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About the On Site Construction Strategic Reference Group (SRG)

Members of the On Site Construction SRG include experienced people representing the industry, industry associations, Waihanga Ara Rau and education providers. The focus of the SRG is increasing the number of women working and learning within these industries. 

Members are:

  • Ben West – New Zealand Stonemasonry Association, BCITO Stonemasonry NAG
  • Phil Hokianga – ConCOVE / Vertical Horizonz New Zealand
  • Master Brick and Blocklayers
  • Nate Alley – Sentinel Homes Waikato
  • Charlotte Knowles – Registered Master Builders Association
  • Graham Burke –  Construction Sector Accord (MBIE)
  • Richard Hindle – New Zealand Demolition & Asbestos Association
  • Stacey Mendonça, MNZM – Newcrest Construction, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
The relationship managers for On Site Construction are Mark Dawson and Louise Rutter, so if you have any queries please get in touch - they'd love to hear from you!
Relationship Manager

Mark Dawson

Mark focuses on building and strengthening relationships with the On-Site Construction: carpentry, concrete, roofing, demolition sectors. He works closely with stakeholders to provide advocacy and support. Ensuring that industry voice...
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Mark Dawson

Relationship Manager

Relationship Manager

Louise Rutter

Louise’s role is to partner closely with the off-site construction industries: frame and truss, timber joinery, architectural aluminium joinery, glazing, stonemasonry and brick and block laying sectors, identifying skills needs...
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Louise Rutter

Relationship Manager

On Site Construction news

Building better pathways
05/12/24

Building better pathways

We’ve been consulting with the building industry to understand how micro-credentials or smaller qualifications could be useful to help businesses and the workforce thrive. We’re dedicated...
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Keeping Building Construction & Allied Trade Skills relevant
07/11/24

Keeping Building Construction & Allied Trade Skills relevant

We are reviewing Building Construction and Allied Trade Skills (BCATS) qualifications and standards to ensure they are fit for purpose. New Zealand Certificate in Building, Construction, and...
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Showcasing Kaiapoi High School’s building course
31/10/24

Showcasing Kaiapoi High School’s building course

Supporting schools is an important part of our mahi. We do this by visiting schools, organising and running cluster moderation events, and carrying out desk-top...
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Building skills for life
23/10/24

Building skills for life

Rolleston Prison Construction Yard staff hosted Tracy-Lee Burkhart, Qualification Developer, in September.  Tracy-Lee was keen to learn about the construction industry training programme and the methodology...
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Call for Māori workforce to get upskilled to address the construction and building skills crisis
09/10/24

Call for Māori workforce to get upskilled to address the construction and building skills crisis

With New Zealand facing a critical shortage of 375,000 skilled construction workers over the next three years, a new plan aimed at boosting Māori participation...
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Carpentry Skill Standards development
14/08/24

Carpentry Skill Standards development

Share your thoughts! Contribute to the development of new carpentry skill standards. We’re excited to announce that we’re developing new skill standards for the carpentry...
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Core Construction Skill Standards
12/04/24

Core Construction Skill Standards

Share your thoughts! Contribute to the development of new core construction skill standards to help define the skills needed for construction industries. These skill standards...
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Be part of building the pathway for the next generation of leaders
04/04/24

Be part of building the pathway for the next generation of leaders

Join our Te Manu Arataki Leadership Project webinars New Zealand has diverse enterprises, including numerous small and micro businesses and a thriving Māori business ecosystem....
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Identifying skills needs in the regions
21/03/24

Identifying skills needs in the regions

We help the construction and infrastructure industry on a regional basis by identifying the skills a region needs; and ensuring qualifications suit industry needs and...
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Building tomorrow’s workforce
05/12/23

Building tomorrow’s workforce

Trades Essentials in action We’re working alongside Workforce Central Dunedin to address workforce needs now and for the future. In collaboration with Hanga-Aro-Rau, we’ve developed...
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Find out what qualifications and standards development work is currently underway for On Site Construction.

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