Supporting Ara students

BPC team members working on our Auckland Airport projects recently visited Ara, the Auckland jobs and skills hub, to inspire students into careers in our industry.

Senior Site Engineer Francis Swanney Fetalaiga, Leading Hand Ufi Toa, Foreman Krishan Raju, Construction Site Manager Ron Caesar, and Senior Project Engineer Daniela Teixeira engaged with the students.

Ufi spoke about using her carpentry skills to rebuild her family home in Tonga before coming to New Zealand and now leading a construction team. Daniela shared her journey from Brazil, building her skills working on major projects around the world before settling here. Krishan talked about growing up in Fiji and being supported by Fletchers and BPC into a Senior Foreman’s role.

Project Manager Sam Temple says a BPC site visit has been planned for the students. “We will be supporting the students into our industry once they complete their programme with Ara,” he said.