Joint Venture between Opus International Consultants and Water New Zealand disestablishment
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On 17 May the New Zealand Water and Environment Training Academy (NZWETA) Joint Venture between Opus International Consultants and Water New Zealand was officially disestablished. The JV was established in 2008 to deliver water and environment related training that recognised the effectiveness of workplace learning and requirements for new skills. The JV has been successful in growing specialist water sector training over the last 14 years.
However the training environment has changed significantly during that time, for example the recent transfer of Water Qualifications to Connexis Infrastructure ITO in July 2015. A review of the JV has determined that each party can better service the water sector and fulfil their specialist roles independently of a formalised JV structure.
There will be no disruption or adverse effect to course delivery in 2016.
Opus and Water New Zealand wish to retain a strong working partnership for the benefit of the water industry in New Zealand and will continue to work collaboratively to maintain a strongly performing water training market and quality water training providers.
Opus will continue to deliver specialist water training through Opus Environmental Training Centre (ETC), as well as develop and deliver future training ideas by working with industry and providers to identify skill requirements that benefit the industry.
Water New Zealand will continue to promote and enable the sustainable management and development of the water environment, recognising that the effective delivery of workplace learning and of new skills is critical. We will continue to support Opus as the industry vehicle for the delivery of specialist water sector training.
The parties have determined that they needed to remove market confusion as to the roles of NZWETA and the role of Opus ETC as a training provider.
Opus and Water New Zealand wish to retain a strong working partnership for the benefit of the water industry in New Zealand.
This is a proactive and positive move that will enable both Opus and Water New Zealand to focus on their core strengths to better deliver overall benefit to meet needs of a changing water environment.