Gearing up for a future workforce
Large numbers of new workers will be needed over the next two to four years to meet growing demand for construction, according to the...
Building literacy through apprenticeships
Research shows that around half of New Zealand’s trade and construction industry workers have difficulty with reading, writing and basic numeracy. We know...
Outward Bound experience lives on for scholarship winner
Six months on from his Outward Bound experience, and Tyrone Parson, winner of a BCITO Specialist Trades Outward Bound Scholarship, is still reaping the...
Nominations open for NAWIC Excellence Awards
The call has gone out for nominations in the 2019 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Excellence Awards partnering with the BCITO, with...
An opportunity for New Zealand trades that ‘cannot be squandered’
The New Zealand Qualifications Framework is under review, and Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) chief executive Warwick Quinn says this is an...
BCITO: Free fees for apprentices will alleviate skills shortages
The Government’s fees-free initiative looks set to help alleviate some of the skills shortages in the construction industry, with apprentices eligible for two years...
It pays to train — it’s proven!
BCITO research proves that training apprentices generates profit. The organisation recently conducted an in-depth research project showing that for every $1 spent on training...
Record 20,000 apprentices now in construction trades training
On July 21, 2021, the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) announced it had 20,000 apprentices in training — an all-time record.
To mark...
Trade apprentices Outward Bound
Four young construction apprentices are set to take on a new personal challenge in the Marlborough Sounds, after winning the annual Specialists Trades Outward...
1000 women respond to Trade Careers survey in one week
Trade Careers is the first project of the newly-formed Women in Trades Collective (WITC). It is supported by the BCITO, Connexis, Skills, and Competenz,...