Industry-based training leads to rewarding careers
"Gaining a qualification by way of an apprenticeship gives predominantly young people the opportunity to earn while they learn - which importantly means they are not...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/industry-based-training-leads-to-rewarding-careers/Bakery team leader an inspiration for fledging apprentices
No-one knows better than 29-year-old Richard Mehana that it’s a hard road getting to the top, but this hasn’t deterred the South Aucklander from reaching his...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/bakery-team-leader-an-inspiration-for-fledging-apprentices/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. In this male-dominated industry,...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/forestry-runs-in-the-family-for-local-gisborne-woman/Butchery apprentice is a step ahead of the competition
Hohepa Smith is pretty handy with a carving knife. Before becoming a butchery apprentice in 2013 for Countdown Meat and Livestock based at Auckland’s Otahuhu meat...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/butchery-apprentice-is-a-step-ahead-of-the-competition/Celebrate Māori language week (27 July – 2 August 2015)
Tēnā kotouTe Wiki o te Reo Māori/Māori Language Week is the celebration of the Māori language (te reo) and Māori culture (tikanga). It’s a chance for...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/celebrate-maori-language-week-27-july-2-august-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...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/new-zealand-demographic-trends-leading-to-skills-shortages/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....
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/building-industry-skills-new-zealand-certificates-in-the-wine-sector-available-soon/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...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/got-a-trade-week-2015-celebrating-the-industrys-young-heroes/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...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/building-maritime-industry-skills-new-zealand-certificates-and-diplomas-available-soon/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....
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/q-a-brett-jobe-competenz-forestry-account-manager/
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