13 September 2019
Butchery Apprentice of the Year carving successful career path
Cherise Redden is only in her second year of her Competenz Butchery apprenticeship, but that hasn’t stopped her from taking out the 2019 Retail Meat New Zealand Apprentice of the...
08 September 2019
Apprentices have it all – work, earn, learn
The Competenz national ‘Got a Trade? Got it Made!’ campaign shows school leavers and other jobseekers they can ‘have it all’ by making the smart choice to take on an...
01 August 2019
Government reform dashes hope for industry: Competenz reacts to today's reform announcement
Cabinet paper a disappointing response to employers Industry training organisation (ITO) Competenz has three years to hand over its 20,000 apprentices and trainees and the 3,500 New Zealand employers it...
26 June 2019
Signmaker’s drive for excellence recognised at industry awards
Toby Marsh from Signbiz in Christchurch says he “couldn’t be happier” to be named the New Zealand Sign & Display Association (NZSDA) Apprentice of the Year.
26 June 2019
Plastics Apprentice of the Year announced
The Plastics Apprentice of the Year was awarded to Tiaan Ferreira (picture right) last month, at the Plastics NZ conference in Queenstown.
19 June 2019
Facteon provides high-tech training for engineering apprentices
Facteon is an international specialist in designing, building and innovating world-class factory solutions. Manufacturers across the globe have started their Industry 4.
28 May 2019
Ovato ‘ecstatic’ to be named Print Training Company of the Year
Ovato Operations Manager Craig Harrison and his team were “ecstatic” to be named Training Company of the Year at the PrintNZ Pride in Print awards.
28 May 2019
Print Trainer of the Year shares valuable experience
Jenkins Freshpac Systems Production Manager Ross Craig was awarded the Trainer of the Year title at the recent PrintNZ awards.
28 May 2019
Print Apprentice of the Year ‘humbled’ by award
Stuff Petone Press Operator Josh Crawford was named the overall PrintNZ Apprentice of the Year, earlier this month.
28 May 2019
Forestry micro-credential launched for planting season
Competenz is pleased to launch a new forestry planting ‘micro-credential’ qualification in time for the 2019 planting season.
