To support learner success, Connexis developed a tailored learning plan that recognised both the learners’ workplace context and their limited prior experience with online learning. The programme included fortnightly online tutorials led by Connexis Water Treatment Consultant Martyn Simpson, who provided encouragement, structure, and motivation to help learners stay on track with workbooks and agreed timelines. 

“This collaborative approach aligned well with the learners’ strengths, as they were accustomed to working together as a group,” says Kate Wallace Quality Assurance Manager. “One learner naturally stepped into a mentoring role, helping others link their learning to practical workplace experience.” 

Regular engagement with To Tatou Vai Ltd was a key contributor to the programme’s success. Connexis worked closely with the learners’ manager, with monthly progress meetings involving the Connexis Quality Assurance Manager and a Customer Service Account Manager. These conversations reinforced the importance of giving learners dedicated time and resources to study while learning on the job. 

After completing their online learning, the learners travelled to Wellington to attend a four-day block course. Connexis worked to provide pastoral care, ensuring learners were well supported during their stay, including accommodation. In partnership with Wellington Water, Connexis also arranged a site visit so learners could complete one of their compulsory Level 4 assessments at a working water treatment facility. 

In June 2025, Connexis Water Treatment Consultant Martyn Simpson travelled to the Rarotonga to conduct onsite assessments of all five learners. Every learner successfully completed their assessment and attained the qualification, a testament to their commitment and the strength of the support around them. 

“We are grateful for all the assistance and support we have received in enabling our learners to complete and attain this qualification.”- Ringi Tumutoa, HR Admin, To Tatou Vai Ltd. 

This initiative reflects Connexis’ commitment to high-quality pastoral care and inclusive learning pathways for all learners. As part of its Code of Pastoral Care, Connexis continues to develop and strengthen opportunities that support diverse learners. 

* The Cook Islands is a self-governing state in ‘free association’ with New Zealand, with a population of around 25,900.

Images: Learners Patricia Taea and Wilson Rau at the Greytown Water Treatment plant working on their Chlorine Assessment with one of our contracted onsite Water Treatment Assessors, Nick Hewer-Hewitt.

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Our industry partner Water New Zealand has launched a new collection of 14 career videos designed to showcase the water industry which is essential to our health and wellbeing and invite people to consider a career in water.

The videos feature the experience of individuals currently working and training in the water sector – including our very own Connexis trainees: Shannon Reti, Mason Wilkie, and Nick Shaw! As well as highlighting the wide range of career opportunities available in the water sector, the videos also showcase the skills and day-to-day work involved in different roles.

Created in collaboration with employers and industry training providers, and supported with funding from the Infrastructure Education and Training Charitable Trust, the videos are part of a broader effort by Water New Zealand to align with the Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council’s Workforce Activation Strategy. That strategy identified promotional videos as one of six key initiatives to attract talent to the water sector.

Water New Zealand is making the videos freely available to schools, industry partners, and other organisations. The videos are also featured on Tahatū Career Navigator, the new careers planning platform from TEC, which replaces careers.govt.nz.

At Connexis, we’re proud to support this initiative and will be sharing these videos across our website and other marketing channels to help spread the word: that the water industry offers interesting, varied, and rewarding career paths within a growing and vital industry for New Zealand.

You can check out the full video series on Water New Zealand’s Schools and Community page HERE.

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As of 1 November 2024, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi no longer registers some TTM warrants, as part of a shift to the new risk-based approach to TTM outlined in the NZ Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (NZGTTM).

Existing TTM warrants gained up to and including 31 October 2024, remain valid and recognised and stay on the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi TTM warranted workers database.

Some workers may wish to recognise their warrants against the unit standards by applying for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This simply recognises that the TTM specialist already has met the skills and knowledge required by the unit standards.

The new RPL process needs to be completed by an NZQA-approved provider. Connexis is encouraging assessors working with TTM specialists interested in taking up the RPL, to direct them to the TTM page on the Connexis website to get started.

Find out more:

Apply for TTM recognition of prior learning

Read more about Waihanga Ara Rau’s retirement of prerequisite unit standards

Read more about the new NZQA-approved changes to TTM micro-credentials

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