Skills and labour shortages were the top business concern of 102 businesses surveyed by the BusinessNZ Network in September.
...Vocational education needs to serve learners and businesses Vocational education needs to serve learners and businesses We need to make sure vocational education is serving the needs of learners and businesses, says Business NZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope. The Reform of Vocational Education, announced today by Minister of Education Chris...
Literacy critical for better working lives Workforce literacy and numeracy urgently needs to be improved in New Zealand as over a million people don’t have the skills they need to participate fully in working life, Business NZ CEO Kirk Hope says. The Industry Training Federation (ITF), Business New Zealand, English...
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