Fit for purpose qualifications and skill standards for joinery

Master Joiners, Waihanga Ara Rau and representatives from the joinery industry have been working together to:

1) Review standards that contribute to the New Zealand Certificate in Joinery (Level 4) and,

2) Develop new standards for the New Zealand Certificate in Kitchen Joinery (Level 4).

Waihanga Ara Rau is a Workforce Development Council that represents construction and infrastructure industries. This includes joinery, concrete, construction, electricity, gas, infrastructure, plumbing, roading, telecommunication and water.

Both new and reviewed standards lead to the award of both qualifications. They also acknowledge the level of commercial competence required for joiners who work unsupervised, working to the standards of trade practice that provide employers with confidence in the products they manufacture. There are new standards that cover the skills and knowledge required for professional and sustainable practices within the industry. Technical Advisers have been reviewing and developing the joinery standards and Master Joiners have supported the review by providing feedback and resources.

This partnership with Master Joiners, Employers, Waihanga Ara Rau, Te Pūkenga, and Providers will further strengthen education and career pathways within the industry. Workforce development projects like this one pay dividends as a way of keeping skilled workers and attracting new ones, as well as highlighting the range of career pathways in the Joinery industry.

Waihanga Ara Rau would like to thank Phil Agnew from Decade Homes, Nathan Moore from Hagley Kitchens, Gary Firman from Firman Joinery Ltd, Darren Evans from Te Pūkenga (ARA), for their support over 2022 reviewing the joinery standards and Peter Davis from Fernlea Cabinetry and Joinery Ltd, and Doug McMiken from Carlielle Kitchens who have joined the Technical Advisory Group contributing to the development of new Kitchen Joinery standards in 2023.

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