Training & Personal Development at Downer New Zealand

The mentoring and coaching is great, however daily bases where project management is involve some managers are unwilling to be so forthcoming in development.

Safe working inductions were very good. A lot of on job learning. Currently learning how to use Microsoft Excel effectively.

Due to the rotation nature it is hard to get investment into you when you only serve for 6 months. The only training is what I get from onsite staff. There are plenty of courses I would like to be apart of.

The training I've done has centered around permits, ground disturbance, H&S. I feel since I've passed ono onboarding stage, the training has slowed down a bit.

The main learning I have done is through iLearning on the downer intranet, which is a good method of delivering content through online courses. Also, on the job training every time I enter a new rotation or new aspect of a rotation, is a good experience, mainly due to the people who are promoting the Downer culture and help out with patience.

The YP Technical Forums monthly have been a good opportunity to see the different sides of the business. The YP Conference in Wellington was really fun, and an amazing opportunity to connect with others from across the country.

As graduate I have been given many opportunities. One that sticks out is a SESOC course that allowed me to learn about design software.

Plenty of useful training such as my WTR which have increased my awareness of blind spots. good informal training. Stilling waiting on permit training course.

Inductions and training was very helpful and not too long to complete

Good I think. Most of the stuff I learn on the job anyways.

The training programmes I've been involved in have been well executed and informative at Downer. This includes first aid training, critical risk training, NZTA Level 1 Data Collection Training, and mental health first aid training.

Good training opportunities, however, need to organize yourself