Apprentice programme produces award-winning butchers
Starting out as a butchery apprentice in 1984, Riki Kerekere has risen up through the ranks to become Senior Operations Manager for Countdown Meat and Livestock...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/apprentice-programme-produces-award-winning-butchers/Simon wins SCNZ apprentice of the year
Engineering apprentice Simon Jackson is “ecstatic” after being named Steel Construction New Zealand Apprentice of the Year.Simon is a fabricator at MJH Engineering in Lower Hutt...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/simon-wins-scnz-apprentice-of-the-year/Hard work pays off for fabrication engineer
Mike O’Callaghan had a passion for engineering from a very young age.“I could always be found tinkering in our workshop at home with my Dad. Once...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/hard-work-pays-off-for-fabrication-engineer/Demand high for skilled workers across NZ – not just chippies and sparkies
New Zealand’s skills shortage is worsening despite genuine career opportunities that exist for qualified workers in many sectors.While the building and construction sector will always experience...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/demand-high-for-skilled-workers-across-nz-not-just-chippies-and-sparkies/Competenz apprentices vie for national awards
Six high-performing Competenz learners have been nominated for the Got a Trade! Industry Training Awards, which will be announced in Wellington on Wednesday 23 August.Mike O’Callaghan,...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/competenz-apprentices-vie-for-national-awards/New refrigeration transport qualifications
Refrigeration transport industry employees can now earn credits specialising in temperature-controlled transport systems.A suite of new unit standards have been developed for the New Zealand Certificate...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/new-refrigeration-transport-qualifications/Award-winning forestry apprentice follows her heart
For Jaz Kuru, working in the forest is in her blood. She started out with Kuru Contracting in Gisbourne, her parents’ business, when she was just...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/award-winning-forestry-apprentice-follows-her-heart/Innovation on show at Horizons forum
Competenz’s most forward-thinking customers shared their stories of innovation and the challenges of keeping pace with change at the inaugural Horizons forum on 6 September.Sixty business...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/innovation-on-show-at-horizons-forum/Butchery apprentice shares knife skills with MP
Competenz apprentice Tom Evans was in the spotlight when MP Louise Upston visited Village Quality Meats in Kandallah, Wellington, during Got a Trade Week in August.He...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/butchery-apprentice-shares-knife-skills-with-mp/Pacific research launched at education forum
Pasifika learners engaged in workplace training have the best chance of success when they are part of a supportive team learning environment, new research shows.The research...
https://www.competenz.org.nz/news/pacific-research-education-forum/
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