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Introducing Waihanga Ara Rau

Posted on Thursday 14 April, 2022

Waihanga Ara Rau (Construction and Infrastructure) Workforce Development Council is one of six Workforce Development Councils set up under the Reform of Vocational Education to give industries greater leadership and influence across vocational education. The industry-led organisation has been established to develop and maintain a strategic view of the skills the construction and infrastructure industries require now and in the future.

Innovative solution to dire shortage of health project managers

Posted on Thursday 14 April, 2022

A desperate shortage of specialised project managers could jeopardise the $10bn investment planned over the next ten years by the four Northern Region District Health Boards. To mitigate, the four DHBs and Auckland University have come up with a solution: a Master of Engineering in health project management.

A new registration and licensing regime for engineers

Posted on Thursday 14 April, 2022

MBIE has announced that Cabinet has agreed to progress with a new regulatory regime for professional engineers. In order to be registered under the new regime, engineers will need to have a minimum qualification, and be subject to a code of ethics and continuing professional development requirements.

Work ramping up on ‘Accord 2.0’

Posted on Thursday 14 April, 2022

The Construction Sector Transformation Plan is a three-year plan of action from industry and government to lift the performance of the sector. The Construction Sector Accord team is working hard on developing the next version of the Transformation Plan, which they are calling ‘Accord 2.0’.

COVID-19 update for the building and construction sector

Posted on Friday 25 March, 2022

The Government announced on Wednesday that New Zealand will do away with vaccine passes and vaccine mandates for some of the workforce on 4 April, in a major loosening of the country’s tough COVID-19 restrictions. The COVID-19 protection framework, known as the traffic-light system, will stay in place but will remain flexible to change, including if new variants of the virus emerge.

Feedback on LBP scheme

Posted on Friday 25 March, 2022

In April 2021 MBIE sought feedback from Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs) and those who engage with them on potential issues within the LBP scheme. Overall, the feedback affirmed that the potential issues have been accurately identified and shows there are high levels of support for changes in these areas.

Accord Webinar: How to deliver broader outcomes in Construction

Posted on Friday 25 March, 2022

The construction sector alone contributed $17 billion to the country’s GDP in 2020 and employs more than 200,000 New Zealanders, but there are significant opportunities in the sector that go beyond constructing new works. Attend this free webinar to learn more about why broader outcomes are important, how to use the Accord’s guidelines and how to implement these outcomes into construction projects.

COVID-19 update for the building and construction sector

Posted on Friday 11 March, 2022

New Zealand is now well into the full Omicron surge, with case numbers having sky-rocketed over the last two weeks. The explosion in cases has come as the government loosened its strict regulations, including changes to testing and isolation, as the highly transmissible Omicron reduced the effectiveness of the controls that remained.

Timber Design Centre launch

Posted on Friday 11 March, 2022

Envisioning a future where timber is used more widely in mid to high rise buildings and contributes to carbon neutral targets, is an exciting opportunity in building design. The tools to make this a reality are now coming together with the launch of the Timber Design Centre.

GIB® move to an on-allocation system to mitigate plasterboard supply issues

Posted on Friday 11 March, 2022

There is a nationwide shortage of building materials, especially plasterboard, David Thomas, General Manager of Winstone Wallboards, has released a statement explaining what’s happening with GIB® plasterboard supply.

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