19 November 2015
Engineering is not a job, but a lifelong career for engineering apprentice
Competenz engineering apprentice Marlane Harmer loves every second of her mechanical engineering apprenticeship at Ravensdown based in Napier.
19 November 2015
The world of maintenance engineering showcasing upcoming talent
Engineers from across the country made their way to Hamilton this week for the 2015 SKF National Maintenance Engineering Conference (NMEC).
13 November 2015
‘Mature’ apprentices: the benefits of investing in an older learner
Tackling a glass manufacturing apprenticeship in two bites, as a school leaver and again in his late 20s, gives André Ploeg from Auckland glass container manufacturer O-I New Zealand a...
11 November 2015
Working together to support Māori and Pasifika trades learners
This week Competenz hosted members from the Auckland Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Initiative (AMPTT), as well as Māori and Pasifika project champions Sam Sefuiva and Sir Pita Sharples, and...
09 November 2015
Celebrating young people at the South Taranaki Youth to Work Awards 2015
Competenz congratulates engineering firm Croucher and Crowder Engineering Co Limited (Employers Award) and Wade Maindonald from Excel Refrigeration (joint second place for Young Achiever Award) who placed at the top...
27 October 2015
Engineering takes flight for school students
Mercury Bay Area School students have a project like no other. Six senior students are currently building a Vans RV 12 plane.
22 October 2015
Get to know your contract assessors: Eugene Sorenson
For contract assessor Eugene Sorenson, the forestry industry has been a part of his life since birth. “I was born into it,” the 36-year-old says.
22 October 2015
Get to know your Competenz forestry account managers: Russell Riley
Competenz account manager Russell Riley was born and bred in Golden Bay. He grew up on a dairy farm in Rockville, Nelson.
22 October 2015
Ready, set, go!
The ninth New Zealand Secondary School Mini Moto Grand Prix took place at Manfeild race track, Feilding, last week with close to 300 students from over 20 schools participating in...
21 October 2015
Rotorua Boys’ High students discover the technical side of the forestry industry
Eleven Year 13 students from Rotorua Boys’ High School recently went on a Competenz Discovery Tour at Interpine Forestry Innovation - a forest consulting and data management company working across...
