Brian Lett from TransAg Palmerston North is finding apprenticeships are not just a staffing solution—they’re a long-term investment in the industry’s future.
Mackenzie Lintern is the first MITO learner to complete the ‘Road to Success’ programme, a series of commercial road transport qualifications comprising of four micro-credentials, and a level 3 certificate.
Being a mum to a three-year-old while training to be an apprentice is no easy feat. Early starts and long days are just the beginning for Piper Shaw, but she’s finding that support at home and in the workshop is making all the difference.
Starting a new job can be a mix of nerves and excitement, especially when you're stepping into a hands-on trade. For 18-year-old apprentice X’Phia Johnson, her journey into collision repair was full-speed ahead, and she hasn’t looked back once.
Growing up around four-wheel drives and motorbikes, Ashleigh naturally gravitated toward the automotive world. Eager to learn how to repair the vehicles she loved, she enrolled in a pre-trade course, and it didn’t take long for her to realise she had found where she was meant to be.
“Watching something come in smashed and making it beautiful again—to know that you can fix something like that—it’s quite cool,” says Natalie, qualified automotive refinisher.
From delivering mail to working with aggregates, Coralee Panirau’s career journey is proof that it’s never too late to embrace new opportunities.
“Chase your dreams. It doesn’t matter what they are — how big or how small — just go for it. And remember that you’ll never hit a home run unless you swing the bat."
