This is an interesting article about about changes the government has made to the apprenticeship regime with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the scheme by rooting out some of the existing inefficiencies that have been identified, It is anticipated that new apprenticeship enrolments will rise considerably in the near future.
I am encouraged by this focus on the vital training industry and heartened by any effort to increase the effectiveness in sectors that are so key to the economic well being of New Zealand. Many of these skilled tradespeople will eventually head offshore for better opportunities but, in my view, as long as they are accepted overseas it indicates that local training standards are still world class, Some will return with that overseas experience in the future,
Those who remain will be the backbone of such initiatives as the Christchurch Rebuild, the Auckland infrastructure plans and the continuing Auckland housing demand.
Until the numbers trained reach capacity, there remains a strong demand for these skills to be imported and it seems this is a good time to be investigating available opportunities for those who already have the requisite training and experience.
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