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May 25, 2022

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Free Baking Masterclass

August 2, 2023

Interested in baking? Why not register for our Free Baking Masterclass coming up this Friday 4th August or Wednesday 9th August, from 10am to 1pm where you will get the opportunity to learn baking techniques from our incredibly talented baking trainers. In this hands-on workshop, you will get to learn the finer details on how […]
Bake Your Way to Success: Join the Next Gen of Craft Bakers with Skills4Work

July 24, 2023

Just roll with it! Join the next gen of craft bakers! Sign up for Skills4Work 12-week Introduction to Trade Baking, Level 3, course in Auckland – next one begins on 4th September. Sign on now! Roll into an exciting new career! Begin your baking journey with Skills4Work Introduction to Baking, Level 3, 12-week programme. Available […]
Bakery Trainees Aly and Alecia Find Success in New Careers

May 26, 2023

Aly and Alecia are two young women who have recently found success in new careers as bakery trainees at PAK’nSAVE Riccarton. The pair completed a 12-week pre-trade bakery course in New Zealand at Skills4Work, which equipped them with the foundational skills and knowledge they needed to pursue a career in baking. Aly was working as […]
Apprenticeship Boost Extended!

May 22, 2023

Budget 2023 has extended the Apprenticeship Boost initiative to the end of 2024, at an expected cost of $77.1 million, including new funding of $17.1 million. Apprenticeship Boost provides subsidies to employers of first and second-year apprentices, to support those apprentices while working toward a qualification. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/budget-delivers-support-tertiary-education-and-training
Announcement – A new Butchery Training Advisor in the North Island joining the team

March 20, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Nick Thomson has joined the team as our new Butchery Training Advisor – North Island. For Seventeen years Nick has honed his skills around the world as a butcher. To Nick, food is medicine. Knowing where it comes from, what’s going into our bodies, and how food, community, and […]
Announcement – A new Butchery Training Advisor in the South Island joining the team

March 20, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Sam Sturgess has joined the team as our new Butchery Training Advisor – South Island. Sam started working at Fresh Choice Barrington as a clean-up boy. He was very interested in the butchery trade and an opportunity came up to become an apprentice. Sam took up an apprenticeship and […]
Announcement – A new Butchery Training Advisor in the North Island joining the team

March 20, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Nick Thomson has joined the team as our new Butchery Training Advisor – North Island. For Seventeen years Nick has honed his skills around the world as a butcher. To Nick, food is medicine. Knowing where it comes from, what’s going into our bodies, and how food, community, and […]
Announcement – A new Butchery Training Advisor in the South Island joining the team

March 20, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Sam Sturgess has joined the team as our new Butchery Training Advisor – South Island. Sam started working at Fresh Choice Barrington as a clean-up boy. He was very interested in the butchery trade and an opportunity came up to become an apprentice. Sam took up an apprenticeship and […]
Study to Meat Your Edge

February 2, 2023

Skills4Work Butchery Training Course a Cut Above Marc Zabern is no stranger to the butchery industry – he grew up watching his father hone his craft as a master of meats, playing witness to both the challenges and rewards of working in a process driven sector, before joining the family business, Zaroa Meats.  Fast forward […]
The search is ON for the best butchers in New Zealand!

July 1, 2022

Entries officially opening today for the 2022 Pact Packaging Young Butcher and ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice of the Year Competition. The competition aims to find the best talent in the New Zealand retail meat sector, and this is your chance to showcase your skills and be recognised by both your peers and those within the […]
Skills4Work celebrate Matariki

June 24, 2022

It was the first year we were able to officially celebrate Matariki at Skills4Work! A time to remember our ancestors and celebrate the present by gathering together to give thanks. We all shared a delicious Hāngī for lunch as we discussed ideas for the new year ahead!
A little community give back

June 7, 2022

The butchery and bakery learners decided to run a fundraiser using their skills in making their craft. The bakery learners made delicious cakes and tarts and the butchery learners made and sold sausages. With the money raised they donated it to a charity of choice. Below you will see Kayla our Bakery learner representative gifting […]

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