Drive Your Future bus tours

Showcasing opporunities that exist for on-the-job learning and apprenticeships in our MITO industries, these tours are the perfect opportunity for you and your students to get a behind-the-scenes look.

Drive Your Future bus tours

Are you looking for a hands-on way to inspire your students about trades careers? MITO’s Drive Your Future bus tours are back and better than ever!

These free, fully-organised tours give secondary school teachers, career advisors, and gateway coordinators the chance to bring Year 11–13 students behind the scenes of automotive, road transport, and extractive industries.

Each tour visit showcases the exciting career pathways available through on-the-job learning and apprenticeships.

These tours offer a real-world glimpse into industry trades and the people who power them. Ideal for students considering MITO’s StartUp, ShiftUp and RockUp micro-credential programmes.

Over 600 participants joined MITO across 16 tours in 2025. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect your students with real workplaces, real people, and real career possibilities.

Please direct any questions to our Vocational Careers Advisors at vca@mito.org.nz

What you need to know

Free to attend—no cost to schools or students.
Open to all secondary schools with Year 11–13 students.
Tours run during school terms across the motu.
Registrations close 3-weeks prior to the tour date.
After registrations close, MITO will confirm your school’s allocation of student and teacher spaces.

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