Plastics industry offers opportunities for career pathways
Competenz careers advisors Brian Lane and Kimberley Ward recently spent a day in Hamilton with Competenz plastics account manager Phil Jones who organised tours around three...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/plastics-industry-offers-opportunities-for-career-pathways/Competenz Sector Advisory Groups: connecting us with our industries
When you’re in the business of supporting the training needs of 37 industries across New Zealand, opportunities to talk directly, frankly and openly with senior members...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/competenz-sector-advisory-groups-connecting-us-with-our-industries/Rotorua Boys’ High students discover the technical side of the forestry industry
Eleven Year 13 students from Rotorua Boys’ High School recently went on a Competenz Discovery Tour at Interpine Forestry Innovation - a forest consulting and data...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/rotorua-boys-high-students-discover-the-technical-side-of-the-forestry-industry/Former apprentice has high hopes for engineering maintenance business
For 36-year-old Taupo man David Gibson, an apprenticeship has helped shape the career he has today. The owner of JB Maintenance, an engineering maintenance business based...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/former-apprentice-has-high-hopes-for-engineering-maintenance-business/Ready, set, go!
The ninth New Zealand Secondary School Mini Moto Grand Prix took place at Manfeild race track, Feilding, last week with close to 300 students from over...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/ready-set-go/Get to know your Competenz forestry account managers: Russell Riley
Competenz account manager Russell Riley was born and bred in Golden Bay. He grew up on a dairy farm in Rockville, Nelson. After completing a forestry...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/get-to-know-your-competenz-forestry-account-managers-russell-riley/Get to know your contract assessors: Eugene Sorenson
For contract assessor Eugene Sorenson, the forestry industry has been a part of his life since birth.“I was born into it,” the 36-year-old says.“My father worked...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/get-to-know-your-contract-assessors-eugene-sorenson/Engineering takes flight for school students
Mercury Bay Area School students have a project like no other. Six senior students are currently building a Vans RV 12 plane. Retired licensed aircraft maintenance...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/engineering-takes-flight-for-school-students/Celebrating young people at the South Taranaki Youth to Work Awards 2015
Competenz congratulates engineering firm Croucher and Crowder Engineering Co Limited (Employers Award) and Wade Maindonald from Excel Refrigeration (joint second place for Young Achiever Award) who...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/celebrating-young-people-at-the-south-taranaki-youth-to-work-awards-2015/Working together to support Māori and Pasifika trades learners
This week Competenz hosted members from the Auckland Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Initiative (AMPTT), as well as Māori and Pasifika project champions Sam Sefuiva and...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/working-together-to-support-maori-and-pasifika-trades-learners/
Page 17 of 226