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How we resolve infrastructure workforce challenges
Education, Learning & Training

How we resolve infrastructure workforce challenges

New Zealand risks missing its infrastructure build-out unless it creates clearer entry points and training for civil construction workers.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2022
Construction training programme expands to Manawatū
Education, Learning & Training

Construction training programme expands to Manawatū

Job seekers in Manawatū will start a six-week infrastructure course in November, with trainees employed by firms from day one.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 31st Oct 2021
Infrastructure Skills Centre offers 'work experience for a lifetime'
Education, Learning & Training

Infrastructure Skills Centre offers 'work experience for a lifetime'

Trainees in Christchurch will get hands-on skills and employer mentoring as the sector tries to fill New Zealand’s infrastructure shortage.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Aug 2021
Scholarships available for tomorrow’s health and safety leaders
Risk & Compliance

Scholarships available for tomorrow’s health and safety leaders

Construction students can apply for Site Safe funding until 31 August, with five categories open and mentoring included.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 25th Jul 2021
Is standardised training the way forward?
eLearning

Is standardised training the way forward?

Hundreds of Southbase Construction staff have gained digital badges as standardised micro-learning helps lift consistency, safety and promotion prospects.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 18th May 2021
Apprenticeship Boost extension – everything you need to know
Education, Learning & Training

Apprenticeship Boost extension – everything you need to know

Employers can now claim support for apprentices for longer, with the subsidy running until August and backing training in critical industries.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Mar 2021
Managers out of touch with employees
Digital Transformation

Managers out of touch with employees

Only 60 per cent of staff trust employers to provide skills training, widening fears that COVID-19 will intensify job insecurity.

By Georgie Hughes • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Oct 2020
Could virtual reality help solve our housing crisis?
Human Capital Management

Could virtual reality help solve our housing crisis?

Jobseekers could cut training time from days to minutes as a new virtual reality tool is piloted to fill construction skills gaps in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 18th Aug 2019
What they don’t teach you in school
Education, Learning & Training

What they don’t teach you in school

The scheme aims to ease the skilled labour shortage by giving Year 12 and 13 pupils hands-on trades experience before they leave school.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jul 2019
Solving the construction sector’s skill shortage with gaming?
eLearning

Solving the construction sector’s skill shortage with gaming?

Gamified training could help ease hiring woes in construction, with a new tycoon game aimed at teaching employability skills and industry realities.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019
Vocational education needs change
eLearning

Vocational education needs change

Employers and trainees could benefit if planned reforms cut duplication, but the civil construction sector warns skills shortages may worsen if rollout falters.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 7th Apr 2019
Why the trucking industry is looking to female drivers
Human Capital Management

Why the trucking industry is looking to female drivers

Driver shortages may ease if more women are recruited, as new training courses attract female students and boost industry retention.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 27th Jan 2019
MRHQ launches 'NZ-first' tech career accelerator
Accelerator

MRHQ launches 'NZ-first' tech career accelerator

A new tech career accelerator, Mission Ready HQ, aims to fill the skills shortage in the industry and create opportunities for talented individuals.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Jan 2019
EPIC campaign for epic industry
Facebook

EPIC campaign for epic industry

Thousands of new workers will be needed to deliver planned infrastructure investment, putting pressure on contractors to widen the talent pool.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 29th Jul 2018
New course addresses driver shortage
Supply Chain

New course addresses driver shortage

Female enrolments at Manukau Institute of Technology’s new transport course are helping tackle a driver shortage that has hit freight operators hard.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
Regulator accepts another enforceable undertaking
Risk & Compliance

Regulator accepts another enforceable undertaking

Worker safety reforms will be funded after a fibreboard maker’s undertaking over a machine injury that left an employee with three fractures.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

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CompTIA launches IT workforce planning guide
Health Technologies

CompTIA launches IT workforce planning guide

The free resource, called My IT Path, is designed to provide a personalised and interactive experience for anyone learning about careers in the field.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2020
CompTIA launches global tech career directory for women and girls
Not for profit

CompTIA launches global tech career directory for women and girls

CompTIA's Advancing Women in Technology Community has created an online resource to help women and girls find their feet in the IT industry.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Sat, 5th May 2018