There is a review currently underway of Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning qualifications that are on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework. The purpose of the review is to ensure that qualifications continue to be useful, relevant and fit for purpose. The review is being co-ordinated by Competenz, and includes stakeholders from the Institute of [...]
As an employer, what drives you to invest in training? If things could be changed to make training even more valuable to your business, what would you change? The Ministry of Education wants to hear the opinions and experiences of businesses about staff training and the wider vocational educational system – including yours. Employers from [...]
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Recent research has shown that finding skilled workers is set to prove a challenge for engineering companies. To help meet supply, a new and innovative approach is needed to attract our youth into vocational careers. One solution is to introduce students to career options through gaming. Gaming and school work are not usually two activities [...]
Update: Ministry of Education has released an industry training discussion document and is seeking feedback. You can read our submission for feedback here The Government is reviewing the contribution of Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) and Modern Apprenticeship Coordinators (MACs) with the purpose of finding ways to improve the value of Government’s investment in industry training. [...]
When Rosmini College’s Year 12 Engineering class was told they were allowed to ride their mini motor bikes during the day’s lesson, excitement swept the room. Eight students from Rosmini College are preparing to descend on Feilding’s Manfeild Raceway for the 2011 Mini Moto Grand Prix on October the 18th – putting their mechanical engineering [...]
Welcome to the revamped Tools4Work website. The main purpose of this revamp is to improve the way you access information and resources from Tools4Work. What does it mean for you? Brand New Website and Resource Centre The new Tools4Work website is very easy to navigate and is linked to other parts of Competenz for more [...]