About us
A better way to a career
Shorter Paths exists because the pathway from school to a great career is narrower than it needs to be. We connect capable young New Zealanders with employers who are willing to teach them.
Why we built this
For decades the message to secondary school students has been simple: go to university. Yet many of the most rewarding careers are built through practical experience, further training and time spent with people who know the industry.
Shorter Paths is a different route. We work with academically capable, motivated Year 12 and 13 students and with businesses, employers, industry organisations and tertiary providers who are prepared to open their doors.
The result is practical discovery: a weekend in a pharmacy, a week on a construction site, four weeks inside an engineering firm. Enough time to know whether an industry is right, before committing years of study to it.
Practical over theoretical
Students learn by doing the work alongside people who do it every day, not by reading about it.
Talent is not one shape
Strong academic results and strong practical ability both deserve a route into a great career.
Trust is the product
Every student and every organisation is reviewed by a person before anything is published.
Don’t just recruit tomorrow’s talent. Develop it.
There’s more than one way to get there.
Find your direction. Meet your future employer. Start building your career.