Become an apprentice
If you're an employer, you can get financial support to hold onto your existing apprentices and to take on new ones.
The Apprenticeship Boost scheme will help you strengthen your business and get someone into a job. Apprentices can be an important part of your business and potential future leaders in your industry.
We may be able to help you find a suitable person to hire who will be a great fit for your business.
Find an apprentice
Hiring apprentices and training your staff kaimahi makes your business more efficient and profitable. For the future of New Zealand, it's also critical you pass on your valuable knowledge to the next generation.
Learn how to hire an apprentice
You're working in a BCITO trade right now and your employer has agreed to train you. It's easy to get everything set up.
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Caitlin Simpson is dispelling the old-school narratives and making the industry her own. She reflects on what inclusion means to her noting "inclusion is being treated just like any other worker. Inclusion is the future.”
Jennifer Lawrence took on the Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Main Contract Supervision) Level 5 qualification to upskill herself. She's now a sought-after mentor in the trades and has project-managed the first ever female-led build in NZ.
BCITO has identified the pressing need for greater representation of Pasifika peoples within the construction workforce. So enters our new "Building Pasifika" campaign that has been introduced to cater to the needs of Pasifika learners current and future.
If you're an aspiring apprentice, employer or educator, contact us today to find out how we can help.
0800 4 BCITO
+64 4 381 6430
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Level 5, 234 Wakefield Street
PO Box 2615
Wellington 6140