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...
http://troq.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,...
http://troq.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...
http://troq.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...
http://troq.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...
http://troq.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...
http://troq.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...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/pacific-research-education-forum/Competenz signs NZ Talent pledge to boost ‘unqualified’ workforce
Competenz is the first industry training organisation to join more than 200 leading New Zealand businesses pledging to support employing people without tertiary qualifications.Competenz is backing...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/competenz-signs-nz-talent-pledge/Safety first: Competenz wins Brake award
The annual Fleet Safety Awards run by road safety charity Brake recognise the achievements of companies working to reduce the number of road crashes involving at-work...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/safety-first-competenz-wins-brake-award/Engineering excellence award for future apprentice
Auckland high school student Alan Alarcon has proved he’s more than ready for a career in engineering.The Year 13 student received an award for excellence in...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/engineering-excellence-award-for-future-apprentice/
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