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Technician roles are Just the Job.
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Important information for claiming off-job
training subsidies. Read more
DVD resource for InfraTrain Verifiers and Assessors. - available
now!
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InfraTrain Industry Training Plans. Read more
Find out more about the
Māori
in Industry and Trades Training
initiative. Read more
Technician
roles are Just the Job
16 July 2010
Careers as a civil engineering technician and civil laboratory
technician are featured in the latest series of
Just the Job, currently screening on TV2.
The popular
show, now in its fifth series, gives secondary school
students a chance to find out about careers in a range of different
industries. Students spend a day gaining some hands-on work
experience and finding out about industry training and
qualifications.
The civil engineering technician feature was filmed at Opus
International Consultants in Auckland, and will air on Saturday 31
July.
The civil laboratory technician feature was filmed in Auckland at
laboratories of Opus International Consultants, Fulton Hogan, and
Geotechnics. It was produced with the support of the Civil
Engineering Testing Association of New Zealand (CETANZ).
The feature will air on Saturday 4th September, and will
coincide with the launch of new InfraTrain National Certificates for
civil laboratory technicians.
The whole series will be
screened again later in the year.
InfraTrain would like to thank CETANZ for their support, as well as
Opus, Fulton Hogan and Geotechnics for providing workplace mentors
and locations for filming.
InfraTrain has free copies of both features to
give away on DVD. Email
andrew@infratrain.co.nz for more information.
Important
information for claiming off-job training
subsidies
14 July 2010
With effect from Monday 2 August 2010, off-job
training subsidy claims must be submitted to InfraTrain within 60
days of the course delivery date.
Claims received after 60 days will not be accepted.
What can you claim?
If any of your employees has signed up with InfraTrain and
attended a unit standard-based off-job course, then you can claim up
to 60% of the course cost.
The course must include assessment and
reporting of the unit standard.
Claiming the subsidy is easy
All you need to do is complete a
Subsidy Claim Form, attach an invoice for 60% of the pre-GST
cost of the course together with a copy of the training provider’s
invoice, and send to InfraTrain New Zealand, P O Box 2759,
Wellington.
For more information call InfraTrain on 0800
486 626.
DVD resource for
InfraTrain Verifiers and Assessors - available now!
28 June 2010
A DVD resource produced by InfraTrain New Zealand,
aimed at developing the skills of workplace Verifiers and Assessors,
is available to order now.
Copies are $15 including GST, postage and handling, and can be
ordered using the form below.
Order form: DVD resource for InfraTrain Verifiers and Assessors
Produced with the support of the New Zealand Transport
Agency, the DVD provides an overview of the assessment and moderation
process. It also features different scenarios covering interactions
between the Trainee, Verifier, and Moderator.
An explanation of the roles of Verifier and Assessor is also
provided, together with information to help Assessors make valid and
consistent assessment decisions.
InfraTrain Industry
Training Plans
16 June 2010
Industry Training Plans are now available for the
Civil and Roading, Infrastructure Asset Management, Rural, and
Utilities sectors.
These Plans have been prepared in consultation
with an industry-based Strategic Advisory Committee.
A number of studies into current and future
skills levels within civil infrastructure have provided the research
basis for the Plans.
The Plans will provide industry and InfraTrain
with a common point of understanding of present and emerging skills
gaps and training needs.
They also describe InfraTrain’s strategic response to industry’s
training requirements.
Civil and Roading Industry Training Plan
Infrastructure Asset Management Industry Training Plan
Rural Industry Training Plan
Utilities Industry Training Plan
Māori
in Industry and Trades Training initiative
03 August
2009
Māori in Industry and Trades Training is a Te
Puni Kōkiri initiative aimed at strengthening the skills and
qualifications of Māori across industries that offer the strongest
employment prospects during the current economic downturn and
beyond.
It was launched by the Prime Minister John Key
and Minister of Māori Affairs Hon Dr Pita Sharples on 23 July
2009.
The first of a series of training programmes which form part
of this initiative is the Te Puni Kōkiri partnership with InfraTrain
– the Industry Training Organisation for the civil infrastructure
industry.
InfraTrain has a programme which will
facilitate and support training to enable:
·
New
Māori
trainees in the industry to gain industry skills and
qualifications. InfraTrain will work with schools to develop
opportunities for young
Māori to enter the industry through the Gateway
programme.
·
Māori
who presently work in the industry to gain higher level
qualifications, including National Diplomas.
The programme is being rolled out in Auckland,
Northland, Waikato, East Coast and
Hawke’s Bay over the next 12 months and will run alongside
InfraTrain’s ongoing work with the industry’s wider training needs.
As training in the civil infrastructure industry is mainly on-job, it is
necessary to be employed in the industry first before commencing
qualifications with InfraTrain.
If someone is looking for employment in the industry they should contact
companies directly. Useful resources are the
New Zealand
Contractors’ Federation and
Roading New
Zealand websites which list member companies.
For any further information on industry qualifications see the qualifications page or
call
InfraTrain on
0800 486 626.
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