Waikato’s Moon rises above all others
Hunter Moon from the Waikato region has been awarded the 2024 Registered Master Builders CARTERS Apprentice of the Year title. Second place was taken...
BCITO celebrates construction employers shaping New Zealand’s future
The BCITO has announced the winners of the 2024 Building Leaders Awards, celebrating outstanding BCITO employers in the trades who are helping build the...
From corporate to carpentry — apprentice takes on a new trade opportunity
Corporate lifestyle rejection results in a new appreciation for the tradesBuilding may be Blair Pedersen’s second career, but it’s given him a totally new...
Boosting women’s participation in construction: A call for employers to ‘hire boldly’
The BCITO has launched a new “Hire Boldly” campaign aimed at employers in the construction trades to help boost the number of women entering...
Swapping a pension for a new passion in carpentry
At the age of 66, the only new career most of us are considering is that of professional retiree.
Not Marcus Brown, who recently embarked...
Turning challenges into triumphs
When Pieter Prinsloo decided he was ready for a change from scaffolding, he signed up for a carpentry apprenticeship with the BCITO.
Having already enjoyed...
How the BCITO’s construction management qualification helped upskill a now sought-after mentor
Project manager Jasmin Lawrence understands the importance of upskilling. In 2023, she started her Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Main Contract Supervision) Level 5...
More Pasifika tradies called for
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) is calling for more Pasifika learners to start their apprenticeships.
Despite reasonably high numbers of Pasifika labourers...
BCITO Te Pukenga graduate first female to win coveted Silver Trowel Award
For the past 35 years, the brick and block laying Apprentice of the Year award has gone to a male apprentice — but late...
Nevines takes out Apprentice of the Year honours
Jack Nevines from Auckland has been named the 2023 Registered Master Builders Apprentice of the Year, in partnership with CARTERS.
Eight carpentry apprentices from across...