A nucleus is the central and most important part of an object, movement or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth - so is an apprenticeship the Nucleus of Craftsmanship which helps direct our industry?

The Government can't determine the skills needed for all occupations so their support should be to the employers of apprentices. Millions of dollars are currently being paid to Industry Training Organisations for what we term as very poor results, and in our industry we are ending up with apprentices completing their apprenticeships NOT FULLY COMPETENT. Therefore, funding then has to be found for them to achieve full competency two to three years later.

More on the Federation views of apprentice training and qualifications.

Linkback: https://forum.plumbers.nz/fellow-practitioners-update/41/fellow-practitioner-issue-290-dated-4-march-2016/1957/