
Trade Talk, March 2025
Kia ora koutou, I hope your year has started productively and your business is managing well through the prolonged economic recovery as we look forward
EarnLearn | Te Pūkenga offers work-based learning and qualifications across selected trades and services in New Zealand, helping you ‘earn and learn’ in a way to suit your life — on the job, on campus and online.
EarnLearn offers training for trades careers such as Electrical, Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying (PGD), Scaffolding, Industrial Measurement and Control, Industrial Rope access and Crane Operation. We also deliver an array of courses to upskill in Government Regulations, Business Management, Project Management, Financial Services, and Security.
Explore opportunities to earn while you learn with EarnLearn | Te Pūkenga.
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Kia ora koutou, I hope your year has started productively and your business is managing well through the prolonged economic recovery as we look forward
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