Scaffolding training transitions to Vertical Horizonz
All scaffolding apprenticeships and programmes currently managed by EarnLearn/Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP), will transition to Vertical Horizonz New Zealand (VHNZ) from 19 December 2025. This move follows TPP’s decision to step away from scaffolding training in 2026, and the scaffolding industry’s preference to have one training provider for New Zealand. For employers and learners right now, no action is […]
Trade Talk, March 2025
Kia ora koutou, I hope your year has started productively and your business is managing well through the prolonged economic recovery as we look forward to a successful 2025 year. At EarnLearn we were thrilled to start the year with the launch on 3 February of our new Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying (PGD) training programmes […]
Profile: Seizing career opportunity through Gateway
“I knew straight away I wanted to be in the electrical industry.” When Daniel Joint tried his hand at being a trainee electrician with Dunedin’s Dalco Electrical Ltd through the EarnLearn Gateway programme he knew he’d found his career path. “Before I did Gateway I knew I wanted a job that would be hands-on. Originally, […]
New Fees Free policy kicks off
As we welcome in the New Year, 1 January 2025 also marks the commencement of the Government’s new ‘final-year’ Fees Free policy (or final two years for work-based learning), with the ‘first-year’ Fees Free scheme ending on 31 December 2024. This means learners starting a work-based training programme for the first time in 2025 may […]
Government announces future of industry training
On 20 December 2024, the Government announced its plan for a redesigned Vocational Education and Training (VET) system in New Zealand, as it proceeds with the disestablishment of Te Pūkenga. Following industry feedback in August on proposals for work-based learning, the government has developed a third option and will hold targeted consultation in January 2025, with […]
Important holiday and payment information
We know you will be making plans for the summer holiday period. To help you with this, please note the following key dates for learner fee payments: Weekly and fortnightly direct debits will be processed as normal over the holiday period and will occur on 26 December 2024 and 2 January 2025. Monthly direct debits will be […]
Quarter 1 2025 PGD Block Course Schedule available
The Quarter 1 2025 PGD Block Course schedule has been published here. Information correct as at 6 December 2024.
Northland youth learn key job skills while supporting their community
Six new learners in the Far North have taken up the opportunity to support their local community by training to install residential water tanks through a unique programme. EarnLearn is thrilled to be a part of the programme, set up by Te Aupōuri Iwi Development Trust, and Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust (THIDT), which, through […]
PGD block course changes to help apprentices stay on track to qualification
PGD apprentices are no longer required to complete online assessment and quizzes before they can be accepted on to V3 block courses. EarnLearn, a business division of Te Pūkenga providing training to PGD and other specialist trades has changed the structure of PGD V3 block courses to include teaching of the underpinning concepts of the […]
First Quarter Update
We have had a busy start to 2024, with the Government announcing its intention late last year to disestablish Te Pūkenga in favour of regional polytechnics, working within the local community and allowing for increased community decision-making. As the new proposed structure is determined, our dual mission remains clear. We will listen to our trades […]
New Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Block Course schedule for Quarter 1 2024
Here is the new quarter one schedule for PGD courses – as at 20 February 2024.
Help is at hand
Asking for help is the secret to Bayley Austin’s success. The Rotorua-based drainlayer and digger operator, recently completed his apprenticeship with the assistance of a reader/writer who worked with him during his exam. Bayley, who works for Central Drainage and Earthworks, has dyslexia which can make some of the reading and writing aspects of his […]
More hands make light work
Meet Brooke & Larraine Electrical Apprentices Twin sisters Brooke and Larraine completed their electrical apprenticeships together while working at JMP Engineering. Trade Electrical Engineering Employer JMP Engineering Location West Auckland Apprentice Story Meet Brooke & Larraine “What I like most about working together is working with my best friend.” For 24-year-old electrician Larraine Lemafa, that […]
PGD Block Course schedule Q1 2024
PGD Block Course schedule Q1 2024 Below please find a link to the Quarter 1 updated block course schedule for Plumbing, Gasfitting, and Drainlaying. PDG Quarter 1 block course schedules Please note: This information is correct as at 13 December 2023. All block courses and course dates are subject to change. Trainees are allocated to […]
New electrical apprenticeship
New Electrical Apprenticeship Training the next generation of electricians We’re proud of our new programme for the electrical apprenticeship, New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Trade (Level 4) — General Electrical [4204] The new apprenticeship will be delivered through on-job, online, and on-campus (off-job) training and takes three and a half, to four years to complete. […]
Manaaki Fund: September 2023 – December 2023 intake now open
We are here to help our ākonga succeed. EarnLearn | Te Pūkenga is proud to offer the Manaaki Fund to assist ākonga across New Zealand in successfully completing their training. The purpose of this fund is to provide a one-off financial relief payment to ākonga. This may be used to support them during training. Successful […]
PGD Block course Schedules: Quarter 4 2023
Please see below the Quarter 4 block course schedules for Plumbing, Gasfitting, and Drainlaying (PGD). This information is correct as at 4 September 2023. PDG Quarter 4 block course schedules Please note: All block courses and course dates are subject to change. Trainees are allocated to the block courses based on their progress through their […]
Marius is delivering for electrical learners
For Marius Schmidt, EarnLearn | Te Pūkenga Delivery Manager – Electrical, training is about more than simply making sure learners achieve their qualifications. The most rewarding part of it, says Marius, is working closely with those learners who are struggling, or who might not have even considered taking on training at all. “That 20% of […]
New! The NZ Certificate in Electrical Trade (Level 4) – General Electrical
Enrolments for EarnLearn’s new electrical apprenticeship, the New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Trade (Level 4) – General Electrical [4204], are open now! The new apprenticeship is made up of on-job, online, and on-campus (off-job) training plus First Aid/CPR training. It takes three and a half, to four years to complete. Apprentices enrolling into the new […]
Changes to NZ Certificate in Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Level 4 (version 3)
We’ve made a few changes to the way learners move through their assessments and block courses as part of the New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying Level 4 (version 3). It will now be easier to understand what trainees need to do to be allocated into a block course and how they progress […]