Tag: apprenticeships

By BCITO chief executive Warwick Quinn Current state The current number of trainees across all sub-sectors is not sufficient to meet existing labour force...

A Whitianga-based kitchen installer has become the first New Zealander to achieve a micro-credential. The shorter, bite-sized learning achievements, which the Building Construction Industry Training...

A new study uncovering the real cost of tertiary education clearly demonstrates that New Zealand’s industry training and apprenticeship system is the education sector’s...

Formstress Precast Concrete has been operating in Auckland for more than 50 years. During Greg Johnston’s time at the helm, he has focused on...

The number of Kiwis engaging in construction apprenticeships is at record highs, as the industry’s demand for skilled workers continues to surge. The Building and...

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) was pleased to be involved with the Government’s recent announcement to recognise micro-credentials within New Zealand’s...

Most of the talk in the media about the Government’s new Fees Free initiative has been about school leavers intending to go to university,...

From pulling pints to unblocking pipes, Halley Edgar has no regrets about giving up her bartending job to study to become a plumber. Nor...

Registered Master Builders CARTERS 2017 Apprentice of the Year competition runner-up Jack Clifford’s early love of carpentry may have given him a jump on...

Russell Clark (Russ) has been in the trade since he was 15. For almost as long as he’s been in the industry, he’s also...