Building skills for the future — still a long way to go to meet...
The number of Kiwis taking up construction apprenticeships has reached record high numbers, but Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation chief executive Warwick Quinn...
Carpentry apprentice Cody Webby’s got it made
Cody Webby is well on his way to becoming a full y qualified builder. At only 21 he’s in the final year of his...
Technology helping to improve equity in the construction industry
Estimates are that 10% of the New Zealand population have dyslexia. This sometimes-debilitating learning disability makes it difficult for individuals to read and write,...
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...
Get real!
New Zealand’s aspiring building apprentices now have the chance to hear what life in the construction industry is really like, online at www.constructionzone.co.nz.
Hear real...
Building qualifications — what’s involved?
One of the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation’s (BCITO) key responsibilities is to develop and implement industry qualifications for the construction sector. It...
New home for brick and block and the masonry trades
The BCITO is pleased to welcome the trades of brick and blocklaying, masonry and monumental masonry into its official qualifications and training family. ...
First to reach the top level
He’s only 26, but foreman Justin Taylor manages a $20 million Taranaki construction site with responsibility for around 50 employees and sub-contractors. Mr...
Construction sector to benefit from Apprenticeship Boost
The construction sector is potentially one of the big winners from the Government announcing the institution of a Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF).
First...
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...