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). The recently-formed council has been set-up to help...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/fiona-ewing-new-board-member-for-forest-industry-safety-council-fisc/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. He started in the forestry industry 24 years ago...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/contract-assessor-neville-muir-upskilling-the-forestry-industry/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...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/outward-bound-course-helps-butchery-apprentice-build-soft-skills/Apprenticeship opening doors for fabrication apprentice
Stacy Smyth is not one to rest on his laurels. The 20-year-old from Dannevirke is currently in his fourth year as a heavy fabrication apprentice at...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/apprenticeship-opening-doors-for-fabrication-apprentice/Congratulations to the winner of the Excellence in Insurance Journalism Award 2015
At Competenz we welcome the opportunity to help the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) recognise excellence in insurance journalism by judging the Excellence in Insurance...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/congratulations-to-the-winner-of-the-excellence-in-insurance-journalism-award-2015/Building a strong relationship with our forestry customers
Competenz CEO John Blakey is currently meeting with forestry owners, contractors and other key forestry stakeholders to listen to their views and make sure they are...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/building-a-strong-relationship-with-our-forestry-customers/Upholstery apprentice turns passion into a career
For 31-year-old Kirsty Woolley, being an upholstery apprentice is finally a reality. The mother of four started her apprenticeship in February this year with Withers and...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/upholstery-apprentice-turns-passion-into-a-career/Got a Trade Week: the making of young New Zealanders
Got a Trade Week is just around the corner. Competenz Marketing & Communications General Manager and Got a Trade? Got it Made! Chair Rachel Hopkins tells...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/got-a-trade-week-the-making-of-young-new-zealanders/Our apprentices: where are they now?
For 35-year-old Cantabrian Matthew Robinson, workplace training is familiar territory. Starting as a maintenance and diagnostics apprentice after finishing school was just the beginning.“I started my...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/our-apprentices-where-are-they-now-2/Got a Trade Week is here!
Got a Trade Week is here! Please celebrate with us as we showcase our trades-based industries. Look out for the campaign in the media over the...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/got-a-trade-week-is-here/
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