May 04, 2016
Fleet renewal a chance to train Maori
Aotearoa Fisheries is using its fleet renewal to train young Maori for jobs in the marine engineering industry.
It has set up a Maori youth development programme working alongside Nelson firm Aimex, which is building new trawlers for the company’s fishing partners.
Maori students will have the chance to learn skills such as heavy diesel mechanical, fabrication, hydraulics, machining, and shipwright services.
The programme will be run by Maori-owned skills development company Arewa, which is now looking for suitable candidates.
Aotearoa chief executive Carl Carrington says New Zealand’s largest iwi-owned fisheries business is commiteed to investing in improved outcomes for Maori, including ways to prepare young people for skilled, high-wage jobs.
The first of the new technologically-advanced fishing vessels is due to come out of the Aimex shipyard in August.
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