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Education reforms risk crippling infrastructure workforce
Education, Learning & Training

Education reforms risk crippling infrastructure workforce

The civil construction sector warns a planned vocational overhaul could worsen skills shortages unless industry training and standards stay intact.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
A collaborative way forward for infrastructure & construction
Tertiary education

A collaborative way forward for infrastructure & construction

The five-year plan aims to tackle workforce shortages, lift training standards and strengthen Māori participation across the sector.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2023
Construction micro-credentials to encourage job-seekers
eLearning

Construction micro-credentials to encourage job-seekers

Job-seekers can now gain entry-level trade skills in months as BCITO and Waihanga Ara Rau roll out five new construction micro-credentials.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2023
Skills shortage to worsen by 38% in just six years
Supply Chain

Skills shortage to worsen by 38% in just six years

Manufacturers risk losing contracts and output as a government report warns the labour gap could top 40,000 workers by 2028.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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
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
CHASNZ’s three-part strategy to reform health and safety in construction
Supply Chain

CHASNZ’s three-part strategy to reform health and safety in construction

More than 70,000 assessments have already been carried out as the trust pushes for a unified safety benchmark across New Zealand construction.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 27th Jan 2019
Initiative gets more Kiwis pursuing engineering educations
Polytechnics

Initiative gets more Kiwis pursuing engineering educations

Government investment in Engineering Education to Employment programme leads to over 500 graduates per year, a year ahead of schedule.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
From paper mountains to the web with Fronde
Unified Communications

From paper mountains to the web with Fronde

TEC and Fronde revamp tertiary education funding with a cutting-edge web system, replacing labour-intensive manual processes and boosting efficiency.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Nov 2013

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