SPORTS
The trades are a strong career option for athletes, as the industry suits those who are physically fit, disciplined, focused, and team oriented. BCITO Sports builds on this with a customised programme enabling athletes to build a long-term career in the trades.
PROVIDES
Career pathways
Helping retiring athletes transition into new careers.
Professional development
Offering clubs and associations tools to build and retain their numbers.
Apprenticeship opportunities
Connecting school leavers with apprenticeships through their sports clubs and schools.
Trade-positive attitudes
Encouraging apprentices to bring valuable skills from sports into their trades, including teamwork, motivation, personal health knowledge, and a drive for success.
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WE COVER ALL POSITIONS
BCITO SPORTS is the most rounded trades development programme ever offered to athletes. We’ve worked hard to consider the needs and priorities of all those involved.
FOR PRO-ATHELETES
Prepare for your future without compromising on the game at hand. Move from one set of professional skills to another and continue to earn after your playing days.
FOR CLUB ATHLETES
Acquire the skills you need to make a living while continuing to play the game you love, building your career both on and off the field.
FOR CLUBS
BCITO Sports offers clubs a powerful advantage by providing members the opportunity to pursue a career during and beyond their playing days.
FOR SPORTING ORGANISATIONS
The BCITO Sports Programme helps athletes balance their sports and career by offering opportunities to train and play while earning and learning a trade.
FOR SCHOOLS
Help athletes balance their sports and career by offering opportunities to train and play while earning and learning a trade, ensuring job security and career progression in high-demand trades.
FOR EMPLOYERS
Athletes make exceptional tradies. The same discipline, teamwork, and drive to win that makes them great on the field makes them outstanding on the worksite. Don’t pass up this opportunity to bolster your team and become a more competitive business.
Partnered with Crusaders
BCITO has partnered with the Crusaders to launch the Crusaders Academy Apprentice Programme, supporting young Academy athletes in Christchurch and Nelson to gain hands-on trade experience and build practical career pathways alongside their rugby development. A natural fit with BCITO's commitment to growing New Zealand's future workforce, bringing together industry, education and sport to set young people up for long-term success both within and beyond the game.
Get in touch and let us help you find a way we can design a programme to your specific needs.
Email sports@bcito.org.nz
Olympic Shot Putter Tom Walsh
Olympic Shot Putter and Qualified Builder. Hear Tom’s journey as he came up through the ranks of his sport to the international stage, while having a qualified career to back him up.
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
Read interviews from others who have apprenticeships in the trades, whilst competing in their respective sports.
CarpentryIssac McHardie
Most of us know Issac McHardie as a world-class sailor - an Olympian whose life has been shaped by long hours on the water. But what many might not know is that when he’s not chasing podiums, Issac is on the tools, working towards becoming a qualified builder.
ConstructionTeofilo Paulo
I had been playing professional rugby for over 16years before I got into building. This is my 4th year as an apprentice having played for the Wellington Lions the last 2 years. So, what I’ve learnt in Rugby I’ve carried on into my building apprentice...
JoineryTahlia Petersen
I am fortunate enough that my employer at Leith Joinery allows me to take any days off needed to compete in any competitions for curling. Our national season is fairly condensed and takes place throughout mostly June and July.
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The trades have always been a strong career option for those with a background in sport. The industry works well for people who are physically fit, personally disciplined, focused and used to working in a team environment.
A customised programme for athletes at all levels that enables you to build a long-term career in the trades.