TRADE APRIL 2019 LEADER. Vocational Education Training: What’s the direction from here? THIS ISSUE n License Quantity The implications How to avoid Legal suspensions – surveying and and future of cashflow requirements it’s YOUR choice! the LBP scheme KiwiBuild mistakes of a clean site READING TRADE LEADER can contribute towards your LBP Skills Maintenance requirements. TRADE LEADER. CARTERS Trade Leader is produced by TLP Media Ltd 11 times a year in association with CARTERS. MANAGING EDITOR Scott Wilson P: 021 725061 In the frame E: [email protected] BY MIKE GUY, CARTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE LAYOUT Kaz - Design. Brand. Web. In this month’s Trade Leader, we took It’s a worthwhile read to understand PRINTER a look at the proposed plans recently your responsibilities as a licensed Nicholson Print Solutions released by the Minister of Education building practitioner. ENQUIRIES Chris Hipkins. 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There is a thought provoking correct selection of any tools, equipment, materials to the proposal in our fairly extensive article this month from Site Safe, or systems followed, as well as the following of any laws or codes that may apply. article. Whatever the outcome, we addressing the potential dangers of agree this is an important subject we carrying loose tools in moving trade can’t afford to get wrong. vehicles and how you can mitigate any harm by implementing some safe On the Licensed Building Practitioners APRIL 2019 guards. TRADE front, we have two articles in this OFFERS. issue, one relating to the relationships Thanks for reading this issue of Trade FREE STUFF! between quantity surveying and the Leader and for continuing to partner SWANNDRI RANGER LBP scheme, and the second around with CARTERS. XTREME WOOL SHIRT an issue that has continued to be raised – the suspension of building practitioners’ licenses. 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