Workforce development stories
Free online counselling and wellbeing support is now available to 6,500 Site Safe member businesses as burnout pressures mount in construction.
Training for a first earthquake strengthening job next year will be funded by the company's USD $20,000 prize win.
New Zealand’s infrastructure sector is urging the incoming Government to speed up investment, reform planning and tap private capital.
A global survey finds employers are missing employees’ skills needs, with 41% saying they lack the development support to grow at work.
The five-year plan aims to tackle workforce shortages, lift training standards and strengthen Māori participation across the sector.
The sector’s productivity push is set to gain momentum as a new hub offers construction firms tools and support to scale up.
Nearly 3,000 infrastructure jobs are expected in Wellington from 2025 to 2028, prompting a regional push to fill skills gaps.
Rising material costs and labour shortages are squeezing margins, yet many mid-sized firms are still investing to protect future growth.
Support resources are being expanded for dyslexic apprentices as the sector seeks to keep more neurodiverse Kiwis in training.
New research warns freight delays and higher consumer prices loom as New Zealand’s logistics worker gap is projected to quadruple by 2028.
Construction firms have until 26 June to share views on workforce, technology and sector issues in a survey cited by MBIE.
With weather damage, economic uncertainty and an election looming, Civil Contractors New Zealand wants construction professionals to weigh in before 26 June.
Skills shortages, weather damage and rising costs are squeezing construction firms as Waihanga Ara Rau outlines priorities for the next 18 months.
Job-seekers can now gain entry-level trade skills in months as BCITO and Waihanga Ara Rau roll out five new construction micro-credentials.
Demand for qualified electricians has seen 103 Whitireia and WelTec graduates snap up apprenticeships across Wellington and beyond.
Road workers could soon gain formal recognition, as a new credential framework links temporary traffic control training to NZQF qualifications.
Cloud-based collaboration could ease infrastructure skills gaps by letting firms tap overseas talent while keeping local engineers involved in global work.
Manufacturers risk losing contracts and output as a government report warns the labour gap could top 40,000 workers by 2028.
Skills shortages are slowing growth across New Zealand's $18.8 billion tech sector, despite easier visa access for overseas talent.
Industry says the response is only a first step, as ministers face pressure to turn a 30-year plan into concrete infrastructure action.
