New Competenz GM of Strategic Engagement

New Competenz GM of Strategic Engagement

Friday 13 Sep 2024

Training organisation Competenz, has appointed Diane Lithgow as its General Manager of Strategic Engagement. Lithgow will oversee the strategic operations of Competenz’s work-based training partnerships, supporting apprenticeship training for learners and employers in 36 sectors. Ms Lithgow has held senior roles in education for the past twenty years. Most recently, she was National Ako Network Director: Services of Te Pūkenga.

Her new role will focus on the organisation’s operations and industry training strategies, looking for opportunities for continuous improvement while leveraging the existing capability within each sector.

Ms Lithgow says her priority is to understand the industry’s appetite for change in these more volatile times while assuring employers that work-based training will continue to lift their workforce capability and success into the next phase of their business.

“Looking up and looking forward is our focus for 2025. Underscoring everything we do is delivering training that improves productivity for every business, ensuring our employers are ready for the future of work and that our learners are living a life with purpose,” she said.

Source & image credit: Competenz

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