Programme is gateway to building career
William Clinton-Baker’s favourite class at Wairarapa’s Rathkeale College was woodwork, so he is following a natural progression by working on much larger ...
Squaring up our workforce
Will you be ready for the skills shortage? Many within the construction industry will have heard about the skills shortage ...
Changes to funding structure for qualifications
All industry training organisations, including the Building and Construction Industry Organisation (BCITO), are required by the New Zealand Government to seek a financial contribution...
Celebrating industries’ finest apprentices and leaders of the future
June has been a whirlwind month of celebrations for BCITO’s newest business group — Specialist Trades. Apprentice awards in all industries covered by the...
BCITO helping businesses succeed
The BCITO supports employers to provide training and employment in the construction industry in many different ways.
If you’re currently training a BCITO apprentice, you’re...
Who will become the RMB CARTERS 2019 Apprentice of the Year?
The future leaders of New Zealand’s building industry are preparing for the Registered Master Builder CARTERS 2019 Apprentice of the Year competition in November.
Each...
Carpentry Workforce Development Plan launched
Launched in October 2016 at the BCITO Skills Summit held in Wellington, the BCITO’s Carpentry Workforce Development Plan is designed to provide industry employers...
‘Killing two birds with one stone’ — learning English while tackling the tools
Paulo Oliveira moved from Brazil to New Zealand five years ago. What was meant to be a four-month exchange to learn English turned into...
Benefits of industry training
To reach a sustainable level of qualifi ed tradespeople, the construction industry needs dedicated employers to train apprentices. A recent Department of Labour survey...
Carpentry apprentice Cody Webby’s got it made
Cody Webby is well on his way to becoming a full y qualified builder. At only 21 he’s in the final year of his...