2. Contents page
General Manager’s Report
ATNZ apprentice to go to WorldSkills 2011
Antarctic apprentice’s ‘cool’ journey to completion
A decade of mutual support
Congratulations to our 2010 graduates
Summary Financial Statements
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3. Annual Report 2010 1
General Manager’s Report
Apprentice Training New Zealand (ATNZ) continues
as New Zealand’s largest employer of mechanical
engineering apprentices, currently helping over 340
young men and women working in industry to complete
their trade qualifications.
The ATNZ Group Apprenticeship Scheme was
separated from Skills4Work and re-established as
a stand-alone Trust. The ATNZ Trust has an annual
contract for services with Competenz.
The rationale for the re-establishment of the Trust as
an independent entity was to align the services for
apprentices to the activities of the ITO Competenz.
Through this, a range of duplicated costs were removed.
As the ITO for the mechanical engineering sector,
Competenz was well positioned to meet the challenge,
and continue providing a high level of support to ATNZ’s
apprentices and seconding employers.
Competenz conducted a customer satisfaction survey
in the third quarter of 2010; ATNZ customers surveyed
expressed a 98% satisfaction rating for the training
support they and their apprentices received under the
ATNZ scheme.
That’s an achievement we’re really proud of – it affirms
that ATNZ customers continued to receive a high level of
support and service through the changes and beyond,
and we intend to keep it that way.
Our measure for success is seeing more qualified
tradespeople working in industry for New Zealand
businesses. We are proud to continue delivering a
one-stop, and hassle-free engineering apprentice
recruitment and training solution for hundreds of
businesses nationwide, all year round.
Our alignment with Competenz’s objectives in meeting
the skill needs of industry will further ensure that
passing a qualification translates into skilled tradesmen
and women who can perform the required on-job tasks.
And because Competenz works closely with industry
to develop and review its mechanical engineering
qualifications and industry standards, the manuals and
learning resources that support our ATNZ apprentices’
trade training are continuously improved so they’re fit for
purpose.
ATNZ worked even more closely with potential
apprentices and seconding employers in 2010, including
greater collaboration with the fire protection industry to
support its trades training needs.
We’re committed to keeping the bloodlines of New
Zealand’s mechanical engineering industry well stocked,
and this work will continue into 2011 across all sectors
of the mechanical engineering industry.
Fiona Kingsford
General Manager Trades Training – Competenz
4. Annual Report 20102
“They have plenty of hard work ahead of them as they train
for the intense international level competition.”
– Sally Gray, WorldSkills NZ
5. Annual Report 2010 3
ATNZ apprentice to go
to WorldSkills 2011
In 2010, ATNZ apprentice Brad Wood was selected
to represent New Zealand at the 41st WorldSkills
International Competition to be held in London late in
2011.
The WorldSkills International Competition is held every
two years to showcase and recognise excellence in
46 trades with competitors from around the world.
Competitors must be aged 22 or under to be eligible,
and only the best young tradespeople qualify.
Brad (pictured centre) will compete for New Zealand
in the Welding skill category, having gained his ‘Tool
Black’ distinction by winning this skill category at the
NZ WorldSkills competition in September 2010. He was
then selected by WorldSkills NZ as an ambassador for
both his trade and New Zealand.
Brad was seconded to South Waikato Precision
Engineering in Tokoroa, and is due to complete his
fitting and machining apprenticeship in 2011.
Brad will join his fellow Tool Blacks – William Taylor
of Etech Industries in Palmerston North and Mathew
Pascoe of Readymix Concrete in Christchurch – and
they will compete in the Sheetmetal Technologies and
Polymechanics (Fitting) skill categories respectively in
London.
William completed his light fabrication apprenticeship
in 2010, and Mathew is due to complete his general
engineering apprenticeship in 2011.
The trio’s selection for the international event is
testament to the high quality skills and knowledge
they’ve acquired through their apprenticeship training.
The Tool Blacks will compete against the ‘best of
the best’ tradespeople in their skill categories from
close to 50 countries. Entrants must complete a
complex, practical project over an intense four days of
competition, testing their planning, technical knowledge,
and skills in a high-pressure environment.
“They have plenty of hard work ahead of them as they
train for the intense international level competition,
but the work will be worth it for both their WorldSkills
experience and their career development,” says Sally
Gray, WorldSkills NZ’s national coordinator.
ATNZ, industry training organisation Competenz, and
WorldSkills NZ are proud to support Brad and his fellow
‘Tool Blacks’ knowing they have the skill and ability
to do themselves, their employers, and New Zealand
proud.
You can follow Brad and the Tool Blacks’ progress in
the lead up to the London event via the WorldSkills NZ
website www.worldskills.org.nz.
“The work will be worth it
for both their WorldSkills
experience and their career
development.”
– Sally Gray, WorldSkills NZ
6. Annual Report 20104
“I’ve never seen so much snow in my life — you almost
think you’re in a dream because it’s unlike anywhere
else in the world that anyone could imagine. It was like
I was on another planet!”
– Joel McGregor
7. Annual Report 2010 5
Twenty-year-old Joel McGregor of Oamaru completed
one of the most extreme engineering apprenticeship
experiences in the world, living and working for five months
in Scott Base, Antarctica.
Our ‘Antarctic Apprentice’ successfully served his time on
the icy continent, supporting Antarctica New Zealand’s
maintenance and engineering crew in their 2010 / 2011
summer workload while working through the final stages of
his ATNZ general engineering apprenticeship.
Joel was an integral member of the team, performing
general fabrication, maintenance and mechanical fitting
work, but also using his creativity to fabricate one-off items
to meet the team’s needs.
He got the job after being recommended by his
Competenz account manager, and passing extensive
interviews and testing with ATNZ and his seconding
employers, Antarctica New Zealand.
He admits his first impressions of Antarctica had him totally
“gob-smacked,” but he got used to the colder conditions
really quickly.
“I’ve never seen so much snow in my life. It’s unlike
anywhere else in the world – it’s like being on another
planet,” says Joel.
When Joel first arrived in Antarctica the temperature was
an incredible −24°C, and even with the “summery” −2°C
weather some engineering tasks like welding were virtually
impossible to do.
“It’s a bit of a mission because the welding plants are
powered by generators, and they don’t like the cold much.”
A normal day’s work for Joel started at 8.00am with a
workshop meeting to plan the day’s activities, followed by
a host of maintenance tasks.
“We’d do daily readings and checks on site services like
generators, refrigeration, and the water treatment plant,
and perform maintenance tasks to make sure those vital
services stay up-and-running.
“There were also ongoing fabrication jobs to perform all
around base on equipment such as sleds, loaders, and
bulldozers.”
Joel was also lucky enough to work on some very special
projects. The most significant of these was to help install
a koru plaque in memory of the 257 passengers and crew
who perished in the Mount Erebus air disaster over 30
years ago.
“It was amazing to do something with so much meaning, I
felt really privileged to play a part in that,” he says.
Joel shared his work and wider experiences with the
world on a dedicated Facebook page called ‘The Antarctic
Apprentice’. Launched in September 2010, the page
was ATNZ-Competenz’s first venture into the social media
landscape.
The page was a success in raising general awareness
about the programme. 172 people opted-in from New
Zealand, Australia, Argentina, the US, UK, and beyond
to follow Joel’s experience. 62% of these people were
aged between 13 – 44 years and, interestingly, 48% were
female.
At its peak the page had over 300 active daily users;
throughout Joel’s placement it generated over 26,000
page impressions and over 100 user responses to his
photo updates.
ATNZ has been working with Antarctica New Zealand for
the last five years to find and place some of New Zealand’s
most promising general engineering apprentices in this
once-in-a-lifetime experience.
It’s a winning partnership that challenges our future
engineers, and helps New Zealand in its interests in
Antarctica.
Antarctic apprentice’s
‘cool’ journey to completion
“I felt really privileged to
play a part.”
– Joel McGregor
8. Annual Report 20106
“It’s really important for our apprentices to get as much hands
on experience from different trades people as possible.”
– John Hurcombe
9. Annual Report 2010 7
A decade of mutual
support
Cowley Aquaheat Services in Auckland’s Onehunga
is one branch of a nationwide network and one of the
strongest supporters of the ATNZ group apprentice
programme.
Cowley Aquaheat Services has built up a reputation
both as a market leader in New Zealand’s refrigeration
and air conditioning sector since 1956 and is a
company committed to training excellence.
Since 1956 the company has trained around 30
apprentices, but has been directly involved with the
ATNZ programme for the past decade.
Cowley’s Northern Regional Manager, John Hurcombe,
says the company’s philosophy for apprenticeship
training is directly linked to its operational needs,
business growth, and its operational service capabilities.
“Usually we have one to two ATNZ apprentices cycling
through operations every three years to keep abreast of
industry demand for new tradespeople.
“Currently, we run a ratio of one apprentice to around six
tradesmen but I realise that with the growing demand in
the sector and an ageing workforce, the apprenticeship
programme is becoming even more critical for the
industry.”
He is aware that there is a large gap between the
experienced refrigeration and AC engineers to new
batches of apprentices so in the short term, a shortage
issue of qualified trades people exists and in reality will
probably increase.
In essence he says more companies need to take on
apprentices and develop bloodlines for the benefit and
longevity of the industry.
To assist the apprentices with training, the company
teams up one apprentice with a tradesman on each
project. This allows the apprentice to look at the work
site environment and the type of work involved. Once
one job is completed the apprentice is rotated to
another tradesman so they experience a variety of work
while learning different skills.
“It’s really important for our apprentices to get as much
hands on experience from different trades people as
possible,” says John.
ATNZ’s role in supporting apprentices is really critical,
says John. “With all the trades people working on
projects full time and with no internal trainer, Cowley
relies heavily on the ATNZ mentoring support to keep
the apprentices progressing.”
“The ATNZ apprentice mentoring programme provides
the direction as well as assisting all the apprentices in
their paperwork and training plan. Most of all it simplifies
the assessment process of the apprentice’s on-job
units, which saves our tradesmen’s time in covering this.
It also enables our apprentices to complete their units
on time.”
Like most good companies, Cowley Aquaheat is taking
steps to try and install succession plans and further
training options in an effort to retain good employees.
Alex Fala is one such employee at Cowley Aquaheat
– he completed his refrigeration and air conditioning
apprenticeship with the company early in 2010, and was
awarded a Competenz Ivan Fisk Scholarship to support
his current advanced trade certificate studies.
“Alex is a great example of how the ATNZ
apprenticeship programme works for the benefit of a
company, an individual and for industry,” says John.
“The ATNZ programme simplifies
the assessment process of the
apprentice’s on-job units.”
– John Hurcombe
10. Annual Report 20108
Issac Adams
Stanley Allen
Gareth Badger
Bryce Blackbourn
Luke Brinkley
Noreen Burchell
Rowan Butters
Ben Carter
James Chao
Thomas Clegg
Nicholas Cook
Christopher Dean
Patrick Doohan
Richard D’souza
Terry Edwards
Jordan Engelsman
Luke Ennion
Carl Fell
Samuel Frost
Daniel Finau
Sean Freakley-Gillespie
Paul Gilbert
Ross Gilbert
Dylan Grant
Andrew Green
Ali Hadwen
Trevor Hansen
Pere Harding
Christopher Harvey
Matthew Hewitt
Nicholas Heywood
Alan Hill-Rennie
Scott Houston
Jeremy Hunt
Callum Hunter
Bradley Ineson
Glyn Johnston
Shane Kavanagh
Leighton Keat
Alexander Krom
Gregory Lay
Jeremy Lemmens
Simon Luke
Shawn Mabey
Michael May
Harleigh McDermott
Daniel McDonald
Ryan Mckay
Simon McNabb
Dianna McQuade
Bryan Midgley
Jeffrey Moffitt
Alexander Mogridge
Blue Moon
Samuel Moore
Mwenda Muyunda
Easton Nicholas
Matthew Pearson
Jeffrey Pell
Andrew Peyton
John Pocock
Andrew Pollock
Rahul Prasad
Shane Prestidge
Nicholas Robb
Cole Robinson
Karl Shaw
Jordan Short
Kyle Silich
Craig Steel
Michael Steens
Jonathan Stone
James Street
Ryan Sutherland
Daen Taylor
Ian Taylor
Warwick Taylor
Luke Tresidder
Nicholas Turner
James Tyson
Luke Van de Pas
Matthew Van de Waardt
Daniel Wallbutton
Jeremy Wey
Cameron Wine
Warren Woodriffe
Congratulations to our 2010
graduates
ATNZ congratulates these 86 former apprentices who completed their mechanical engineering
apprenticeships and qualifications in 2010.
The ATNZ Trust would also like to acknowledge the seconding companies nationwide who supported
each of our graduates on their journey to become qualified tradespeople.
List of Graduates
11. Annual Report 2010 9
“ATNZ has been managing and
mentoring our apprentices since 2005.
Over this period, BlueScope Steel and
ATNZ have developed an excellent
collaborative relationship where the
training of our apprentices and the
development of their trade skills has
always come first.”
Peter Walker, Maintenance
Contracts & Shutdown
Superintendent
BlueScope Steel
“Our company has had numerous
apprentices mentored by ATNZ. We
are impressed with ATNZ’s staff
service, reliability at performing on time,
and total control of the apprentice’s
learning needs, allowing us to get on
with core activities.
I would recommend them to any
potential employer.”
Steve Brown, Operations Manager,
Hartnell Coolheat.
“CHH Woodproducts Nelson Sawmill
employed an apprentice from ATNZ
close to a year ago now, and we’ve
found them to be very professional with
the mentoring support, visiting the site
every month, providing feedback on the
apprentice, and advising what he needs
to work on for his apprenticeship.
I have been involved with ATNZ for
approximately four years now, and have
no hesitation recommending them.”
Craig Wray, Maintenance
Supervisor, CHH Woodproducts.“In 1998 NZ Steel made a business
decision to outsource apprentice
training. NZ Steel investigated options
to identify apprentice training providers
who aligned with NZ Steel’s aspirations
to be the ‘Best of the Best’.
After a comprehensive review we
chose ATNZ (Apprentice Training
New Zealand). For NZ Steel, having
a mechanical apprentice training
provider who understands our business
requirements is a real bonus. When it
comes to selecting, hosting, and the
safety of apprentices, ATNZ met our
rigid standards and continues to do so.
At NZ Steel, training has, is, and always
will be a key factor in our success.
We look to ATNZ to be innovative in
developing cost-effective, leading-edge
training solutions for apprentices. This
will further enable NZ Steel to optimise
our competitive advantage.
NZ Steel requires intelligent, motivated,
well-trained, and dedicated apprentices
- ATNZ ensures we get just that.”
Bob Hudson, Central Workshops
Superintendent, NZ Steel.
12. Annual Report 201010
ATNZ
2010
$000’s
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,677
Trade and other receivables 1,054
Prepayments 215
Total current assets 3,946
Non-current assets
Intangibles 22
Total non-current assets 22
Total assets 3,968
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 353
Goods and services tax payable 363
Employee leave benefits 614
Intercompany payable 2,817
Total current liabilities 4,147
Total liabilities 4,147
Net assets (179)
Accumulated funds
Accumulated funds (179)
Total accumulated funds (179)
For and on behalf of the Board who authorise the issue of the financial statements on 9 March 2011.
Statement of Financial Position
As at 31 December 2010
Summary Financial Statements
Mike Latter
Board Member
Peter Herbert
Chairman
13. Annual Report 2010 11
ATNZ
2010
$000’s
Revenue
Government grants -
Other revenue 10,371
Total revenue 10,371
Expenses
Employee entitlements 9,257
Other expenses from ordinary activities 1,293
Total expenses 10,550
Net surplus / (Deficit) (179)
Other comprehensive income / (loss) -
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period (179)
ATNZ
2010
$000’s
Opening balance -
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period (179)
Closing balance (179)
Statement of Comprehensive Income
Statement of Changes in Accumulated Funds
For the period 1 May 2010 to 31 December 2010
For the period 1 May 2010 to 31 December 2010
ATNZ
2010
$000’s
Net cash flows from / (used in) operating activities 661
Net cash flows from / (used in) investing activities 16
Net cash flows from / (used in) financing activities 2,000
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,677
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period -
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 2,677
Statement of Cashflows
For the period 1 May 2010 to 31 December 2010
14. Chartered Accountants
Annual Report 201012
Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Trustees of Apprentice Training New Zealand 2010 Trust (ATNZ)
We have audited the summary financial statements of ATNZ for the 8 months ended 31 December 2010 as
set out on pages 10 to 11.
This report is made solely to the trustees, as a body, in accordance with the trust deed. Our audit has been
undertaken so that we might state to the trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an
auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the trust and the trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or
for the opinions we have formed.
The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement of financial
position as at 31 December 2010, the summary statement of comprehensive income, summary statement
of changes in equity and summary cash flow statement for the 8 months then ended, and related notes,
are derived from the audited financial statements of ATNZ for the 8 months ended 31 December 2010. We
expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated 9 March 2011.
The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required for full financial statements
under generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand. Reading the summary financial statements,
therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of ATNZ.
Trustees’ Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of summary financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand.
Auditor’s Responsibilities
It is our responsibility to express an independent opinion on the summary financial statements presented by
the directors and report our opinion to you.
Basis of Opinion
Our audit was conducted in accordance with New Zealand Auditing Standards and involved carrying out
procedures to ensure the summary financial statements are consistent with the full financial statements
on which they are based. We also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the
summary financial statements against the requirements of FRS-43: Summary Financial Statements.
Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interest in ATNZ.
Unqualified Opinion
In our opinion, the information reported in the summary financial statements complies with generally
accepted accounting practice in New Zealand, is correctly extracted from and is materially consistent with
the full financial statements from which they are derived and upon which we expressed an unqualified audit
opinion in our report to the trustees dated 9 March 2011.
Our audit was completed on 9 March 2011 and our unqualified opinion is expressed as at that date.
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