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New Zealand's largest provider of building and construction trade apprenticeships
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) provides apprenticeship and supervisor qualifications for the New Zealand building and construction industry. We are appointed by the government to develop professional qualifications and set standards for the industry. Learn more about BCITO.
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Better than Free Education – Get Paid to Get Ahead with Apprenticeships
Young trainees and apprentices will be sharing their success stories with keen young Kiwis during next week’s ‘Got a Trade? Got it Made!’ week.
I discovered a whole new me
Rikki Dewes, a young plasterboard fixer and finisher from Hawke’s Bay says he was ‘green as!’ and knew nothing about GIB or plaster when he first went to Atlas Fibrous Plasterers’ office to ask for a job four years ago.
New Zealand needs skilled tradespeople
The biggest celebration of tradespeople in New Zealand is coming soon. For the third year in a row, a whole week is being dedicated to get the message out to young people that a trade is the way to go.