New home for brick and block and the masonry trades

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The BCITO is pleased to welcome the trades of brick and blocklaying, masonry and monumental masonry into its official qualifications and training family. ...

Numbers fall in testing year

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For many businesses in New Zealand’s construction industry, 2010 was a challenging year — and the BCITO was no exception. A positive aspect...

BCITO specialised trades

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The BCITO has qualifications available in almost every different area of the construction industry. Our qualifications are “competency-based”. It’s all about demonstrating you...

Building literacy through apprenticeships

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Research shows that around half of New Zealand’s trade and construction industry workers have difficulty with reading, writing and basic numeracy. We know...

Trade apprentices Outward Bound

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Four young construction apprentices are set to take on a new personal challenge in the Marlborough Sounds, after winning the annual Specialists Trades Outward...

Outward Bound experience lives on for scholarship winner

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Six months on from his Outward Bound experience, and Tyrone Parson, winner of a BCITO Specialist Trades Outward Bound Scholarship, is still reaping the...

Gearing up for a future workforce

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Large numbers of new workers will be needed over the next two to four years to meet growing demand for construction, according to the...

BCITO future-proofing industry qualifications

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Future-proofing the content of a qualification is just one component in the mix when the revision cycle for a particular qualification comes around. New...

BCITO develops new process to recognise trade experience

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ERP to count carpentry trade experience towards National Certificate The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has developed a new process to...

New assessment model for carpentry apprentices begins

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Times are changing with regard to the way the BCITO assesses the National Certificate in Carpentry.   Starting from their next session with their BCITO training...