About Modern Apprenticeships

Services to Employers

Services to Apprentices

Industry Coverage

Geographical Coverage

Contact our Coordinators

Theory Assessment Request for Carpentry Units

About Modern Apprenticeships

Modern Apprenticeships is a work-based education initiative for young people.  It  combines the best of the old style apprenticeships with additional support features designed to help more young people into employment based training and work towards achieving a national qualification.

• Modern Apprenticeships is a quality training pathway for young people.

• Modern Apprenticeships attracts, motivates and enables young New Zealanders aged 16-21 into industry careers.

• Modern Apprenticeships is a programme designed to help these young people to attain all of the knowledge, safety skills, quality craftsmanship and National Certificates that are needed to become competent and qualified in their chosen trade.

• Modern Apprenticeships is designed to remove the risk, red tape and down time that has previously hampered employers from taking on and training young people.

• The Modern Apprenticeships Coordinators know the industry and will work with the Industry Training Organisation to register and facilitate the training agreement.

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Services to Employers

With the assistance of a Modern Apprenticeships Coordinator, taking on an apprentice is made easier.   A Modern Apprenticeship Coordinator will:

• Find a Modern Apprentice who is capable, motivated, reliable and suitable to meet your requirements.

• Work with you and your Modern Apprentice to develop a personal training plan that will help the apprentice to achieve their National Certificate.

• Regularly visit your Modern Apprentice to review progress and set new learning goals.

• Be available to help and advise with any issues that you or your Modern Apprentice may have about the training.

• Assist to transfer or relocate your Modern Apprentice if your work load should reduce or if you are unable to continue offering the training needed.

• Carpentry Employers have access to G&H Trainings tutors.  They can mark your apprentice's theory units.  Attach a Theory Assessment Request Form and either hand the assessment to your coordinator or post to P O Box 3378, Napier.  Assessments will be marked and back in the post within 7 days.

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Services to Apprentices

Your Modern Apprenticeships Coordinator will:

• Be your personal mentor.

• Ensure you complete your training with an employer who offers top quality employment-based training.

• Work with  you and your employer to develop a personal training plan tailored to your needs.  The plan will set out exactly what you need to learn and how you're going to get there.

• Regularly visit you to review your progress against your personal training plan and make sure you're on target to successfully complete your apprenticeship.

• Be available to help you to deal with any questions or hassles you may have during your Modern Apprenticeship.

• Carpentry Apprentices have access to G&H Training Carpentry tutors at the local branch.  Contact your coordinator for more details.

• Carpentry Apprentices who have theory questions they can't find the answers to can email them to matheory@ghtraining.co.nz and we will endeavour to email the answer back within 24 hours Monday to Friday or on the first working day after the weekend or a public holiday.

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Industry Coverage

• Building and Construction - includes carpentry, plastering, tiling and concreting.

• Painting - includes painting and decorating, masonry and signmaking.

• Joinery - includes craftsperson, laminate fabrication, cabinetry, aluminium fabrication and flat glass glazing.

• Furniture - includes furniture making, upholstery, finishing, bedding manufacture and steel furniture manufacture.

• Road Transport -  including goods service, heavy rigid vehicles and heavy combination vehicles, large passenger service, transport of waste and recoverable resources and office administration.

• Plumbing and Gasfitting - includes plumbing, drainlaying and gasfitting

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Geographical Coverage (Tertiary Education Commission Regions)

• Building and Construction - Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Eastern (excluding Gisborne and Wairoa Districts), Central and Wellington.

• Painting - Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Eastern (excluding Gisborne and Wairoa Districts), Central and Wellington.

• Joinery - Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Eastern (excluding Gisborne and Wairoa Districts), Central and Wellington.

• Furniture - Northland, Auckland, Eastern (excluding Gisborne and Wairoa Districts), Central and Wellington.

• Road Transport - Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Eastern (excluding Gisborne and Wairoa Districts), Central and Wellington.

• Plumbing and Gasfitting - Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Eastern (excluding Gisborne and Wairoa Districts), Central and Wellington.

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