No age-cap for apprentices and trainees of regional competitions

No age-cap for apprentices and trainees of regional competitions

No age-cap for apprentices and trainees of regional competitions March 2021 WorldSkills New Zealand is about celebrating excellence not age. So, we are excited to announce, for those in formal training, that the age-cap limiting entry to New Zealand competitions is...
Working with industry led competitions

Working with industry led competitions

Working with industry led competitions Feb 2021 WorldSkills New Zealand runs skill competitions, although we are not alone.Some industries run their own competitions, which we think is great. These industries recognise the importance and value of raising the skill...
International Competition postponed

International Competition postponed

International Competition postponed Feb 2021 A large chunk of WorldSkills New Zealand’s work is to arrange New Zealand regional and national skill competitions and field a New Zealand team for the International competitions. Throughout the country our regional...
New Management Structure

New Management Structure

New Management Structure Jan 2021 A key outcome of last year’s organisational review was a new WorldSkills New Zealand management structure. Heading up the new management structure is Carl Rankin who has been appointed as WorldSkills New Zealand General Manager. Carl...
Organisational Update

Organisational Update

Organisational Update Jan 2021 Midway through 2020, WorldSkills New Zealand underwent a comprehensive review. This has resulted in a reset of our organisation kicking off at the beginning of 2021. Over the last few months, we have created a new management structure,...
Delving into Dalton Electrical

Delving into Dalton Electrical

Delving into Dalton Electrical 26 Jul 2017 Updated 24 Mar 2021 Dalton Electrical has supported three competitors and two skills experts to World Skills competitions in London 2011, Germany 2013, and in Abu Dhabi 2017. It is not an easy road and comes with significant...