07 October 2015
Because there’s nothing like being there: Cabinet ministers visit forestry workplace
New Zealand’s forests offer some of the country’s most scenic workplaces and a training ground which provides unique challenges.
06 October 2015
Listening to our customers: breakfast meetings with our Competenz board
Our Competenz board members start every meeting with a breakfast at which local companies give their views on important issues involved in building and retaining a skilled workforce.
05 October 2015
Training boosts manufacturing productivity, engagement and safety at PPG
A long-term investment in building competitive manufacturing skills, supported by a culture change programme which rewards productivity and innovation, is helping Auckland-based industrial coatings manufacturer PPG New Zealand save thousands...
01 October 2015
Getting the best from a plastics apprenticeship
If you’re a company, small or large, that wants to train an apprentice but can’t justify a dedicated human resources or training team, take heart.
01 October 2015
Getting the best from an engineering apprenticeship
The experience of small Auckland engineering workshop Designsteel in employing and training a sole apprentice is an encouraging one for a country of small businesses.
01 October 2015
Getting the best from a forestry apprenticeship
New Zealand’s forests offer some of the country’s most scenic workplaces and a training ground which provides unique challenges.
01 October 2015
Getting the best from a baking apprenticeship
As a former baking apprentice himself, Kevin Gilbert, owner of Dunedin specialty bakery Gilbert’s Fine Food with his wife Esther, remembers what it’s like to be learning on-the-job.
23 September 2015
Preparing students for successful forestry careers: expanded forestry Gateway programme
An expanded Gateway programme of structured work placements will replace the forestry trade academy from 1 January 2016, as industry training organisation Competenz moves to make forestry training available to...
23 September 2015
Door-knocking opens path to engineering career
For 19-year-old Fraser Crossan working in the engineering industry is the pathway to his dream career.
23 September 2015
Earn while you learn is key for fabrication apprentice
Twenty-three-year-old Christopher Ross isn’t shy of seizing an opportunity when he sees one.
