Competenz can provide training plans, support and qualifications – tailored to your businesses specific needs.
We partner with industry associations and members of your industry to help build skilled employees. We also ensure your industry’s qualifications continue to meet needs, support industry events like conferences and celebrate your learners’ success.
We also ensure your industry’s qualifications continue to meet needs, support industry events like conferences and regularly celebrate your learners’ success.
When apprentices enrol, we assign them a Competenz training advisor. Our training advisors understand the industry and the skills learners and businesses need to gain.
New Zealand Certificates are replacing National Certificates. The industry and New Zealand Qualifications Authority will recognise all New Zealand and National Certificates as valid, relevant qualifications. Our Competenz account managers will work with companies and learners to help learners complete the appropriate qualifications.
The New Zealand Certificates are now available for learners to study towards. They will replace the National Certificates over the next few years.
Our Competenz account managers will work with companies and learners to help them understand what they need to do to complete the appropriate qualification.
The New Zealand Certificate in Laundry Processing (Level 2)
About this qualification
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the laundry industry with people who have the skills and knowledge needed to work as laundry processors in both small and large commercial laundry operations or in in-house laundries (e.g. as part of residential care and hospital facilities.)
Graduates will be able to work safely to prepare, process and dispatch laundry as part of a team. They will work under the general supervision of a supervisor or team leader, and follow procedures.
The extra skills and knowledge involved in working in washrooms in a laundry operation are included as an optional strand. This strand is intended for organisations that restrict access to washrooms in accordance with their operating procedures.
Who this qualification is intended for
This qualification is for new entrants to the laundry industry. It also recognises the specific technical skills and knowledge of people already employed as laundry processors.
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The New Zealand Certificate in Drycleaning (Level 3)
About this qualification
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the drycleaning industry with drycleaning production assistants and drycleaners who have the skills and knowledge needed to work in both small and large drycleaning operations.
Graduates will be able to work professionally with clients and team members, under limited supervision and in accordance with organisational procedures.
Who this qualification is intended for
This qualification is suitable for people new to the drycleaning industry. It also recognises the specific technical skills and knowledge of people already employed in roles as production assistants or drycleaners.
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You’ll get qualified without a student loan, all while learning practical skills from industry experts. You can put that money towards something else you really want – might be a new car, new tools or a new house.
We help good employers hire apprentices. Check out all the apprenticeship jobs we have available around the country.
We provide training in 37 sectors across New Zealand from engineering, signmaking and printing through to bakery and textile manufacture.
