This weeks GATEWAY student profile is Dale Conlan. Dale's ambition is to do an apprenticeship in heavy diesel machinery and equipment. This year Dale is one of six students who are doing a distance Automotive Course through Aoraki Polytechnic. Dale attends four practical workshop days at the Timaru campus of Aoraki Polytechnic to study a programme of 18 industry based Achievement Standards.
This year Dale has won a GATEWAY placement at Whitestone Roading thanks to Mr Leo Breen and attends Work Experience every Wednesday. Dale has written a report on his Work Experience Day this week.
"I arrived at work at 8am ready to get in and help the guys out and to learn as much as possible. We went out to a gravel pit near Weston to work on a loader and replace it's automatic greasing system. We came back to the Whitestone Depot at Deborah and did a service on a late model Mazda ute which required putting it on a hoist and raising it up to be able to access the sump and to check transmission fluid, diff fluid and tyre pressures and condition. Once we had swapped the tyres over we used the computer to check the correct tightness of the nuts on the wheels which were 110lbs. My day continued with several interesting jobs. I really appreciate being on the GATEWAY programme and being hosted by Whitestone Roading. GATEWAY has confirmed that I am on the right career path and has given me a strong reason to achieve Level 2 so I can try to win an apprenticeship next year with Cat Goughs"
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