Squaring up our workforce
Will you be ready for the skills shortage? Many within the construction industry will have heard about the skills shortage ...
New home for brick and block and the masonry trades
The BCITO is pleased to welcome the trades of brick and blocklaying, masonry and monumental masonry into its official qualifications and training family. ...
Numbers fall in testing year
For many businesses in New Zealand’s construction industry, 2010 was a challenging year — and the BCITO was no exception. A positive aspect...
BCITO specialised trades
The BCITO has qualifications available in almost every different area of the construction industry. Our qualifications are “competency-based”. It’s all about demonstrating you...
Building literacy through apprenticeships
Research shows that around half of New Zealand’s trade and construction industry workers have difficulty with reading, writing and basic numeracy. We know...
Trade apprentices Outward Bound
Four young construction apprentices are set to take on a new personal challenge in the Marlborough Sounds, after winning the annual Specialists Trades Outward...
Outward Bound experience lives on for scholarship winner
Six months on from his Outward Bound experience, and Tyrone Parson, winner of a BCITO Specialist Trades Outward Bound Scholarship, is still reaping the...
Gearing up for a future workforce
Large numbers of new workers will be needed over the next two to four years to meet growing demand for construction, according to the...
BCITO future-proofing industry qualifications
Future-proofing the content of a qualification is just one component in the mix when the revision cycle for a particular qualification comes around. New...
BCITO develops new process to recognise trade experience
ERP to count carpentry trade experience towards National Certificate
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has developed a new process to...