Silver Fern MotorSport Charitable Trust

Silver Fern MotorSport Charitable Trust was established in July 2010 to inspire youth with a passion for cars and motorsport with an opportunity to learn new skills and motivate youth to pursue long term pathways into employment or career based training. Over time the Trust has developed new programmes to support young people in key life-skills areas including gaining a drivers license, gaining ID, CV, job seeking support and accessing long term training pathways.

Accessing all our programmes is free, and we support youth in the Auckland and Waikato regions.

OUR PROGRAMMES:

AUTOMOTIVE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME

10-day intensive hands-on training and mentorship programme

Opportunity to experience a range of hands on activities related to automotive and motorsport, and learn new skills transferable to long term career pathways

Small groups (4 maximum per intake)

Facilitated in a real automotive workshop environment by a Qualified Mechanic Tutor

Specific criteria applies (see website: www.silverfernmotorsport.com)

DRIVERS LICENSE PROGRAMME – LEARNER’S LICENSE

5 day training programme learning the rode code

Facilitated in groups (Maximum 10 per intake)

Includes sitting the Learner’s License Test within the 5-day period

Specific criteria applies (see website: www.silverfernmotorsport.com)

GETTING STARTED PROGRAMME

One to one support is provided to help young people aged 16-21 years secure a job or access long term training.

Other support provided includes gaining identification (e.g photo ID, birth certificate), getting a CV, goal planning, gaining a driver’s license, setting up an email account, and enrolling in training or job seeking.