Until 1992, the New Zealand apprenticeship-training system was generally viewed internationally as one of the best in the world, certainly in terms of quality, versatility and skill levels of the trades people produced.

ITaB aims to address the acknowledged decline in the


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Marlborough Institute of Technology
skill base within the NZ Building and Construction Industry and combine the best of the current framework of a competency-based training regime with the practical, on-the-job training that existed prior to 1992. This new scheme, while it may be longer than current apprenticeships, gives apprentices a better range of skills to offer consumers. The consumer knows that our apprentices have the skill to complete a competent job. It's superior training in all respects.


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