Bright spark: The life of an electrician
The first of our Q&A career profiles of real people, doing real jobs, as featured in 2019 JET magazine (out now!) is about Desiré, who loves being an electrician.
The woman challenging the ideals of what a great scaffolder should be
Maggie Myocevich became the first woman to sign on for a NZ Scaffolding Apprenticeship.
There’s more to plumbing than you think
Nikita Ward is in her third year of a plumbing apprenticeship and loving it.
Sometimes all you need is a change in direction
Rody Wiltenburg swapped dairy farming for an electrical apprenticeship and hasn't looked back.
Fencing firms struggle to find workers
Fencing firms around the country are crying out for workers.
The apprentice who took over the company
James Barber never envisioned himself as a business owner.
Training seen as answer to roadworker shortage
More jobs are in the pipeline as infrastructure development continues to boom and construction companies juggle existing work and new projects.
Engineering a romance
Theo, a Kiwi farm boy from Matamata who was “bred to hate Auckland”, met city girl Sereen from Birmingham on his OE in London, where they worked at the same engineering company.
Fast track to success
After years of being stuck inside for work, Christchurch man Rory Kennett wanted “a real outdoor job”.
On the tools
Palmy boy Callum Bryson has obviously found his true calling in the construction industry. The 25-year-old was recently crowned the winner of the Registered Master Builders Carters Apprentice of the Year 2016.