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.
16 September 2015
Rotorua student's determination and drive to succeed
For Rotorua Lakes High School Year 12 student Chas Taingahue, giving up on his dream of working in the forestry industry wasn’t an option.
14 September 2015
Applications open for the National Diploma in Print Industry Management (Level 5) Scholarship
Looking to take your print and packaging training to the next level? Applications are now open for the Competenz Scholarship towards the National Diploma in Print Industry Management (Level 5)...
11 September 2015
Got a Trade Week: learning about a career in journalism
On 26 August, the New Zealand Herald opened their doors to a group of aspiring journalists as part of the national Got a Trade Week.
11 September 2015
Providing training opportunities for the New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence College (NZDC) has recently signed a three-year agreement for Competenz to provide training programmes that meet the needs of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and...
11 September 2015
Congratulations to New Zealand's top butchery apprentice!
Congratulations to Competenz butchery apprentice Hohepa Smith from Countdown Meat and Livestock who yesterday took out first place in the Competenz Butcher Apprentice of the Year competition.
10 September 2015
Māori and Pasifika students keen for careers in engineering and air conditioning
Competenz recently hosted students from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) and Unitec Institute of Technology (Unitec) as part of the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Initiative.
04 September 2015
Hon Steven Joyce: “Training shows you what you can achieve”
Celebrating the achievements of 25 competitive manufacturing graduates at the Auckland plant of industrial coating supplier PPG was ‘the fun part of the job’ for Minister of Tertiary Education Skills...
