Emerging Professional

In the course of your working day, you probably spend a few hours writing. Most of us write scores of emails a day. Many of us write longer reports. This live online course provides simple tips that can be immediately used to improve your writing.

This live online course covers the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and will provide a sound grounding in HSWA duties and responsibilities. The course covers both general duties on PCBUs and upstream duties on those carrying out design, manufacture or importing.

This online course covers the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) and will provide a sound grounding in HSWA duties and responsibilities. The course covers both general duties on Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) and upstream duties on those carrying out design, manufacture or importing.

This course covers the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) and will provide a sound grounding in HSWA duties and responsibilities. The course covers both general duties on Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) and upstream duties on those carrying out design, manufacture or importing.

Specifications are critical to the clear communication of technical requirements to contractors. This communication is specific to the stage in the design cycle, type of requirement and the particular industry sector. Delegates will learn the elements of a “good” specification that is universally applicable.

People new to team leadership often focus on tasks and end-goals – but how do they develop into leaders that motivate and inspire their team to deliver those end-goals? This course provides people with space to look at the team leader role, examining leadership styles and the characteristics that are needed to lead teams to success.

A team leader who shares their workload within a team is more likely to be achieve success than someone who can’t delegate effectively – so how does this critical managerial skill work, and what are the best ways to do it? This course provides people with a range of practical tools they need to successfully delegate tasks, and delegation approaches to use to realise a team’s full potential.

An expectation of engineers is that they can negotiate with stakeholders to coordinate efforts. But how can you convince people with diverse goals and backgrounds to secure willing collaboration and achieve a great outcome? In this course we will consider ethical and practical ways that will improve your ability to influence stakeholders’ perceptions and to persuade them to take goal-directed initiatives.

With increased construction activities in the past few years, the demand for more complex retaining walls and other ground retention systems has grown significantly. This course introduces the general concepts and principles of the design and construction of embedded retaining walls such as sheet pile walls, soldier pile walls and timber pole walls.

With increased construction activities in the past few years, the demand for more complex retaining walls and other ground retention systems has grown significantly. This course introduces the general concepts and principles of the design and the construction of gravity retaining walls such as reinforced concrete walls, block walls and crib walls.

With increased construction activities in the past few years, the demand for more complex retaining walls and other ground retention systems has grown significantly. This course introduces the general concepts and principles of the design and construction of embedded retaining walls such as sheet pile walls and king post walls.

Effective writing is a powerful tool for engineers. Learn how to write in plain English for better results. This course covers how to write in a clear and concise manner in a variety of formats, including in your technical writing, tenders, reports, and correspondence.

About 1 in 5 New Zealand adults experience a common mental illness each year. Understanding how to talk about mental health and help someone in need are important skills. This Mental Health First Aid course, will teach you the skills and knowledge to recognise and respond to someone experiencing mental health challenges.

This course is designed to help engineers and technical professionals sharpen their skills to write clear and concise reports that serve their purpose.

Effective writing is a powerful tool for engineers. Learn how to write in plain English for better results. This course covers how to write in a clear and concise manner in a variety of formats, including in your technical writing, tenders, reports, and correspondence.

This course is designed to help engineers and technical professionals sharpen their skills to write clear and concise reports that serve their purpose.

Effective time management is the key to success as an engineering professional. In this course, find out how to balance competing priorities so you can complete work on time. Discover proven time management tools and techniques to complete work with greater efficiency.

Writing in simple language is a powerful tool for engineers. Learn how to write in plain English for better results. This course covers how to write in a clear and concise manner.

Are you struggling to balance your professional goals with your personal wellbeing? Too many engineering professionals feel stressed, burned out, and overwhelmed. Discover how to work in a flow state and create resilience to cope with and adapt to new situations.

This course is designed to help engineers and technical professionals sharpen their skills to write clear and concise reports that serve their purpose.