Apprentices
The Forever House story
A South Auckland community organisation is helping save derelict homes from the top and at the same time giving young people skills for life. The Ara Education Charitable Trust has been running since… Audio
The Week in Detail: Aotea restoration, KiwiRail off the track, and workplace dangers
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Aotea restoration, KiwiRail off the track, and workplace dangers
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioApprentices' lives put at risk on the job
New Zealand's cavalier attitude towards workplace safety is taking a grim toll - largely on young men involved in dangerous trades. Audio
Apprentices' lives put at risk on the job
New Zealand's cavalier attitude towards workplace safety is taking a grim toll - largely on young men involved in dangerous trades.
AudioWhy this mum became a tradie
Hera Eruera was a stay-at-home mum when she decided she needed a job to support her family. She was the only woman in her plumbing course, and is now an apprentice. Audio
Courier drivers not the only ones struggling
Nelson apprentice builder Edward Brockway tells John Campbell he was on minimum wage when he started building as a contractor, and also had significant set-up costs. Video, Audio
Award-winning firm backs women tradies
A Wellington plumbing company, run by a woman, has won the country's top plumbing award for 2018. Hutt Gas and Plumbing employs three of of just 22 women plumbing apprentices and tradespeople across… Audio
Government injects $24 million into construction industry
Twenty-four million dollars is being injected into trades training to help plug skill gaps in the construction industry. Audio
Apprentice numbers booming
Universities are facing falling enrolments by school-leavers, but the number of people learning a trade is booming. Audio
Apprenticeships near industry capacity
Universities are facing falling enrolments but the number of people learning a trade is booming.
Top apprentices battle it out at World Skills competition
The country's top apprentices are in Hamilton this week vying for a chance to represent New Zealand in an international skills competition later this year. Audio
Record number of building apprentices
The construction industry has ended the year with a record number of apprentices, but it might be a one-off. Audio
Building industry crying out for apprentice builders and associated trades
Ruma Karaitiana is the Chief Executive of BCITO - Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation and Mark Cochrane owns MJC Construction Limited. The BCITO was appointed by Government to set… Audio
