MATES In Construction Residential Wellbeing Workshops 2023

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New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) believes supporting health and wellbeing should be placed front and centre of our Association: therefore, helping to provide support and education to our members and trades in the wider construction industry community.

NZCB has teamed up with MATES in Construction, Master Electricians and Mater Plumbers to give residential builders and other trades across New Zealand access to the MATES in Construction General Awareness Training and their Connector Training (normally offered to commercial companies on-site).

We have also extended the event to include even more focus on workplace wellbeing.

With half (Sessions 1 and 2) and full-day (Sessions 1, 2 and 3) sessions available, workshops will take place at five locations nationwide, over the months of February and March. Workshops are open to NZCB members and their teams, Master Plumbers members and Master Electricians members.

LOCATION DATE VENUE

Auckland Tue 21 February Alexandra Park Raceway

Hamilton Wed 22 February Hamilton Workingmen’s Club

Wellington Thu 9 March Lower Hutt Events Centre

Christchurch Wed 22 March Christchurch Hornby Club

Dunedin Wed 29 March Edgar Centre

TIME TOPIC PRESENTER(S)

SESSION 1 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

– 10:30 AM

SESSION 2 10:30 AM

– 12:00 PM

Workplace Wellbeing: Coach, Kereama Carmody will be presenting on workplace wellbeing, introduce the five pillars of wellbeing along with triggers and pressures to look out for in the workplace and how to access support to overcome these concerns.

Morning Tea

MATES in Construction General Awareness Training: MATES will deliver General Awareness Training which includes raising suicide awareness, and helping workers recognise the signs of suicidal thoughts in themselves and in their mates. Alongside encouraging workers and their mates to seek help, and where to find it when dealing with difficult situations.

Master Plumbers Wellbeing Coach Kereama Carmody

MATES in Construction Field Officers

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

SESSION 3 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Lunch – only for those attending Session 3

MATES in Construction Connector Course: Connectors are volunteers who take on specialised training and learn to identify workers who may be at risk. They ask the appropriate and relevant questions about suicide and connect the at-risk person to professional help while keeping them safe. It is preferable to have one Connector to every twenty workers.

Please note: a minimum of 15 is needed to run the connector with a maximum of 30 places.

Tickets are limited and will be sold on a first in, first serve basis:

• $39.00 to attend a half-day (Sessions 1, 2 and morning tea)

• $78.00 to attend the full-day (Sessions 1, 2, 3, morning tea and lunch)

For more information and to purchase tickets logon to the NZCB members’ only Toolshed and check out the Events Calendar www.nzcb.nz.

MATES in Construction Field Officers

Applications for the 2023 NZCB Apprentice Challenge are now open!

Competitors will be tasked to complete a challenging project for a specific end user within the allotted 8.0 hours. Thanks to ITM’s sponsorship, every competitor will receive a prize pack for participating as well as major prizes up for grabs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place getters!

The Challenge is open to apprentices employed by NZCB builders or enrolled with ITAB. *conditions apply Have you got what it takes to go all the way?

To apply for the challenge checkout www.apprenticechallenge.nz