May 25, 2023
Jobs hub to help cyclone rebuild
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Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni have turned the sod on a new jobs and skills hub in Hawke’s Bay.
She says the hub will not only help support the region’s rebuild and recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle, but also support major infrastructure projects such as building a planned $1.1billion worth of homes and a new hospital for the region.
It will partner with local councils, Te Kahui Ohanga o Takitimu, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Skills Leadership Group, EIT/Te Pūkenga, and key housing development stakeholders such as K3 Kahungunu Property, and Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust.
Ms Sepuloni says the hub will be a place where people can talk to someone about working in construction, no matter their level of experience, and be linked with training and job opportunities.