Wellington, 1 May 2024: New Zealand’s female secondary school students are taking their place among New Zealand’s major civil infrastructure companies to try out different career opportunities as the industry looks to solve critical skills shortages. Throughout May and June, female secondary school students from around the country will take part in industry experience days, onsite with companies in the …
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A Word From Our Director — March 2024
Kia ora koutou, The first quarter of 2024 has included some reshuffling within our operating environment following the government’s announcement that it intends to disestablish Te Pūkenga. However, the key “need to know” from that process is that Connexis will continue to deliver infrastructure training for apprentices and trainees throughout New Zealand as we always have with no disruption to …
Powering dreams as a Senior Faults Coordinator
“It wasn’t as overwhelming as I thought it would be. I remember my first day at Aurora six years ago, seeing the system that they used and thinking I could never do that job. “Here I am now, doing exactly that job,” she says. The biggest challenge for Courtney so far has been that she started the role without an …
Pathway to Project Management: Kylie’s story
“I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of really supportive people around me, who pushed me out of my comfort zone. Now I push myself out of my comfort zone.” Kylie Bourke has come a long way since starting her civil construction career 26 years ago, in accounts administration. “I basically started doing the dishes and making the coffee!” Thanks …
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at Connexis. This International Women’s Day (IWD), on Friday, March 8th, let’s celebrate the remarkable women shaping New Zealand’s infrastructure industries and their significant contributions to showcase the exciting opportunities that await others. The theme of this year’s IWD is ‘inspire inclusion’; a sentiment we are fully committed to at Connexis in …
Water’s a winner for Abby
For New Plymouth District Council water technician Abby Rawlinson being able to earn while she trained as an apprentice has been an important part of her road to becoming qualified. Abby completed her NZ Certificate in Water Treatment (Level 4) in 2022 after training through Connexis to become a qualified water technician; a job she finds many people have never …
Passing on the aspiration to succeed
Amy Young has always wanted to help other people realise their career aspirations. As a Customer Service Account Manager (CSAM) for Connexis in the Eastern Bay of Plenty/South Waikato region, Amy is realising her own career aspirations. “My passion has always been to support others in their career development, and being a CSAM for Connexis is the ideal job for …
A Word From Our Director — For Learners
Kia ora koutou As 2023 draws to a close, I’d like to congratulate you on the learning progress and achievements you’ve made this year. You may have seen in the news that the new Government is likely to make some changes to the structure of vocational training and I’d like to take this opportunity to reassure you that this will …
A Word From Our Director — December 2023
Kia ora koutou As 2023 draws to a close we have much to be collectively proud of across our combined infrastructure trades community. As many of you will know the new Government has announced there will be a change in direction for the Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE). As we ready ourselves for any changes in structure I want to …
Keeping Stewart Island connected
Isaac O’Grady front row, second from left Isaac O’Grady knows all about the importance of teamwork. As an apprentice line mechanic and station operator on Stewart Island, Isaac works as part of a small PowerNet crew of three responsible for the maintenance and repair of the island’s electricity network. Being part of such a small crew in a fairly isolated …
