05 February 2020
Chief Executive appointed to lead New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Stephen Town has been named as the inaugural Chief Executive of the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (working name).
05 February 2020
Massive bridge beams made in Northland making slow trip to Auckland
Travelling over the Brynderwyns south of Whangārei can be slow at the best of times - but imagine taking more than an hour to get down the southern side of...
03 February 2020
Highly trained staff crucial to success
"It is more important than ever that New Zealanders can get worthwhile qualifications, learners can be recognised for their skills, and industry can be confident in the quality of the...
17 December 2019
Confirmation of Workforce Development Councils aligns with the future of work, says industry training chief
“The best possible news” is the reaction of Competenz, one of the country’s largest industry training organisations (ITOs) in the wake of today’s Education Minister Hon Chris Hipkins confirmation of...
16 December 2019
Competenz' learners win big at inaugural Hawke's Bay Forestry Awards
Competenz learners and contract staff were very well represented in the winners' list of the inaugural Hawke’s Bay Forestry Awards, taking home awards for Forestry Assessors of the Year, Apprentice...
29 November 2019
Manufacturing qualification launched to prefab industry
Competenz has partnered with PrefabNZ, BCITO and other key industry stakeholders to launch formalised qualifications and training pathways for the New Zealand prefabricated construction sector.
26 November 2019
Three kids and a trophy – busy apprentice wins national engineering award
Winner: Mechanical Engineering apprentice and Stuart Tolhurst Award winner Inia Te Wiata with his Competenz training advisor Allen Bryce.
18 November 2019
Competenz gets major funding boost for training
Industry training organisation (ITO) Competenz are thrilled to have secured a $300,000 grant from the Wood Industry Development and Education (WIDE) Trust, to increase and improve training opportunities across the...
08 November 2019
The facts about vocational education reform
by Fiona Kingsford, Competenz CEO, November 2019 Some of you will be fully up to date with the Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE), others may not be.
16 October 2019
Rocket Man becomes a professor
Former Competenz engineering apprentice and space industry pioneer, Peter Beck has been appointed Adjunct Professor in Aerospace Engineering by the University of Auckland.
