By Jenny Salesa
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1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
Major work is under way to tackle some of the institutional problems facing the construction industry. From changes to the Building Act, an examination of where the sector is headed and initiatives to deal with the skills shortage, change is happening.
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1 August 2019
Plans for upskilling the workforce
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By Kevin Frank, George Hare
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1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
Have you ever wanted to see how building assemblies will actually perform in a fire? A planned BRANZ course will let the building industry get stuck in to fire testing.
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By Dael Climo
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1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
The government plans to shake up vocational education and training. The building industry has voiced some concerns over the proposals, which are now being reviewed, and final changes will be announced soon.
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By Anne Duncan
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1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
We don’t have enough tradies, and BRANZ is looking at how to change this. We’re asking why experienced people leave and what non-traditional recruitment methods might encourage more people into the industry.
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By Orin Lockyer
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1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
Schools would do well to put more effort into educating students about taking up a building apprenticeship as an attractive alternative to tertiary study, a recent study found.
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