Professional Development (PD) stories
Construction firms in the south will get more local support as new purpose-built training rooms open in Dunedin.
Fire crews can now practise dangerous bushfire scenarios more safely and cheaply, without toxic foam or live flames, using virtual reality.
A shortage of engineers is already constraining construction, manufacturing and agriculture as firms struggle to adapt to new skills and technologies.
In New Zealand’s construction sector, a simple check-in from colleagues is being urged as a potentially life-saving response to mounting suicide risks.
Safer training is helping staff absorb lessons better as Aurecon uses virtual reality to let workers practise risky scenarios without real-world harm.
Construction workers can gain free training and mentoring as Site Safe backs the next generation of New Zealand health and safety leaders.
Small, subtle changes to repeat practice sessions can help people learn motor and other skills faster, Johns Hopkins researchers found.
An ageing workforce is expected to leave New Zealand employers scrambling to replace experience, with 86% of hiring managers concerned.
Managers can curb slipping performance by opening with support, then clarifying expectations and the reasons behind the decline.
A new survey shows many under-35 farmers say fatigue and stress are hurting safety, with two thirds linking wellbeing issues to accidents.
Delays to economic regulation could leave councils reluctant to invest, slowing safer water upgrades for rural communities.
A Wellington agent earned Century 21 New Zealand’s top sales title after two years in the industry, joining the group’s global top 2 percent.
With population growth and climate change mounting, utilities are rolling out new operations, reuse and safety measures to secure future supply.
Simple habits like smiling, listening and praising can lift team trust, engagement and results without any extra cost.
Construction workers can now earn a nationally recognised health and safety qualification by completing 40 Site Safe programme credits.
More than 70,000 assessments have already been carried out as the trust pushes for a unified safety benchmark across New Zealand construction.
A global design-thinking relay has helped turn Raglan waste concerns into reusable-box ideas aimed at curbing single-use packaging in Waikato.
Fleet operators are being urged to move beyond compliance as Brake hosts a free webinar on managing at-work driver risk on 11 December.
Government-backed registration for Wellington’s first BIM conference has already drawn more than 150 expressions of interest from the sector.
Sixteen scholarship recipients will gain a nationally recognised qualification, boosting construction safety skills across New Zealand’s workforce.
