While the landscaping labour shortage continues to hurt businesses, increasing numbers of apprentices may help to ease the burden in...

With a booming industry, and 250 new landscaping apprentices on board, Primary ITO Sector Manager Mark Orr provides an update on course...

Landscapers and plant producers wanting to expand their businesses are frustrated with the difficulty in finding employees as a shortage...

Landscaping business owners and employees should note parliament has passed legislation meaning minimum sick leave entitlement is to become ten days per year from July 24 – doubling the current five days per year entitlement The update follows the passing of the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill, which gained assent on May 24 2021. Most employees who have worked for an employer for six months or over are entitled to sick leave if they, or a dependent, are sick o

The Apprenticeship Boost wage support has been extended until August 2022, paying employers up to $16,000 per apprentice to employ or...

A new Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Hawke’s Bay aims to deliver an industry-led approach to vocational education for the...

Business coach Mark Skelly explains why there can be only one answer to this question. Yes! Your business is likely in one of two places...

This is a column by landscapers, for landscapers. In it, you’ll find knowledge, views and insights from professionals just like you, who...

Workplace assessors are an important part of the training cycle. They oversee the formal marking process and provide mentoring. They are...

In an age where everyone’s heads are full of competing information, if you want to ensure you’re heard and everyone is on the same page,...

In June, the Government announced significant new financial support for training. Primary ITO explains why this means that there will...

At the beginning of 2020, the suggestion that many of us would be working from home for an extended period, keeping our distance from...

It’s now a year since the Government’s announcement on reforming vocational education – including the workplace training that is so...