Bay of Islands College takes home ‘Got a Trade! School of the Year’ award
Bay of Islands College's efforts in working with its wider community to deliver work-based learning opportunities for its students were acknowledged at the Got a Trade? Got it Made! Industry Training Awards last week in Wellington.
Industry Training Awards winners announced
The 2017 Got A Trade? Got It Made! Industry Training Awards, held at Parliament last night, showcased 50 of New Zealand's top trainees and apprentices, and helped get their inspiring stories across to young people around the country.
There are now more apprentices than university students in NZ
On Monday the Industry Training Federation (ITF) announced the 'Got a trade? Got it made!' campaign, intended to reach out to young people with the message that there's more than one way to launch a career.
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Industry training gets welcome funding boost
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From milking cows to latte-making, practical training served up at Northland College
From milking cows to latte-making, practical training in solid work skills is being served up at Kaikohe's Northland College.
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