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Ensuring staff have the right skills now and in the
future is vital for the sustainability, productivity
and global competitiveness of New Zealand’s
engineering industry.
Fiona Kingsford, chief executive of industry training
organisation Competenz, says industrial changes,
innovations and automation are changing the
number and types of jobs in New Zealand and,
more critically, the sort of knowledge and skills
people in the industry need to develop.
“We know that unqualified and low-skilled
positions are predicted to have the highest
probability of replacement by computerisation
or machines. It’s challenging to keep up with
the changes, let alone anticipate the workforce
requirements to respond.
“While employers may not be able to protect
jobs from automation, we can collectively be
responsible for protecting our people and
preparing them for change through ongoing
training and reskilling.”
Infometrics data shows that 23,553 people were
employed in mechanical engineering sector in
2016, which is 1.8% higher than 2015. Of those,
4,904 were medium to high-skilled professionals,
18,445 were medium-skilled technicians
and trades workers, and 205 were low-skilled
labourers.
“Through our ongoing dialogue with businesses,
there is concern within the mechanical engineering
sector about the lack of team leaders and tradespeople
who possess managerial skills,” Kingsford
says. “This is highly-relevant to workforce
development as research consistently highlights
that there is a link between quality of management
and the productivity of the business.”
Competenz works with more than 3,500
companies around New Zealand and more than
26,000 trainees and apprentices – 4,200 of those
in the engineering sector.
“Working with so many engineering firms we gain
valuable insight into the workforce challenges
people are facing every day,” Kingsford says.
“Because we know the engineering industry really
well, we can design workforce development
solutions to help businesses realise both
immediate and long-term gains.”
Recruit top talent at EMEX
Competenz is teaming up with the Manukau
Institute of Technology (MIT) to match employers
with keen young jobseekers at EMEX.
Engineering and manufacturing companies looking
for new recruits will be paired up with secondary
school pupils and students who have undertaken
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