Taranaki Futures Accelerator - Savanah's Story
When Savanah Hislop enrolled in the Taranaki Futures Accelerator programme in March 2019 she had no idea it would start of a series of events that would see her leave school before the year was out.
Accelerator is Taranaki Future’s 10-week mentoring programme that runs during term two each year. Designed to help improve the pathway between education and employment, Accelerator is all about giving young people a chance to experience what the world of work is really like. It is not so much about hands-on work experience, it is a unique opportunity to hear from leaders across Taranaki about their industry of work.
Savanah was excited to be placed with the team at Southern Cross Hospital. “I have an interest in health and it gave me the opportunity to learn from professionals within the industry”. After the 10 week mentoring programme ended Savanah knew nursing was the right path for her and took action – enrolling in the WITT nursing programme right way; “the experience really motivated be to become a nurse”.
Supported by Taranaki Futures and Southern Cross, Savanah gained an insight into the industry and world of work that enabled her to take her next step with confidence. She is now thriving in her WITT studies “my nursing is going incredibly, straight A’s and I’m so happy!!”.
So for anyone considering Accelerator this year Savanah says “100% go and do it – it is the best decision I made in 2019”.
