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NZ Trucking : Jan/Feb 2018
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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ ROAD NOISE NEWS B etter recognising the skills of heavy vehicle drivers by making the qualifications more relevant to them and significantly reducing associated costs is a key objective of work the road transport sector is undertaking with industry training organisation MITO. Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley said qualifications were a key element in addressing the road transport industry’s workforce issues, and refining the training programmes could have a positive effect on staff recruitment and retention. The industry was involved in the review of qualifications, condensing 93 existing qualifications down to five. The training programmes leading to the qualifications now need tuning to make them more appealing to the industry. “Both MITO and the industry recognise more credit needs to be given to on-the-job based training and practical competence,” said Shirley. “Going hand-in-hand with that is greater provision for more flexible assessment. This change would reduce costs and enable people to be trained and assessed as they work.” Shirley says the industry wanted to promote a well-trained and highly skilled profession. “ The aim of this work is get to a stage where a person can be more cost-effectively assessed and gain a nationally recognised qualification for displaying their skills on the job.” More relevant qualifications I VECO New Zealand has confirmed plans for a new wholesale headquarters, retail showroom and parts and service facility in Wiri. The new office will house more than 40 employees, with room for further expansion as the business continues to grow. IVECO New Zealand general manager Ian Walker said it made sense for IVECO to have its own workshop so it could process its vehicles coming off the wharf and also provide top-notch service to its Auckland customer base. The more than 11,000 square metre site will be home to corporate offices, a retail showroom, retail offices, a parts warehouse supporting the whole of New Zealand, parts and service offices and eight service bays including a Daily- dedicated lane, a truck wash and COF compliant brake testers. IVECO New Zealand has seen their sales more than double in the last two years and Walker said a new facility was necessary. The company is also investing in new IT infrastructure to support the growing dealer network and customer base as well as doubling the size of the parts warehouse and parts stocking in New Zealand. The new facility is expected to be fully operational in the third quarter of 2018. New premises on the way at IVECO 14 New Zealand Trucking January – February 2018 From left to right: Michele Lombardi, executive managing director IVECO Asia-Pacific; Stefano Pampalone, chief operating officer IVECO Asia-Pacific; Michael Jonson, managing director IVECO Australia, and Ian Walker, general manager IVECO New Zealand, at the groundbreaking ceremony on 2 October.
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