Workforce development stories
Employers and trainees could benefit if planned reforms cut duplication, but the civil construction sector warns skills shortages may worsen if rollout falters.
Millions of Australians could be forced to retrain by 2030, as McKinsey warns automation may reshape work and widen inequality.
With population growth and climate change mounting, utilities are rolling out new operations, reuse and safety measures to secure future supply.
Reopening of the Main North Line helped lift KiwiRail's half-year revenue 12% to GBP £328.8 million and surplus to GBP £16.3 million.
Driver shortages may ease if more women are recruited, as new training courses attract female students and boost industry retention.
More than 70,000 assessments have already been carried out as the trust pushes for a unified safety benchmark across New Zealand construction.
Recognition for women in infrastructure comes after Sarah Lang grew the Women’s Infrastructure Network to seven chapters and 1,000 members.
The appointment is set to support the firm's push to expand monitoring and response services into new markets and products globally.
Asian firms already add more than GBP £3.8 billion a year to New Zealand construction, as a new forum seeks smoother collaboration.
Free scholarships are open to workers from member and non-member firms, with five categories covering under-25s, Māori, Pasifika and women.
Construction managers facing labour and resource shortages will get targeted training in a new NZIOB and Carters workshop series.
Female enrolments at Manukau Institute of Technology’s new transport course are helping tackle a driver shortage that has hit freight operators hard.
Civil firms fear a USD $2 billion lull in work could push skills and equipment overseas before rapid transit projects begin.
Savings are already mounting for Matamata contractor Stephen McPherson, whose new Komatsu iMC machines let his crew trim sites faster and more accurately.
The conference aims to help New Zealand build a low-carbon economy and create jobs, as it eyes net zero by 2050.
The upgrades will help preserve specialist skills needed to maintain New Zealand’s high-voltage grid and support local economies.
A delayed appointment could leave New Zealand without digital leadership as the government seeks to build a thriving tech economy by 2030.
Tech is already New Zealand’s third-biggest sector, with demand for software programmers rising 11 per cent a year.
Businesses will soon gain better access to qualified health and safety advice as the new HASANZ register prepares to go live.
Demand for digital skills is set to outpace graduates in New Zealand, with smarter homes and medical drone trials also set to affect daily life.
