WHAT WE DO
Rāngai blends traditional multi-year tertiary education, real-world work experience, and mentorship from industry experts to prepare ākonga for a career in the creative industries
We currently offer subjects of study in Film, Animation, Game Design, Concept Art and Design, and Content Creation
WHY WE DO IT
Rāngai will transform the way young and adult students learn, providing real experience partnered with tertiary education.
+ We are based in Tairāwhiti, where there is a pool of smart and motivated rangitāhi who are seeking new opportunities.
+ We work with existing tertiary providers to deploy the multi-year courses. Educating students in emerging technologies using a hands-on approach, underpinned by work on real commercial projects.
+ We provide effective pathways that lead to work placements with local and international companies.
+ We provide opportunities for student's to get hands on, paid experience, in a relevant industry while completing their studies.
+ We partner with like minded companies in our cluster to achieve our goals.
WHY CREATIVE INDUSTRIES?
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Over 17 Billion Dollars per year generated as part of the NZ GDP
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Over 117,00 employed in the NZ creative industry, and over 37,000 businesses
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Creative Industries play an important role in prompting innovation in other sectors and solving societal challenges in areas such as healthcare, energy, and security
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Creative Industries boost the local economy and promote cultural enrichment, social inclusion and encourage community engagement.
TELL ME MORE
Rāngai is located in Gisborne, Tairāwhiti. We own and occupy a multi-use studio and education space.
Our built-for-purpose facility houses SIT's Bachelor in Screen Arts, with majors in Film, Animation, Game Design, and Concept Art and Design; EIT's Certificate in Content Creation; and Trades Academy Screen Production and Game Design. We fit commercial activity, community opportunity and education side by side. With multiple classrooms and pathways, an esport hub operating in the evenings and studio hire, utilisation is high.
We expect the facility to:
+ Operate 7 days a week, transforming from education to commercial or community use as the schedule allows.
+ Be commercially sustainable and shift the cost burden of education, off the students and onto the industry.
+Provide a world class serviced facility supporting access to modern digital workflows, studio and production tools and facilitating commission of the student workforce.
+ Provide the flexible learning spaces needed to be creative and inspired.
+ Rāngai offers the community the opportunity to watch and participate in the fast-moving world of esports. Utilising our computer labs for competition, audiences can occupy the large adjoining
space and tournaments will be live broadcast weekly.
+ For the independent producer, it is a location to source the additional resources they require be that technology or talent.
The doors of Rāngai will always be open to talented people.