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Oceania Career Academy, Mangere (Auckland)

Private Training Establishments · Mangere, Auckland

A private training establishment founded in 2015, focused on vocational education for Pasifika students in New Zealand. It offers NZQA-accredited programmes in construction and health and wellbeing from a purpose-built campus with capacity for up to 208 people.

Last checked 14 October 2026

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At a glance

TypePrivate Training Establishments
LocationAuckland
RegionAuckland Region
Websiteoca.nz
Provider informationKuraData curated
Ministry ID8069

About Oceania Career Academy

Oceania Career Academy (OCA) is a vocational training provider established in 2015, focused on serving Pasifika students in New Zealand. It received NZQA accreditation in its founding year and holds a Category 1 provider rating — the highest rating awarded through NZQA's External Evaluation and Review process.

OCA is a subsidiary of The Fono, described as New Zealand's largest Pasifika NGO, and draws on support from Pasifika Futures, New Zealand's Whānau Ora commissioning agency for Pasifika families. This organisational structure underpins OCA's student support model, which it calls the Whānau Ora approach — providing wraparound support that can include mental health services, medical and dental assistance, family violence services, and addiction counselling, delivered through partner organisations.

OCA offers qualifications in construction and, from 2023, in health and wellbeing. Its campus is located on Ascot Rd and can accommodate up to 208 people. Programmes are designed to lead graduates into apprenticeships, entry-level trade roles, or further study.

OCA employs both tutors and navigators — staff whose role is pastoral and logistical support rather than instruction — as a distinct feature of its student support structure.

Programmes and Qualifications

Oceania Career Academy offers the following named programmes:

  • Foundation Skills in Carpentry & Fabrication — NZQA Level 2 — 20 weeks
  • Construction Trade Skills (Carpentry) — NZQA Level 3 — 42 weeks
  • Construction Trade Skills (Paint and Plaster) — NZQA Level 3 — 20 weeks
  • Health & Wellbeing (Healthcare Assistance) — NZQA Level 3 — 21 weeks
  • Foundation Skills 'Ake' Level — NZQA Level 1 — 20 weeks
  • Ignition – Work & Study Skills Programme — no NZQA level stated — up to 16 weeks

Programmes

The following named programmes are offered at Oceania Career Academy:

  • Foundation Skills 'Ake' — Level 1 — 20 weeks full time
  • New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Paint and Plaster) — Level 3 (NZ2834, with strands in Allied Trades, Carpentry, and Joinery) — 20 weeks full time

Address

Where Oceania Career Academy is based, taken directly from the Ministry of Education's own address record for this provider.

  • Street3A Rennie Drive
  • SuburbMangere
  • CityAuckland
  • Postcode1640
  • Territorial authorityAuckland - Mangere-Otahuhu
  • RegionAuckland Region

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Contact details combine official Ministry of Education records with information published on Oceania Career Academy's own website, reviewed by the KuraData team on 14 October 2026.

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Student Support Services

Oceania Career Academy provides the following student support services:

  • Tutors and navigators: Work directly with students to provide academic help and support throughout their course.
  • Whānau Ora support: A wraparound support service that accompanies students throughout their studies, providing assistance with whatever needs arise beyond academic learning.
  • Talanoa: A meeting held with OCA staff — either online or in person — at the point of enrolment, where the team learns about the applicant and provides information about the course.

Curated by the KuraData team from Oceania Career Academy's own website, reviewed 14 October 2026.

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