Stay Updated on the New Plumbing Qualifications Roadshows

The Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council will be closing operations from 19 December, and disestablished from 31 December 2025. The Energy and Infrastructure Industry Skills Board; Construction and Specialist Trades Industry Skills Board; Electrotechnology and Information Technology Industry Skills Board will pick up its functions.

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Calling all plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying industry, employers, and apprentices!

January 2025 will see the launch of the new plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying (PGD) apprenticeship training model, Kokiri Whakamua (Moving Forward).

The new programmes are the result of an initiative led by the Waihanga Ara Rau PGD Strategic Reference Group to create a better training environment and improve training outcomes.

We’re holding free nationwide roadshow events to update the industry on the new model and what the changes to the Level 4 apprentice qualifications may mean for you and your business:

2 July	Wellington
23 July	Auckland
24 July	Dunedin
30 July	Hamilton
31 July	Christchurch
2~~9 August~~	~~Tauranga~~	CANCELLED

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Plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying roadshows

Calling all plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying industry, employers, and apprentices!

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