06 August 2015
Contract Assessor Neville Muir - upskilling the forestry industry
Contract Assessor Neville Muir is well known to many of the forestry crews in the South Island.
06 August 2015
Outward Bound course helps butchery apprentice build soft skills
Completing an Outward Bound course was the “opportunity of a lifetime” for Competenz butchery apprentice Kalolo Fale, and the chance to build the ‘soft skills’ that employers in the 37...
05 August 2015
Fiona Ewing, new board member for Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC)
Health and safety (H&S) expert Fiona Ewing has recently been appointed to the Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC).
05 August 2015
Q+A: Brett Jobe, Competenz forestry account manager
Brett Jobe has lived and breathed the forestry industry since he was 16 years old. By the time he was 19 he was a crew manager.
05 August 2015
Got a Trade Week 2015: celebrating the industry’s young heroes
National Got a Trade Week (21 to 28 August 2015) is approaching, and Cowley Services refrigeration and air conditioning apprentice William Lovell, who turned in a near perfect score of...
05 August 2015
Building maritime industry skills: New Zealand Certificates and Diplomas available soon
Auckland ferry operator Fullers and the Interislander are among commercial operators looking at signing employees into the industry’s new maritime qualifications when they come into force with the new licensing...
05 August 2015
Building industry skills: New Zealand Certificates in the wine sector available soon
Wineries across New Zealand are playing a leading role in helping Competenz develop New Zealand’s first nationally recognised qualifications for cellar operators in the wine sector.
30 July 2015
New Zealand demographic trends leading to skills shortages
The aging of New Zealand’s workforce is continuing to challenge employers across the country to find new ways to bridge their skill gaps and plan for the future.
27 July 2015
Celebrate Māori language week (27 July – 2 August 2015)
Tēnā kotou Te Wiki o te Reo Māori/Māori Language Week is the celebration of the Māori language (te reo) and Māori culture (tikanga).
27 July 2015
Forestry runs in the family for local Gisborne woman
For many, working in the forestry industry isn’t the most glamourous of jobs, but for Stormy Merritt it’s a way of life.
