Workforce development stories
New Zealand builders and designers are being urged to speed up digital skills and sustainability plans as cost and talent pressures persist.
New Zealand’s infrastructure sector is urging the incoming Government to speed up investment, reform planning and tap private capital.
The five-year plan aims to tackle workforce shortages, lift training standards and strengthen Māori participation across the sector.
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.
New research warns freight delays and higher consumer prices loom as New Zealand’s logistics worker gap is projected to quadruple by 2028.
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.
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.
With 44,000 extra workers needed, New Zealand infrastructure firms are courting schoolgirls to fill trade and technical shortages.
Digital tools are becoming vital as the industry fights a skills shortage and tries to lure younger, tech-savvy workers.
Her research on resilience and workforce challenges is set to bolster governance as BRANZ seeks better outcomes for Aotearoa New Zealand's building sector.
Local and central government backing will decide whether New Zealand's 30-year infrastructure strategy turns recommendations into real projects.
New Zealand risks missing its infrastructure build-out unless it creates clearer entry points and training for civil construction workers.
The civil construction lobby will have a new voice on training, immigration and safety when Alan Pollard takes over as Chief Executive in January.
Technology could cut waste and carbon emissions in construction as firms tackle delays, labour shortages and rising budget blowouts.
