Category: News
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ConCOVE Stakeholder Event – Wellington If you feel like you’ve missed out on our first Stakeholders event, then we have good news for you. ConCOVE invites you to join us for our upcoming Stakeholders event in Wellington. We have curated few interesting keynote topics which will take your understanding of the future in Construction and…
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ConCOVE Announces Women’s Advisory Group In early March 2021, ConCOVE began the process of setting up three key advisory groups – Māori, Pasifika and Women, wanting to capture the lessons, the gaps and the solutions from all sectors of the community. Today, we can announce the 12 wahine toa that will make up our Women’s Advisory Group for ConCOVE.…
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Tony Atina appointed Career Progression Project Lead After eight years at the helm of NZMA Trades, Tony Atina will be joining ConCOVE as the Career Progression Project Lead. With a background in construction, Tony says he will enjoy getting back to his roots, and see’s this a really exciting opportunity to streamline stakeholders and industry.…
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ConCoVE Board Appointments: Weaving industry experience with leadership It wasn’t long after Ministers Hipkins and Salesa announced that the Government would be funding a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) before a selection panel was formed to pull together some of New Zealand’s most trusted and experienced in the construction industry to form the board of…
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Building a Resilient Construction and Trades Sector Through Education
Manukau Institute of Technology has been chosen as the regional campus to host the Construction and Infrastructure Centre of Vocational Excellence (ConCOVE) on behalf of New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. ConCOVE will support learners to build long-term futures, developing and retaining the workforce the country needs. “ConCOVE will be a national network connecting…
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Building apprenticeships may start at school
New Zealand Herald : September 3, 2020 Students may be able to start building apprenticeships while still at school through a new collaborative training scheme that aims to get trainees into paid work faster. The new Construction Centre of Vocational Excellence, based at the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT), also aims to drive changes across…