Tēnā koutou, Let me introduce myself. My name is Sue Roberts and I have just taken up the role of GM Learning Solutions at Connexis. My background is very much in the vocational education sector and I have held senior leadership positions at both Careerforce and, most recently, BCITO. You can find out more about me below. I know it’s been a hard year for you all, especially those of you …
As a career highlight, commissioning New Zealand’s largest solar farm is right up there for this year’s stand out trainee in the energy and telecommunication sectors. Greymouth’s Ben Aynsley was the Overall Trainee of the Year winner and one of six category winners announced last night at the 2021 Connexis Industry Excellence Awards, where Infrastructure Minister Hon Grant Robertson was …
An appreciation of the challenge of fitting training in with fulltime work was one of the biggest learnings Toby Beaglehole took from his New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Level 3. The Chief Executive of Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Limited (WBL) started the on-job training programme back in 2019, when he headed up Connexis. He wanted to …
Wellington, 15 November 2021: The best and brightest energy and telecommunications trainees from across the motu have been selected as finalists in this year’s Excellence Awards. The Connexis Industry Excellence Awards are a recognition of the hard work, dedication and expertise it takes to succeed in the industry. Connexis Director Kaarin Gaukrodger says with skills shortages a crucial issue facing …
Connexis learners are invited to an online workshop on the future shape of Te Pūkenga Te Pūkenga is a new organisation that combines the 16 polytechnics from across the motu with some Transitional Industry Training Organisations (TITOs) to create a new vocational education system in New Zealand (called the Reform of Vocational Education or RoVE). As you may be aware, …
Our Annual Customer Survey is now out for feedback from our trainees and industry partners. We aim to put our customers first and it’s important to us to know how we can do better. Doing a good job with you means partnering together to improve the capabilities within your team, and in turn building towards a sustainable supply of skilled …
Kia ora koutou, Industry training, aligned to formal qualifications, has never been more in demand across the infrastructure sector. The increased accessiblity to qualification training through government subsidies in response to Covid – the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund and Apprenticeship Boost – has seen employers taking the opportunity to skill up their local workforce. We have seen unprecedented growth in enrolments this year …
Wellington, 6 October 2021: COVID-19 restrictions have led to the cancellation of Annual Connection 2021 in Christchurch next month with event organisers promising to make next year’s event the best yet. Developed by the Electricity Supply Industry and now a joint initiative between Connexis, the infrastructure industry training body, and industry, the three-day event is the highlight of the electricity …
Morena tatou, The Workforce Development Council websites are now live following the transition of standard setting functions from TITOs yesterday (4 October 2021). Below are some useful links: Ohu Mahi is the overarching WDC website, where all six WDC sites are accessible from: https://www.ohumahi.nz/ From there you can be redirected to any of the six WDCs. Infrastructure falls under Waihanga …
Kia ora koutou, Welcome to the bold new world of vocational education! As of Wednesday 1 September 2021, our brand, arranging training functions, and most of our people, have transferred to Te Pūkenga subsidiary Work Based Learning Limited (WBL). Connexis is now a separately branded business division within WBL. Read more about Connexis’ shift into WBL. By moving early to transition, our focus can now be on the development of the new operating model …
