Workforce development stories
The new training path could help ease labour shortages as the sector targets 250 apprentices and more certified scaffolders by next year.
More than 600 apprentices will receive standardised first aid and CPR training under a nationwide deal, boosting industry competency.
Technology is spreading beyond startups in New Zealand, lifting banking, farming and tourism while making tech the fastest-growing industry.
The win highlights growing recognition for complex infrastructure, with the Auckland project praised as New Zealand’s most difficult yet to deliver.
Slow adoption is holding back New Zealand firms, with a tech leader warning apathy and risk aversion are stunting export growth.
Sent to MPs and officials, the manifesto urges faster action on digital skills, broadband and cyber security to keep New Zealand competitive.
A looming shortage of 25,000 workers has prompted calls to widen recruitment, as women still make up less than 4 per cent of trainees.
The push could help fill 16,000 jobs over three years as an ageing civil workforce strains to meet New Zealand's infrastructure spend.
Unfilled cyber jobs are set to surge, prompting schools to steer pupils towards a fast-growing sector vital to New Zealand's economy.
