Plan launched to build up Māori tradies

Atereano Mateariki Robbie Paul | Plan launched to build up Māori Tradies

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In Wellington today, the Kaitaka Paepaeroa Māori Workforce Development Plan is being launched with the goal of upskilling Māori construction workers into higher management positions.

Census 2023 data shows that the construction industry is the largest Māori employer, with 25 percent of the workforce being Māori.

Construction & Infrastructure Workforce Development Council poumatua Robbie Paul says the plan is focusing on areas where Māori in the sector want to see improvements.

Including career pathways, workforce well-being, training processes, collaborative procurement, and leadership training.

“Time and time again, we see a lot of Māori in machines, a few in supervisory management roles, and then it starts to thin out from there. So we need to push and get Māori up into those higher levels,” Mr Paul says.

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