Forecasts show the manufacturing, engineering, and logistics (MEL) sectors will need to fill over 157,000 jobs over the next 5 years to 2029, an average of 31,500 per year, to meet Industry's need to grow and ensure continued productivity (Infometrics 2024).
The Workforce Development Plans (WDPs) identify current and future workforce trends, needs, barriers and opportunities aimed at supporting a sustainable workforce with the capabilities and skills required to meet current and future challenges.
Due to the diverse nature of manufacturing in New Zealand, this WDP focuses on education and workforce opportunities which go right across the manufacturing sector. From a data perspective; this WDP will refer to all manufacturing excluding food and beverage (ANZSIC). From a skills perspective, there is some cross-over between this, and the engineering WDP, as many of those skills are also critical to manufacturers.
Click on the links below to review the Workforce Development Plans for the following:
Manufacturing (hangaarorau.nz)
Food and Beverage Manufacturing (hangaarorau.nz)
These Workforce Development Plans are Hanga Aro Rau's functions in action and remain agile to changing Industry and VET sector needs. We encourage and seek continual feedback, so if you would like to contact our team, please email info@amanz.nz or info@hangaarorau.nz
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