Top apprentice has his eyes on the future

Kirste Floyd Civil, Civil Trades, News, NZ Apprenticeships, Our People

“The thing that keeps me motivated is having a plan for the future in my mind. That helps me push through and complete the training that will allow me to develop and try to achieve those long-term goals.” That approach to apprenticeship training is paying off so far for Ethan Morris, who was recently named Apprentice of the Year at the …

Updated NZ Apprenticeship in Infrastructure Works (Civil), (Level 4)

Kirste Floyd Civil, Civil Trades, News

The training programme toward the New Zealand Apprenticeship in Infrastructure Works (Civil) (Level 4) with strands in Earthworks, Road Construction, and Road Maintenance qualification has been reviewed and updated. The changes to the training programme see an increase in the size of the programme to provide more focus on quality outcomes for your worksite in a real-world environment and we …

Excavating excellence

Kirste Floyd News

Congratulations to Josh Keane, from McEwan Haulage in Otago, who won the Connexis-sponsored One-Day Job Challenge at the recent National Excavator Operator Competition. Josh, who received a $500 voucher for a Connexis civil training programme, was praised by judges for his attention to detail during the challenge which involved excavating a swimming pool and completing an ‘Under the Wire Challenge’. …