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Manufacturing qualification launched to prefab industry

Three kids and a trophy – busy apprentice wins national engineering award

Competenz gets major funding boost for training

The facts about vocational education reform

Rocket Man becomes a professor

Butchery Apprentice of the Year carving successful career path

Apprentices have it all – work, earn, learn

Government reform dashes hope for industry: Competenz reacts to today's reform announcement

Plastics Apprentice of the Year announced

Facteon provides high-tech training for engineering apprentices

Tantalus Estate – first Waiheke Island winery to train with Cellarhand qualification

Forestry micro-credential launched for planting season

Ovato ‘ecstatic’ to be named Print Training Company of the Year

Print Trainer of the Year shares valuable experience

New health and safety qualifications launched

Competenz submission to the Reform of Vocational Education

Wood manufacturing qualification reviews in 2019

Businesses reject plan to reform industry training

Vocational Education Reform 'devastating' for NZ industry

A butchery apprentice in his prime

Tristan Fraser has proved it's never too late to start a successful career. As a keen fisherman and hunter with eight years' experience managing a hunting retail store, the move into the retail meat sector has been a natural one. Tristan is in his 30s and three years into his butchery apprenticeship with Countdown and Competenz.

Training system reform - information for Competenz apprentices and trainees

You may have seen the news this week that the government has proposed major changes to New Zealand’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system, which will impact all polytechnics and industry training organisations (ITOs) like Competenz

'We need evolution not revolution': Competenz reacts to proposed workplace training reforms

Competenz, one of the country’s largest industry training organisations (ITOs), says the announcement by Education Minister Chris Hipkins proposing reforms to the sector could undermine critical workplace and apprenticeship training – training that is vital in addressing New Zealand’s skills shortages.

Print Apprentice of the Year ‘humbled’ by award

It’s never too late to create a new career

Toitū te Waiora Workforce Development Council welcomes Donovan Clarke, inaugural Chief Executive

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council (WDC) today announced the appointment of Donovan Clarke...

A new suite of forestry qualifications has launched

Our suite of forestry qualifications spanning across forest harvesting and silviculture operations have been updated and officially launched.

Te Pūkenga begins engagement on draft Operating Model

Te Pūkenga is commencing engagement on its proposed Operating Model today. Te Pūkenga Chair Murray Strong says the Operating Model provides a high-le...