Professional Development (PD) stories
New qualifications could ease a shortage of facilities managers, after employers said they struggle to find local candidates.
Only 60 per cent of staff trust employers to provide skills training, widening fears that COVID-19 will intensify job insecurity.
The Christchurch studio’s leadership is set to strengthen its architecture and design offer across New Zealand and overseas after the pair's promotion.
The appointment strengthens HERA’s structural systems team as it expands research, training and advice for New Zealand’s steel and metal composites sector.
Careful questioning can expose risks, priorities and hidden obstacles before work begins, helping teams avoid costly missteps.
Home working may reshape offices, but firms will still need face-to-face contact to build trust, culture and productivity.
Rail operators under pressure from Covid-19 can join a 24-hour virtual summit with 50 speakers live or on-demand.
Jobs and cashflow are under pressure as New Zealand's construction sector braces for a slow restart after lockdown.
One-third of construction jobs are at risk as firms brace for insolvencies and shift training and services online to survive the lockdown.
An acute skills shortage is threatening New Zealand construction growth, prompting RICS to train workers amid forecasts of 50,000 more staff needed.
Construction firms in the south will get more local support as new purpose-built training rooms open in Dunedin.
Fire crews can now practise dangerous bushfire scenarios more safely and cheaply, without toxic foam or live flames, using virtual reality.
A shortage of engineers is already constraining construction, manufacturing and agriculture as firms struggle to adapt to new skills and technologies.
In New Zealand’s construction sector, a simple check-in from colleagues is being urged as a potentially life-saving response to mounting suicide risks.
Safer training is helping staff absorb lessons better as Aurecon uses virtual reality to let workers practise risky scenarios without real-world harm.
Construction workers can gain free training and mentoring as Site Safe backs the next generation of New Zealand health and safety leaders.
Small, subtle changes to repeat practice sessions can help people learn motor and other skills faster, Johns Hopkins researchers found.
An ageing workforce is expected to leave New Zealand employers scrambling to replace experience, with 86% of hiring managers concerned.
Managers can curb slipping performance by opening with support, then clarifying expectations and the reasons behind the decline.
A new survey shows many under-35 farmers say fatigue and stress are hurting safety, with two thirds linking wellbeing issues to accidents.
