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Building Abilities: BCITO Launches New Resource to Boost Deaf Participation in Construction
To coincide with New Zealand Sign Language Week (May 6-12), BCITO has launched a new website aimed at demonstrating the opportunities for Deaf New Zealanders in the construction industry.
From Corporate to Carpentry: Apprentice Blair Pedersen takes on a new opportunity
Building may be Blair Pedersen’s second career, but it’s given him a totally new outlook on life. Starting out in the corporate world, Blair came to realise that while he was outwardly successful, the lifestyle wasn’t for him. Some time out to decide on h
Turning Challenges Into Triumphs
Meet Pieter Prinsloo, a BCITO carpentry apprentice with dyslexia, who’s conquering his reading challenges and rising through the trades with the support of Learning Difference Specialist, Jeanie Raffills from Education Unlimited.