Apprenticeships

Having a clear qualification pathway, starting with an apprenticeship, helps make the mining, quarrying and tunnelling sector a more attractive career option for new entrants to the industry, including school-leavers.

 

For apprentices:

MITO offers a full range of training and apprenticeship programmes for the extractives sector, covering mining, quarrying and drilling. Their pathways support people at every stage of their career, from newcomers to those moving into supervisory or management roles.
For more information, visit MITO’s Future Learners page.

 

For employers:

Any apprenticeship scheme can only work with strong support from employers.

 

Employers must be committed to supporting their learner(s) through the training programme providing them with time off to attend the classroom training, or participate in workplace training, and pay the training fees associated with the apprenticeship.

 

Learners must be committed to completing the required elements of the training programme, which includes a mix of classroom and workplace-based training and assessment.

 

For those wishing to complete a Certificate of Competency for a Statutory Position, the New Zealand Certificate in Mining and Quarrying (Level 4) will include all unit standards required for a current A-grade or B-grade Quarry Manager CoC.

 

If you have any questions, please contact us.

 

 

Apprenticeship Boost

The Government has made changes to the Apprenticeship Boost scheme, which currently supports the employers of any first or second-year apprentices with monthly payments from the Ministry of Social Development. From 1 January 2025, Apprenticeship Boost will be paid only in the first year of the apprenticeship and only for employers in targeted occupations.

 

The Government has now announced the targeted occupations that are eligible for Apprenticeship Boost from 1 January 2025, and all of MITO’s apprenticeship programmes are included: Process and Resources Engineering (which includes extractives and drilling) and Automotive Engineering and Technology (which includes both automotive and collision repair). This means that all MITO apprenticeship programmes will continue to be supported by Apprenticeship Boost. You can read the Government’s announcement here.

 

Looking to hire an apprentice? View the jobseekers and list your apprenticeship opportunities or entry-level jobs on the MITO Job Hub. Or get in touch with one of our job brokers for support: [email protected]