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11 April 2019

New health and safety qualifications launched

Competenz has developed two new workplace health and safety programmes to keep employees safe and levies low.

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08 April 2019

Competenz submission to the Reform of Vocational Education

Competenz is calling on the Minister of Education to transform New Zealand’s vocational education sector without major disruption as the system is vital to the country’s economic prosperity.

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01 April 2019

Wood manufacturing qualification reviews in 2019

Why are these qualifications being reviewed? Every qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework has a proposed review date.

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27 March 2019

Businesses reject plan to reform industry training

Hundreds of New Zealand businesses agree – the Government’s plan to reform vocational education is short-sighted and likely to exacerbate the skills shortage.

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15 March 2019

Vocational Education Reform 'devastating' for NZ industry

Hundreds of New Zealand businesses agree – the Government’s plan to reform vocational education is short-sighted and likely to exacerbate the skills shortage.

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05 March 2019

A butchery apprentice in his prime

Tristan Fraser has proved it's never too late to start a successful career.

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15 February 2019

Training system reform - information for Competenz apprentices and trainees

You may have seen the news this week that the government has proposed major changes to New Zealand’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system, which will impact all polytechnics and...

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14 February 2019

'We need evolution not revolution': Competenz reacts to proposed workplace training reforms

Competenz, one of the country’s largest industry training organisations (ITOs), says the announcement by Education Minister Chris Hipkins proposing reforms to the sector could undermine critical workplace and apprenticeship training...

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11 December 2018

New “fees-free” signmaking apprenticeship launched

A new apprenticeship programme for the signmaking industry will give workers the skills they need to succeed – and apprentices could qualify for two years of funding under the government’s...

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06 December 2018

Survey: Mana in Mahi – Strength in Work

This year the government launched the Mana in Mahi – Strength in Work programme designed to link young people with employers who can provide a pathway to an industry training...

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