…more than 15 years’ experience with Gair Contracting in Napier, she loves working with heavy machinery, and the company is one of the few contracting companies in New Zealand led…
Guidelines for Tertiary Education Organisations on how to operate under different Alert Levels
…2 with a negative COVID-19 test result. Guidelines for Tertiary Education Organisations on how to operate under different Alert Levels Tertiary Provider and International Bulletin – Tuesday 28 September 2021…
Caitlin Robertson – Keeping life interesting and water safe and clean
A Bachelor of Science majoring in Pharmacology led to over a year of voluntary lab work and a juggle of part time jobs before Caitlin Robertson found her niche in…
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY UPDATE | Reform of Vocational Education
Between 23 September and 8 November, Connexis held seven events throughout New Zealand to engage with our customers and understand how you would like us to progress the upcoming changes…
Connexis and Te Pūkenga sign Transfer Agreement
…of all activities must take place on or before 31 December 2022. Connexis will transition into Te Pūkenga a month after fellow TITO Competenz. Competenz will transition in August 2021….
PRESS RELEASE: Government funding boost welcomed by Infrastructure Industry
…assists Government and local councils to recognise the contractors that are skilled and competent to undertake the work when awarding construction contracts.” Brian adds, “The industry has an ageing workforce…
School students experience infrastructure jobs in action
…in their local areas. “They also get to see just how infrastructure careers play a significant part in keeping their local community connected and running smoothly.” Photos: The Horowhenua Company…
New wind farm programmes
…(Introductory) (Level 2) with a strand in electrical works. It takes around nine months to complete this programme and is achieved through on-job assessment. On completion, learners will be qualified…
Government’s budget announcement
…and Employment. They will manage the disbursement of funds. This fund will enable Māori Crown partnerships to support trades training through the establishment of group training schemes. Māori community groups…
Infrastructure skills shortages tackled at grassroots level
…the workforce. For example, less than 14%* of the civil construction workforce are women, compared to 46.8%* of New Zealand’s total workforce. Around 400 students from more than 60 schools…
