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For more information about becoming a sponsor for the 2025 CATE Conference, please contact Shannon Margetts at shannon@eventdynamics.co.nz or click on the button below to view the Conference Prospectus.

Partner Sponsors


WIDE Trust, Discover Forestry NZ and Future Foresters

The WIDE Trust is a charitable trust formed in 2018. The focus of the Trust is to benefit the advancement of education, research and development in the forestry and wood industry sectors through the provision of grants and scholarships to New Zealand students and institutions. 

The Trust supports students undertaking career-related studies in the wood and forest industry sectors in New Zealand and entities involved in research, development and the advancement of forestry and wood science. 
To date the Trust has approved grants of $5.063m to students taking up academic or vocational studies and entities undertaking research and development within the forestry and wood sectors. 
The WIDE Trust aims to build engagement and awareness of the diverse career options the forestry and wood industries offer and increase the number of young people who choose to take up careers in these industry sectors. 
The Trust supports entities such as Future Foresters, Competenz, the School of Forestry, Wood Processing and Manufacturers Association, Scion Research, School of Engineering, Toi Ohomoi Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning and other organisations whose support the advancement of the forestry and wood industry sectors in New Zealand.

To find out more, visit WIDE Trust

Discover Forestry New Zealand is a sector-run, non-profit education organisation dedicated to connecting students, teachers, and schools with the forestry sector. Through hands-on learning experiences such as free field trips, school visits, and access to career resources, we aim to grow awareness and inspire curiosity about forestry and wood-related careers.
Our programmes are delivered in partnership with professional foresters, forestry companies, and local coordinators across Aotearoa. Whether it's a classroom presentation or a day in the forest, Discover Forestry helps young people explore the opportunities within one of New Zealand’s most vital and sustainable industries.

To find out more, visit Discover Forestry

Future Foresters is a special interest group, as part of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry and aims to be part of the solution in attracting and encouraging talented, young people to enter and stay in all areas of the forest industry. Future Foresters have established a community of young foresters across the country to provide a place where foresters can engage with the industry and feel part of a collective group, with an emphasis on increasing the number of young people who choose forestry as an industry and building engagement and awareness of forestry as a diverse and rewarding profession within schools and tertiary providers. 

To find out more, visit Future Foresters

Members of Future Foresters are actively engaged in professional development opportunities, conferences, and networking, and spreading the good word of our industry through social media, careers events and school visits as well as many more!

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Gold Sponsors


Instant Education Solutions

Instant Education Solutions Limited specialises in the creation and provision of high-quality educational resources and services, allowing you more time to focus on the needs of your ākonga/learners. We provide resources to New Zealand Secondary Schools, Area Schools, and Private Training Establishments, as well as other tertiary providers and international clients. The world of education is moving online, and with an ever-growing need for a fun and easy to use digital learning platform, we have Instant Online for New Zealand Secondary School students, giving the opportunity for credit achievement towards NCEA levels 1-3.
Instant’s Assessment Service can save you the time and stress of being buried under paperwork. If you have a large number of unit standard assessments to mark, Instant can help! Our sister company is NZQA accredited to deliver a large range of standards and, therefore, Instant is able to provide an assessment service on ‘your behalf’ saving you valuable time.
Instant Education Solutions Limited is a subsidiary of Activate Education, a charitable education company that is passionate about seeing lives changed through learning and enabling people to reach their potential.

Visit instant.org.nz to find out more or contact us on 0800 864 863.

Tertiary Education Commission

We invest over $3.8 billion into tertiary education and supporting the tertiary and careers system. We ensure New Zealanders are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for lifelong success. We fund over 700 tertiary education organisations (TEOs) to provide thousands of courses to hundreds of thousands of learners. We also monitor the performance of TEOs and provide information and advice to the Government about tertiary education.



The GET Group

The GET Group is an innovative training company founded in 2015 by Noels Cook, a free-thinking entrepreneur with a passion for shaking up the education system in Aotearoa. Noel’s journey, marked by both failed ventures and proud successes, led to the creation of The GET Group, a place where "flexibility" is our superpower.

​Over the years, our incredible team has worked tirelessly to create a space where education is fun, people are valued, and learning is empowering. There is nothing more motivating than having a group of people all working towards a common goal with a passion for the vision.
​The GET Group is driven by a desire to influence New Zealand's educational landscape and is committed to fostering young minds as they embark on their learning journey.

We are proud to be a compassionate crew on a mission to stir the pot, break boundaries, kick the hornets' nest, and ruffle feathers, all in the pursuit of creating a more inclusive and accessible education system. We believe every person has their own unique path to success and we continue to work hard to create a space for every learner we engage with to be GREAT!


BCITO

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) is New Zealand’s leading building and construction apprenticeship provider. We are proudly New Zealand owned and with a 34-year track record, we’re a trusted partner in the sector, delivering over 50,000 trade qualified professionals in 16 different trades.

To find out more visit BCITO


Skills Group


To find out more visit Skills Group

Silver Sponsors

Kura Solutions

Kura Solutions provide cost effective NZQA unit standard resources for Secondary Schools. We exist to help your learners experience success in the real world of life, work, and study.
Our NCEA L1-L3 resources are:
    focused on preparing learners for assessment
    practical and activity-based
    professionally presented to engage learners
    written in plain English, with minimum text.
We are 100% Kiwi-owned and are passionate about supporting your learners to achieve their personal and career goals. Our team has many years of experience in designing and providing successful learning solutions, for many different education organisations.

To find out more visit Kura Solutions

Bronze Sponsors

Vertical Horizonz

Discover more at Training for Schools at Vertical Horizonz

NZ Careers Expo

The NZ Careers Expo provide a suite of career resources to schools across New Zealand. Including the Physical Career Expos in 7 locations, combined with the all new Online Digital Careers Expo that was launched in February 2021. NZ Careers Expo is working on creating an even more enhanced online and physical experience for exhibitors and schools in 2025 and beyond.  

To find out more, visit NZ Careers Expo 

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Shannon Margetts

shannon@eventdynamics.co.nz

021 02061500

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