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The Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council will be closing operations from 19 December, and disestablished from 31 December 2025. The Energy and Infrastructure Industry Skills Board; Construction and Specialist Trades Industry Skills Board; Electrotechnology and Information Technology Industry Skills Board will pick up its functions.

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Strengthening Short Course Training
09/06/25
Strengthening Short Course Training
Latest news from the Short Course Training Project The Short Course Training Project team has been focusing on changes to the Training and Assessment Guidance...
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Quality in focus: site visits underway for PGD and Scaffolding Block Courses
27/05/25
Quality in focus: site visits underway for PGD and Scaffolding Block Courses
Two projects are now underway to better understand and strengthen how practical training is delivered and assessed in two key trades: Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying...
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NZ Facing long-term engineering skills shortage
03/04/25
NZ Facing long-term engineering skills shortage
New Zealand is facing a shortfall of about 2,300 new engineers each year – and the problem is getting worse. Waihanga Ara Rau, the Workforce...
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New insights on Workforce, Industry, and Training
26/03/25
New insights on Workforce, Industry, and Training
The latest updates to the Workforce Insights Platform (WIP.org.nz) are now live, bringing fresh data and enhanced analysis to help you better understand workforce trends,...
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Building better pathways
05/12/24
Building better pathways
We’ve been consulting with the building industry to understand how micro-credentials or smaller qualifications could be useful to help businesses and the workforce thrive. We’re dedicated...
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Building Pathways reaches next milestone – watch the webinar
24/11/24
Building Pathways reaches next milestone – watch the webinar
Our Building Pathways project has reached a key milestone in reshaping qualifications for the building trades. Since its inception, this collaborative initiative has been working...
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Keeping Building Construction & Allied Trade Skills relevant
07/11/24
Keeping Building Construction & Allied Trade Skills relevant
We are reviewing Building Construction and Allied Trade Skills (BCATS) qualifications and standards to ensure they are fit for purpose. New Zealand Certificate in Building, Construction, and...
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Showcasing Kaiapoi High School’s building course
31/10/24
Showcasing Kaiapoi High School’s building course
Supporting schools is an important part of our mahi. We do this by visiting schools, organising and running cluster moderation events, and carrying out desk-top...
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Building skills for life
23/10/24
Building skills for life
Rolleston Prison Construction Yard staff hosted Tracy-Lee Burkhart, Qualification Developer, in September.  Tracy-Lee was keen to learn about the construction industry training programme and the methodology...
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Call for Māori workforce to get upskilled to address the construction and building skills crisis
09/10/24
Call for Māori workforce to get upskilled to address the construction and building skills crisis
With New Zealand facing a critical shortage of 375,000 skilled construction workers over the next three years, a new plan aimed at boosting Māori participation...
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Identifying skills needs in the regions
21/03/24
Identifying skills needs in the regions
We help the construction and infrastructure industry on a regional basis by identifying the skills a region needs; and ensuring qualifications suit industry needs and...
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Building tomorrow’s workforce
05/12/23
Building tomorrow’s workforce
Trades Essentials in action We’re working alongside Workforce Central Dunedin to address workforce needs now and for the future. In collaboration with Hanga-Aro-Rau, we’ve developed...
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