The Skills Group Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
The Skills Group Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland.
Mission: The advancement of Charitable Purposes in Aotearoa New Zealand and in particular the advancement of education focused on vocational education, training and learning, including delivering, and promoting and supporting the delivery of, high quality education, training and learning programmes.
- Registration Number
- CC63372
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2025-05-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Scott.Bitchener@skills-group.org
Beneficiaries: General public
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (12)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Bitchener | Chief Financial Officer | 2025-07-02 |
| Juliet Tainui-Hernandez | Trustee | 2025-07-01 |
| Aaron Rink | Trustee | 2025-07-01 |
| Kevin Best | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Timothy Gibson | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Bridget O'Shannessey | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Craig O'Connell | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Diane Lithgow | Director Trades School | 2024-10-14 |
| Mark Arthur-Worsop | Director Vocational Training | 2023-11-13 |
| Rosanne Graham | Chief Executive | 2022-07-01 |
| Gwyn Thomas | Director Product, Innovation, Quality and Sales | 2021-05-10 |
| Jane Kennelly | Director, People, Marketing and Stakeholder Management | 2020-11-23 |
Former Officers (3)
- Rodney De Spong — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- Cassandra Crowley — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- Marie Boyle — Director, Digital, Learner Services (departed 2026-08-14)
Reporting Group Members
The Skills Group Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 6 sibling charities:
- The Electrical Training Company Limited
- Skills Consulting Group Limited
- SHIFT INNOVATION CENTRE LIMITED
- The Skills Group Foundation
- Skills Group Training Limited
- Skills Group Employment Limited
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The Skills Group Trust
This charity appears to have no recent financial activity. Either no annual return has been filed with Charities Services, or the most recent return reported zero revenue and zero expenses. Without any financial activity to assess, no rating can be calculated. The charity may be dormant, in transition, pending deregistration, or simply behind on filings — we cannot confirm from the public data alone. If your charity is actively operating, filing a current annual return with Charities Services will allow a rating to be calculated on the next refresh.
How ratings work →Part of a reporting group. The Skills Group Trust files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by Skills Consulting Group Limited. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.
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The advancement of Charitable Purposes in Aotearoa New Zealand and in particular the advancement of education focused on vocational education, training and learning, including delivering, and promoting and supporting the delivery of, high quality education, training and learning programmes.
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
The Skills Group Trust is one of 7 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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