Driver AND Operator Training

The Eastern Bay of Plenty Driver and Operator Training was established within Toi EDA to create training and employment pathways for the Eastern Bay of Plenty people working or wanting to work in a driver/operator role. Moving people and goods around efficiently is key to our region’s growth.

Our primary, manufacturing and construction industries already face challenges getting enough trained drivers and machine operators. Ongoing shortages create inefficiencies and stifle growth.

We’ve joined forces with employers, trainers, and support services to create local, individual training pathways to develop the skills needed within each town across the rohe. The end goal is to assist people into sustainable employment through driver operator training.

The Driver and Operator Training team is funded through the Provincial Growth Fund to highlight the Eastern Bay of Plenty job and career opportunities in driving, machine operating, and logistics.  We aim to attract more Eastern Bay of Plenty people into these jobs and industries.  Our focus under this funding stream is to assist in the creation of new training and employment pathways for Eastern Bay of Plenty people who are currently unemployed or underemployed.

We understand that for many different reasons, some within our region find it difficult to attend courses in Tauranga or Rotorua.  Our distributed model allows us to bring training to the student, rather than students travelling to the nearest city or large town to attend a training course.