A focus on a strong training culture at this year’s Plastics New Zealand Annual Conference
More than 100 people from the plastics industry attended the Plastics New Zealand Annual Conference in Tauranga on the 18-19 June. The conference gala dinner celebrated...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/a-focus-on-a-strong-training-culture-at-this-years-plastics-new-zealand-annual-conference/Spotlight on our Plastics Apprentice of the Year finalists
We met with Patrick McElhannan from Sistema Plastics (Auckland) and Vincent Rangi from Talus Industries New Zealand Ltd (Levin) - our finalists for Competenz 2014 Plastics Apprentice...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/spotlight-on-our-plastics-apprentice-of-the-year-finalists/ATNZ alumni’s journey from apprentice to manager
Projects and Contracts Manager at White Refrigeration in Auckland, Steve Ellis, age 33, took on an ATNZ apprenticeship straight from school. In retrospect, he was surprised...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/atnz-alumnis-journey-from-apprentice-to-manager/Making glass a career pathway at O-I New Zealand
Glass apprentice Jake Ihaka has his eye set on building a career in the glass industry. Following work experience through the Gateway programme, Jake joined Auckland...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/making-glass-a-career-pathway-at-o-i-new-zealand/Successful Gateway programme helps young people build careers in the trades
A successful Gateway programme between secondary school Waiuku College and local employer New Zealand Steel is a good example of how schools, companies and our Competenz...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/successful-gateway-programme-helps-young-people-build-careers-in-the-trades/Inspiring students into trade industries
Hundreds of secondary students took part in the Workchoice Earn & Learn events last month. The one-day events which took place in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/inspiring-students-into-trade-industries/Print with passion
The 15th annual Single Width Users’ Group (SWUG) Conference is taking place on 29-30 August at the Millennium Hotel Rotorua, with this year’s theme being ‘Print...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/print-with-passion/Mount Hutt College students experience the world of forestry
In early June, Year 11 and Year 12 students from Mount Hutt College’s Trades Academy class saw first-hand how the forestry industry plays an important part...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/mount-hutt-college-students-experience-the-world-of-forestry/Butchery apprentice Hohepa Smith comes out on top at this year's Upper North Island Competenz Butcher Apprentice of the Year
Congratulations to Hohepa Smith from Countdown Meat and Livestock, who won the Upper North Island Butcher Apprentice of the Year competition on 4 July. The best...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/butchery-apprentice-hohepa-smith-comes-out-on-top-at-this-years-upper-north-island-competenz-butcher-apprentice-of-the-year/Industry-based training leads to rewarding careers
"Gaining a qualification by way of an apprenticeship gives predominantly young people the opportunity to earn while they learn - which importantly means they are not...
http://troq.competenz.org.nz/news/industry-based-training-leads-to-rewarding-careers/
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