaching practice into a research journal Triangulating a vocational tutor’s and her learner’s meaning-making on a pre-apprenticeship hairdressing programme in the tertiary sector
MANAGER
Patrick's Hairdressing School
Hamilton, New Zealand
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Delivery of Level 3 Certificate in Hairdressing
- Delivery of Level 4 Certificate in Hairdressing
- Moderation and Assessment
- Provide ākonga support
- Assisting and leading Kaiako
- Managing business administration including self-review reports
- Code of practice reviews
- Responsible for business relationships and networking
- Monitor programmes and modes of delivery
- Work alongside HITO when delivering unit standards
- Organising of EER reviews
- Organisation of HITO moderators visit
- Active Committee Member, Programmes Committee
- Successful EER review rating
- Success in moderated materials over a 3-year review
OWNER / OPERATOR
Hairdressing Salon
Gisborne, New Zealand
01.1998 - 01.2001
Education
<ul><li>Te Tiriti</li><li>Waitangi Wānanga</li></ul> -
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2022
Emotional Intelligence, Certification Programme - RocheMartin 360
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2017
Te Tauihu -
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2016
Management Workshop -
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2015
Graduate Diploma in IT Education (L7) -
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2014
National Certificate in Adult Literacy Numeracy Education -
NC Work Base Literacy
01.2009
Certificate in Adult Teaching and Education -
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2008
Certificate in Adult Teaching -
Waikato Institute of Technology
01.2004
National Certificate in Hairdressing -
NZQA
01.1992
Skills
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
- Leadership
- Work ethic
- Strategic Thinker
- Professionalism
- Māori Capability
References
- Margaret Naufahu, Centre Director – Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways, Wintec Te Pūkenga, +64 21 267 9108, Margaret.naufahu@wintec.ac.nz
- Bevan Smith, Principal Advisor – Secondary Transitions, Ministry of Education, Hamilton, +64 27 770 32728, Bevan.smith@education.govt.nz
Timeline
YOUTH PATHWAYS MANAGER
Waikato Trades Academy / STAR
01.2019 - Current
PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER – Literacy and Numeracy Educator
Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways
01.2013 - 01.2019
SENIOR ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER – Hairdressing Educator
Centre for Beauty, Hairdressing and Hospitality
01.2007 - 01.2013
MANAGER
Patrick's Hairdressing School
01.2002 - 01.2007
OWNER / OPERATOR
Hairdressing Salon
01.1998 - 01.2001
<ul><li>Te Tiriti</li><li>Waitangi Wānanga</li></ul> -
Waikato Institute of Technology
Emotional Intelligence, Certification Programme - RocheMartin 360
Waikato Institute of Technology
Te Tauihu -
Waikato Institute of Technology
Management Workshop -
Waikato Institute of Technology
Graduate Diploma in IT Education (L7) -
Waikato Institute of Technology
National Certificate in Adult Literacy Numeracy Education -
NC Work Base Literacy
Certificate in Adult Teaching and Education -
Waikato Institute of Technology
Certificate in Adult Teaching -
Waikato Institute of Technology
National Certificate in Hairdressing -
NZQA
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