Workforce development stories
Uncertainty over project timing is hampering hiring and investment, with 77% of contractors wanting a clearer pipeline of government work.
Jobseekers could cut training time from days to minutes as a new virtual reality tool is piloted to fill construction skills gaps in New Zealand.
Government procurement may soon favour firms able to prove their contribution to wellbeing, putting traditional industries under pressure to adapt.
An ageing workforce is expected to leave New Zealand employers scrambling to replace experience, with 86% of hiring managers concerned.
A national pipeline could help civil contractors avoid boom-bust cycles and invest with more certainty, the industry says.
Training operators can trim fuel use, maintenance bills and accident downtime while lifting productivity across the fleet.
Gamified training could help ease hiring woes in construction, with a new tycoon game aimed at teaching employability skills and industry realities.
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.
